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Something a bit messy is unfolding around CoinDCX right now, and it’s not the usual kind of crypto news. According to The Economic Times, the exchange’s co-founders, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, were arrested by police in connection with a fraud case.
2026-3-23 19:14 | |
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India’s premier investigative agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, has arrested Ayush Varshney, co-founder and chief technology officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited, in connection with the alleged GainBitcoin crypto fraud.
2026-3-13 09:07 | |
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South Korean authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of 22 bitcoins that had been held as evidence by the Gangnam Police Station, officials announced on Wednesday. Suspects detained as South Korea police probe disappearance of seized…
2026-2-26 09:47 | |
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French authorities have arrested multiple suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a magistrate and her mother in a case prosecutors say involved a cryptocurrency ransom plot. Crypto kidnapping sparks nationwide police operation in France The Lyon public prosecutor’s office…
2026-2-9 12:25 | |
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Spanish and Danish police dismantle a cross-border gang that kidnapped and killed a crypto holder, underscoring the rise of violent ‘wrench attacks.’ Spanish authorities have arrested five individuals and coordinated with Danish police to charge four others in connection with…
2025-12-16 10:22 | |
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U.K. authorities have arrested two individuals and seized multiple crypto ATMs in connection with an investigation into an unregistered cryptocurrency exchange and suspected financial crime. According to a statement from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the operation was carried…
2025-7-22 08:34 | |
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Law enforcement in India has arrested three in connection to a large-scale crypto fraud that lured over 2,000 victims with promises of lucrative returns. According to local media, police in the northeastern Indian state of Assam have cracked down on…
2025-3-3 11:15 | |
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Two men have been arrested in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud case that led to a 75-year-old Aberdeenshire man losing a six-figure sum. Police began investigating the case in July 2024. On February 18, 2025, officers from North East Division…
2025-2-20 22:34 | |
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Police in Jakarta have dismantled a crypto romance scam syndicate that targeted victims on dating apps and duped them using a fake crypto trading platform. The Metro Gambir Police in Central Jakarta have arrested 20 suspects in connection with an…
2025-1-30 14:32 | |
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Delhi police arrested a West Bengal resident in connection with a hacker attack that drained $235 million worth of crypto from WazirX. Indian authorities have arrested a suspect in the $235 million hack of cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, India Today reports,…
2024-11-15 16:36 | |
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South Korean police have arrested 12 suspects, including a prominent YouTuber, in connection with a $231 million crypto fraud that affected more than 15,000 investors, local media outlet Yna reported.
2024-11-13 15:34 | |
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In a significant development for cryptocurrency regulation, the FBI arrested a 25-year-old man from Alabama, Eric Council Jr. , in connection with a January hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account.
2024-10-17 19:36 | |
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Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old from Athens, Alabama, was arrested in connection with the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account. Council’s hack resulted in the false pretense that the SEC had approved Bitcoin exchange-traded…
2024-10-17 19:35 | |
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Two individuals have been arrested in connection with a $243 million theft targeting a creditor of the now-defunct trading firm Genesis. The arrests came after an investigation by blockchain researcher ZachXBT, who uncovered how the victim was deceived by a social engineering scam on August 19.
2024-9-20 21:04 | |
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Malaysian authorities have taken down a major cryptocurrency scam scheme targeting Japanese nationals. According to local reports, the Royal Malaysia Police, also known as PDRM, arrested 21 individuals in connection with the fraud during coordinated raids on two high-end properties…
2024-8-28 12:47 | |
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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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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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Heir to Cartier empire arrested for laundering millions via Tether (USDT) in connection with Colombian cartel.
2024-5-6 18:51 | |
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Eight persons, including four law enforcement officers, were arrested by India’s special investigation team (SIT) in connection to a massive cryptocurrency fraud scheme dating back to 2018.
2023-11-7 23:21 | |
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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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Four Chinese nationals and a Lao citizen were arrested over their role in a cryptocurrency fraud that caused victims 2.7 billion Baht (approximately 76 million) worth of losses.
2023-9-12 02:22 | |
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Thai authorities have arrested five foreign nationals in connection with a $76M investment scam. The post Thai Authorities Detain Five Foreigners Over $76 Million Crypto Scam appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-9-12 22:52 | |
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Authorities have arrested 29 people, including 13 foreign citizens in connection with the fraudulent network known as "HoggPool."
2023-3-7 19:07 | |
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French police arrested two individuals in connection with the Platypus exploit in the month of February.
2023-3-6 00:00 | |
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Argentine city of Córdoba has indicted 12 people in connection with the Onecoin Ponzi scheme. Eight of them have been arrested. Onecoin Scammers Arrested The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Complex Crimes of the Argentine city of Córdoba ordered the arrest of 12 people linked to the Onecoin Ponzi scam […] The post 8 People Arrested in Argentina Linked to Onecoin Ponzi Scam appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-12-14 00:30 | |
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Ken Kurson, member of payment protocol firm Ripple’s board of directors, was arrested on Friday and has been charged by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn for cyberstalking in connection with his divorThe post Ripple board member arrested on cyberstalking charge appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-10-23 21:44 | |
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The authorities in Hong Kong have arrested three people in connection with robberies from six bitcoin ATMs after two cryptocurrency exchanges reported funds being illegally withdrawn from them. 6 Bitcoin ATMs Targeted The Hong Kong Police Force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau has arrested three people after two cryptocurrency exchanges filed reports that funds had […] The post 3 People Arrested in Hong Kong for Cheating Bitcoin ATMs appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-8-17 19:30 | |
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According to reports, a Florida teenager arrested on Friday in connection with the July 15th Twitter hack has pled not guilty. The teen in question is Graham Ivan Clark, the suspected mastermind behind perhaps the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history.
