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In a groundbreaking operation, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dismantled a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud syndicate, arresting 792 suspects. This unprecedented crackdown took place on December 10 in Lagos, uncovering a global web of cybercrime that revolved around romance scams and cryptocurrency fraud.
2025-1-7 15:50 | |
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria arrested 792 individuals allegedly involved in crypto investment and romance scams. The suspects, including 148 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, and others from various countries, were apprehended on December 10, 2024, during a…
2024-12-17 20:15 | |
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Nigeria has been clamping down on illegal activity regarding crypto in the country.
2024-12-17 18:11 | |
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Two additional arrests have been made in the case of Kevin Mirshahi, a cryptocurrency influencer whose body was discovered in a Montreal park last month. Quebec provincial police announced that Darius Perry, 27, and Nackael Hickey, 25, face charges of…
2024-11-21 11:21 | |
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The incident highlights the vulnerability of financial markets to misinformation and the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures. The post FBI arrests man behind SEC twitter hack posting fake Bitcoin ETF approval appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-10-18 18:57 | |
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The AFP arrests a 32-year-old man during a raid at his home in New South Wales Seizing the crypto was made possible after the AFP cracked the suspect’s seed phrase The arrest marks the second under Operation Kraken The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has seized $6.
2024-10-3 23:03 | |
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The arrests and asset freezes highlight the growing effectiveness of international cooperation in combating sophisticated crypto crimes. The post Massive $243 million crypto heist ends with multiple arrests and asset frozen appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-9-20 17:42 | |
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Two people have been arrested following an investigation into a $243 million heist of a creditor of defunct trading firm Genesis, according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT.
2024-9-20 16:57 | |
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Police in Italy and France have made several arrests in connection with an over $14 million attack on crypto protocol Holograph. In a detailed post on X on Aug. 14, the omnichain tokenization platform stated that law enforcement authorities in…
2024-8-16 14:46 | |
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FCA arrests two suspects involved in a $1.2 billion illegal crypto asset exchange, highlighting the agency’s efforts to combat financial crime.
2024-6-21 11:44 | |
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The two suspects were interviewed under caution by the FCA and then released on bail.
2024-6-21 15:14 | |
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The scammers convinced victims to transfer millions of dollars into U.S. bank accounts, which were then used to launder the illicit funds.
2024-5-18 12:52 | |
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DOJ arrests two for leading a $73 million international pig butchering crypto scam, revealing the scale of global crypto fraud. The post Chinese Nationals Nabbed in $73 Million Pig Butchering Crypto Fraud appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2024-5-18 05:10 | |
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US authorities arrested Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang in connection with a $73 million money laundering scheme. The defendants laundered the money via US and international bank accounts. Proceeds of the investment scam were converted to the USDT stablecoin.
2024-5-18 20:42 | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested two brothers concerning the theft of $25 million in cryptocurrency.
2024-5-16 20:47 | |
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The FIOD arrests a man linked to the ZKasino scam, seizing over 11 million euros in assets and securing victim funds with Binance's help. The post ZKasino founder arrested in Netherlands and over $11 million seized appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-5-3 17:22 | |
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2024-5-2 19:52 | |
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Bitcoin pioneer Amir Taaki responded to US charges against privacy wallet Samourai & its developers, stating the action reveals that the state targets crypto innovators. The post Samourai Wallet founders’ arrests are ‘a wake up call for crypto’ — Bitcoin pioneer Amir Taaki opines appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-4-29 20:08 | |
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UK police now have powers to seize, freeze or destroy criminal crypto holdings. It follows new legislation that comes into effect today, April 26, 2024. Reforms to help UK’s national security, said Home Secretary James Cleverly.
2024-4-26 17:15 | |
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From April 26, police can transfer seized illicit crypto to wallets controlled by the authorities, with victims able to reclaim funds from the accounts.
2024-4-27 15:42 | |
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DOJ arrests Samourai Wallet's CEO and CTO on charges of money laundering and operating without a license, seizing over $2 billion in transactions. The post DOJ takes action against Samourai Wallet founders appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-4-25 23:06 | |
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The U. S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI announced three arrests related to a $10 million scheme involving cryptocurrency on Nov. 16. The authorities said that Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang were arrested after participating in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from U.
2023-11-17 02:45 | |
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Three men duped New York-area banks into shelling out more than $10 million and tried to make off with the money by converting it to crypto, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Thursday in a statement.
2023-11-17 21:43 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced charges against SafeMoon, its creator Kyle Nagy, the company’s CEO, John Karony, and CTO, Thomas Smith. The SEC alleges that these individuals orchestrated a “massive fraudulent scheme” involving the unregistered sale of SafeMoon (SFM), a “crypto asset security” as defined by the SEC.
2023-11-2 05:00 | |
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Hong Kong and Macau authorities say they've detained people closely linked to the scandal linked to the crypto exchange, bringing total arrests to 18.
2023-9-29 13:34 | |
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The city of Hong Kong is facing what is reportedly its “largest-ever fraud case” as the number of victims in the JPEX saga continues to rise, with local police making more arrests in connection with the case.
2023-9-22 00:00 | |
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Police in Hong Kong have arrested an internet celebrity connected to the crypto platform JPEX, which is said to be unregulated. According to a local report on Sept. 18, the Police Commercial Crime Bureau of Hong Kong arrested Lam Zuo,…
2023-9-18 11:50 | |
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Thailand authorities collaborated with the United States Homeland Security Investigations and various other agencies. Authorities charged these individuals with orchestrating an elaborate cryptThe post Thailand cracks down on $27 million crypto scam with five arrests appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-9-12 13:00 | |
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In a recent development from Thailand, authorities uncovered a massive crypto scam targeting local investors, with damages amounting to more than $27 million. In collaboration with international bodies, local enforcement agencies went after a fraudulent investment platform, leading to multiple arrests and property seizures.
