UK Judge Says Chinese Law Applies to Claims Over £4B Bitcoin Fraud
A UK High Court judge has ruled that Chinese law, not English law, must govern the claims of victims to more than 61,000 BTC recovered from a multibillion-pound fraud. But…
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London Man Gets 2.5 Years for SIM-Swap Crypto Theft
A 25-year-old man has been jailed for two and a half years for his involvement in SIM-swap fraud, which saw four people lose £200,000 worth of crypto in November 2021.…
ZachXBT Names Tiffany Milanovich in Alleged Wallet and Coinbase Theft Network
Prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT identified Tiffany Milanovich as a US-based threat actor tied to at least $5 million in thefts through hardware wallet and centralized exchange support impersonation scams. He…
Crypto CEO Security Costs Surge as Physical Attacks Rise 75%
Coinbase reportedly spent approximately $7.6 million on personal security for CEO Brian Armstrong in 2025, a more than 20% increase from the year before. This is according to the company’s…
Crypto Investor Says Attackers Stole $24M in Violent Robbery
A crypto holder known online as Sillytuna said on March 5 that attackers stole about $24 million worth of tokens after threatening him with violence during a real-world robbery. The…
Crypto Predicted the Fentanyl Slowdown Months Before Overdose Deaths Fell: Chainalysis
Cryptocurrency payments to suppliers of fentanyl precursor chemicals began falling in mid-2023, months before overdose deaths declined. This pattern suggests that blockchain data may provide an early signal of disruptions…
Crypto Flows to Human Trafficking Services Jump 85% to Hundreds of Millions in 2025
As global attention remains fixed on the continued release and scrutiny of emails and documents tied to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, attention has turned to how exploitation networks operate and…
PGI CEO Sentenced to 20 Years in $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
The US Department of Justice announced that Ramil Ventura Palafox, the CEO of Praetorian Group International (PGI), was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors stated that Palafox operated a…
South Korea Jails Crypto CEO in First-Ever Case Under New Virtual Asset Law
A South Korean court has sentenced Jong-hwan Lee, CEO of a local crypto asset management firm, to three years in prison for manipulating cryptocurrency prices to secure illicit profits. The…
North Korea, Russia, and Stablecoins Fuel $154B Illicit Crypto Surge: Chainalysis
Illicit cryptocurrency activity surged to record levels in 2025, as criminal-linked addresses received at least $154 billion over the year. According to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, this is a 162%…
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