2020-8-5 19:43 | |
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Authorities have taken a teen into custody, claiming him as the brains responsible for the recent Twitter breach.
2020-8-1 22:11 | |
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Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested 109 people in connection with the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. Twenty-seven of them are allegedly the scheme’s masterminds and 82 are key members. The Plustoken scammers have swindled funds worth about $5.
2020-8-1 18:35 | |
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Thai immigration police have arrested 24 Chinese nationals in connection with an alleged Bitcoin scam call center
2019-12-6 12:38 | |
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Malaysian authorities have arrested five individuals in connection with the robbery of 85 Bitcoin mining units. The machines were taken from a shop in the town of Seremban on October 29. The units themselves were valued at around $10,000.
2019-11-7 01:00 | |
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Ivan Manuel Molina, Crypto Capital’s President, is currently under the Polish Police custody following his arrest. The controversial ‘Crypto bank’ president is accused of laundering money for a Columbian Drug Cartel through crypto exchanges like Bitfinex.
2019-10-25 18:06 | |
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Polish authorities arrest Crypto Capital’s president in connection with money laundering
2019-10-25 09:24 | |
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BBC Russia has it that former Wex Exchange (formerly BTC-E) operator Dmitry Vasilyev has been detained in Italy. Some may recall the curious price discrepancies on Wex not so long ago, which raised red flags across the industry.
2019-7-21 11:46 | |
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The CID (Criminal Investigation Department) of India has arrested four individuals in Surat; Dhiraj Patel, Vijay Prajapati, Ashiq Shaikh and Kamruddin Syed in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency ponzi scheme.
2019-7-7 19:06 | |
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The allure of fast profits from cryptocurrency appears to have been too great for one bank manager in India. The manager of a Standard Chartered branch, a private bank in India, has been arrested for running a cryptocurrency scam in which he promised unrealistic returns on a digital coin, Business Standard reports.
2019-7-3 12:52 | |
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Police agencies from the UK and the Netherlands have arrested six people in connection with the theft of €24 million ($27 million) worth of cryptocurrency. According to a statement, the gang stole Bitcoin from at least 4,000 victims across 12 countries.
2019-6-26 11:21 | |
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Six people have been arrested in Europe in relation to the theft of almost $28 million worth of crypto assets. There are thought to be around 4,000 victims of the scam. Those arrested hail from both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
2019-6-26 00:00 | |
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Europol has arrested 6 individuals arrested in connection with a multimillion dollar theft with authorities claiming they stole bitcoin via typosquatting
2019-6-27 23:49 | |
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Two Israeli brothers have been arrested in connection with a cryptocurrency scam involving "tens of millions" of dollars. Jerusalem-based Eli and Assaf Gigi were involved in a scheme were they accessed traders' wallets and took the coins for themselves, Finance Magnates reports.
2019-6-25 18:43 | |
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It’s a new week, which means only one thing: it’s time for Hard Fork’s roundup of cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from over the weekend. Let’s get to it. 1. Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a new type of cryptocurrency mining botnet.
2019-6-24 10:55 | |
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The Brazilian police recently arrested criminals in connection with a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme worth more than $200 million. The gang defrauded about 55,000 Brazilians by promising enormous profits afterward, local news media outlets reported on May 21st.
2019-5-25 04:03 | |
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By CCN: A crypto money-laundering ring that was offering its services to other criminal enterprises has been dismantled in Spain. The Crime as a Service operation is believed to have laundered approximately $10.
2019-5-10 19:45 | |
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An Arizona Man and an Israeli woman have been charged in connection with providing “shadow banking services” to cryptocurrency exchanges — involving millions of dollars. The two individuals were charged by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a criminal investigation.
2019-5-2 14:00 | |
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The police in Singapore has arrested two men in connection with the OneCoin cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, The Business Times reports. News of the arrest is the latest installment in the OneCoin saga that has seen the controversial project banned by numerous countries.
2019-4-10 19:19 | |
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Have you ever heard of Jon Montroll? The man was arrested in February 2018 in connection to a scam which happened in 2013. Montroll was the founder of BitFunder, the platform in which the theft happened, and another platform called WeExchange.
2019-3-29 03:14 | |
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Turkish Police have successfully arrested 24 people in connection with the hack of an unnamed crypto exchange after simultaneous sting operations across eight provinces, as reported on February 11, 2019.
2019-2-15 08:00 | |
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A collaborative effort between the UK’s South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), the Hessen State Police in Germany, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol, has successfully identified and arrested a male suspect in connection with a case of fraud, theft and money laundering that resulted in the theft of around €10 million (Approximately […] The post Europol Arrests Suspect Behind the Theft of $11.
2019-1-24 16:24 | |
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The crypto industry is angry and disappointed that the Senate is not holding a procedural vote on the Clarity Act this month, but that isn't the worst possible outcome.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $853.54 million in net inflows last week, the strongest since mid-April, with BlackRock’s IBIT taking the bulk.
The breakaway chain inherited bitcoin’s mining difficulty with only a tiny share of hashpower, leaving blocks hours apart while both chains still accept the same transactions.
The proposal has scant support from bitcoin miners and influential commentators have also voiced their opposition.
Wildberries’ average price for hardware wallets fell 13% to 7,900 rubles, and M.Video broadened its range of products, though neither retailer identified the driving force behind the renewed demand.
The rule applies to transfers above $10,000 and smaller transactions flagged as risky by exchanges.
The digital asset manager's CIO says large capital pools control up to $200 trillion globally, and just a 1% shift toward bitcoin could unlock massive long-term growth.