2023-9-12 03:00 | |
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The vice president of the crypto exchange will also be put on trial without preliminary detention.
2023-8-9 11:40 | |
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In a recent series of tweets, Adam Cochran, a well-known analyst in the crypto community and angel investor, has raised serious concerns about the solvency of Huobi, the world’s 12th largest crypto exchange by spot volume.
2023-8-7 09:30 | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice arrested a security engineer on wire fraud charges, alleging he stole $9 million worth of crypto from an unnamed decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.
2023-7-12 19:39 | |
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On June 22, authorities in Libya searched and arrested several individuals as part of their efforts to combat illegal crypto mining in the country
2023-6-26 00:15 | |
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Seoul Southern District Court Chief Judge Kim Ji-Sook issued a warrant for the arrests on Monday, saying "There is concern about escaping."
2023-4-11 15:24 | |
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The U.S DoJ arrested Bitzlato founder Anatoly Legkodymo in Miami last night The crypto exchange was pulled up for being a hub for criminal activity The U.S FinCEN announced that the crypto eThe post United States DoJ arrests founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-1-19 20:32 | |
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European authorities detained 15 suspected crypto scam individuals and shuttered a large-scale operation of call center networks that allegedly stole hundreds of millions of euros from victims by selling counterfeit digital currencies.
2023-1-15 09:11 | |
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China's government arrested a gang of 63 people for laundering 12 billion Yuan ($1.7 billion) using cryptocurrencies. The post China Arrests 63 Gang Members For Laundering $1.7B With Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-12-12 12:26 | |
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China's government arrested a gang of 63 people for laundering 12 billion Yuan ($1.7 billion) using cryptocurrencies. The post China Arrests 63 For Laundering $1.7B With Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-12-11 12:26 | |
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The country’s tax collection agency is investigating electricity theft, and seized cash and crypto mining equipment in the raids.
2022-10-22 20:16 | |
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Since the growing crypto issues, high inflation, and happenings like the Terra collapse have shocked the world, law enforcement agencies, including China, have been working actively to protect users and capture criminals.
2022-9-29 03:59 | |
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The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has detained several dealers who ignored orders to cease trading digital assets following a nationwide cryptocurrency ban imposed earlier this month. The post Taliban Crypto Crackdown Sees 13 Arrests and Exchanges Shut Down appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-8-27 15:30 | |
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The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service didn’t rule out multiple arrests in its ongoing criminal investigation against the Tornado Cash crypto mixer.
2022-8-13 14:01 | |
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Authorities are reportedly investigating $3.4 billion in "abnormal transactions" involving foreign exchange and crypto investments.
2022-8-11 15:51 | |
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Cobie has said “I don’t feel great about that,” after his tweet led to the arrest of a Coinbase employee and his two associates last week for the crime of insider trading. The post Crypto Influencer Cobie Disappointed by Coinbase Investigation & FBI Arrests appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-7-29 21:30 | |
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The United States Government now controls one of the wealthiest Bitcoin wallets, as the Department of Justice seized $3. 6 billion in stolen cryptocurrency from the 2016 hack of crypto exchange BitfinThe post 2016 Bitfinex hack: U.
2022-2-9 11:50 | |
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"The department once again showed how it can and will follow the money," said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.
2022-2-9 21:15 | |
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Chinese police officers have arrested more than 1,100 people suspected of using cryptocurrencies to launder funds obtained through telephone and internet scams. The suspects’ illegal activities were discovered after a recent crackdown.
2021-6-11 22:58 | |
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Massive arrests have been made by the Turkish police in connection to the major Turkish crypto exchange case as $2 billion in crypto was stolen from its clients
2021-4-23 11:53 | |
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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known as Europol arrested a criminal gang who hacked more than $100 million in cryptocurrencies by illegally gaining access to the phones The post Europol arrests hackers that stole $100 million in crypto through SIM-swapping appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-2-11 21:33 | |
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The memecoin era just crossed a line no one expected this early. Dogecoin now has its own U. S. spot ETF. Grayscale has officially launched $GDOG, the first-ever spot Dogecoin ETF in the United States.
The decentralized prediction market sector just witnessed one of its biggest moments to date. @Rain__Protocol’s native token exploded more than 120% today after a public biotech company confirmed a massive nine-figure deployment into the ecosystem.
Key Takeaways: Monad Mainnet is now live, enabling real transactions, EVM-compatible app deployment, and early access to multiple consumer and DeFi apps. The launch introduces a high-throughput Layer-1 architecture using The post Monad Mainnet Goes Live as High-Speed L1 Opens With Full EVM Support and Day-One Apps appeared first on CryptoNinjas.
Key Takeaways: El Salvador acquired an additional 1,090.19 BTC worth about $101 million, its largest single purchase in months. The government’s accumulation goes beyond its ongoing 1 BTC per day The post El Salvador Adds $101M in Bitcoin as Government Buys 1,098 BTC During Market Dip appeared first on CryptoNinjas.
Port3 suffered a critical exploit today. A single validation flaw inside Nexa Network’s cross-chain CATERC20 token standard opened the door to unauthorized minting and a rapid price collapse. What followed was a full-scale breakdown of the token’s security model, a multi-address exploit, and now a complete token migration to stabilize the ecosystem. The incident is [...]
Hyperliquid is entering a critical moment. The project’s first major cliff unlock since its Token Generation Event (TGE) in November 2024 is scheduled for November 29, and the market is already reacting.
Cardano faced a rare and serious network disruption this week after a malformed ADA delegation transaction triggered a long-standing code flaw and caused the blockchain to split into parallel chains.