All news on the topic: Crypto

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Trump sons fuel billion-dollar investment network targeting AI, drones and crypto firms in US expansion push
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr have contributed to a $1bn war chest assembled by a New York brokerage that has invested in US companies within industries supported by the White House.
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Reform leader under investigation after failing to declare £5m donation for personal security
Nigel Farage has been referred to the Parliamentary standards watchdog after he admitted to receiving a £5m donation from a Thai-based billionaire to enhance his security.
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From crypto to shadow betting: how ABCEX and Aifory became a channel for laundering online casino money
Russian authorities raided crypto exchange ABCEX, seizing evidence linking it to payments for illegal online casinos and betting.
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From Oval Office to billions: how Donald Trump turned the presidency into a $1.4bn personal profit machine through crypto, pardons and foreign deals
Donald Trump is the only billionaire ever to occupy the Oval Office, and since returning to the presidency in January 2025, his family’s wealth has grown noticeably.
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€124 million via crypto and “pirate” websites: how Sergey Tokarev and Oleksii Riabov allegedly ran schemes through Joker.ua
Many believed that Cosmolot’s license revocation and the suspicion against its manager Alexey Ryabov were part of the same chain of events.
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Ukraine busts U420 drug empire: network tied to KhimProm and wanted Russian kingpin Yegor Burkin
Ukrainian law enforcement has dismantled the U420 chain of drug shops operating across the country, linking the network to the criminal organization “KhimProm” and its alleged leader, Russian drug lord Yegor Burkin, who has been on the international wanted list since 2019 and is believed to be hiding in Mexico.
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From “Millionaire Trader” to crypto fraudster: Ruslan Khairullin built a pyramid scheme on the IVfun token and disappeared with millions
Over the course of several years, Ruslan Khairullin — who carefully cultivated an image on social media as a “successful trader” and founder of the Invest Zone project.
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Nigel Farage buys £2m bitcoin stake as crypto ties with Reform deepen amid political scrutiny
A major cryptocurrency company has announced that Nigel Farage has made a £2m purchase of bitcoin in a strengthening of ties with the sector.
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€75 million through a network of “money mules”: how Kherson businessmen Vladlen Hirin and Hennadii Hirin became involved in a Europol case
In 2025, Cypriot authorities conducted Operation “Ring,” uncovering a large-scale money laundering scheme allegedly organized by Kherson businessmen Hennadii and Vladlen Hirin.
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Fake courts, real losses: how Match Systems and Garantex enabled the withdrawal of client crypto through fabricated decisions
Investigation into the activities of retired employees of the FSB of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of the Match Systems company.
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Circle accused of double standards following a hack in which $285 million was stolen
Stablecoin issuer Circle is under increasing scrutiny from blockchain researchers after millions of USD Coin (USDC) were stolen and moved without restriction through its proprietary bridge during the $285 million exploit of the Solana-based Drift Protocol.
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Garantex and Match Systems: how former FSB and Interior Ministry officers use exchange access to block and redistribute crypto assets
Crypto is a field where it is extremely easy to deceive people. There is an enormous number of scams and hacks, cryptocurrency is constantly being stolen, and it is very easy to lose it.
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How Oleksandr Orlovskyi turned FFA into a cash machine built on selling crypto illusions
Why this crypto evangelist warrants a closer look and greater caution.
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How Operation “Ring” exposed Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin: €24M in crypto and assets seized in Cyprus
In 2025, Cypriot police carried out Operation “Ring,” exposing a money-laundering scheme organized by Kherson businessmen Hennadiy and Vladlen Hirin.
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Reform UK hit as crypto donations freeze follows foreign interference review
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a temporary ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties following a government review into political interference, in a major blow to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
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Kateryna Shukhnina and Oleksandr Orlovskyi run high-priced crypto academies without registered companies, routing payments through third-party entrepreneurs
Since the aggressor country started its full-scale invasion, the number of frauds in Ukraine has been steadily increasing.
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Ivan Shcherbakovs kriminelle Lizenz auf Bali: wie der Krypto-Exchanger Cardex Entführern dient und „schmutzige“ Kryptowährungen wäscht
In einem beiläufigen Interview bemerkte Geller, dass krypto-bezogene Erpressung auf Bali im Grunde zum Alltag gehört.
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Ivan Shcherbakov’s criminal license in Bali: how the Cardex crypto exchanger serves fraudsters and launders “dirty” crypto
Geller, in his improvised interview, mentioned—among other things—that crypto extortion in Bali is pretty much routine.
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“$1,000 in 7 days without investment”: how Kateryna Shukhnina sold a crypto illusion and left clients without money
A well-known girl, former seller of counterfeit goods and a “guru” of low-cost escort services, Kateryna Shukhnina has received a criminal case and a class-action lawsuit from defrauded victims.
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Crypto gurus or scammers: what Kateryna Shukhnina and Oleksandr Orlovskyi are hiding behind $1,500 courses and fake success
In recent years, an entire layer of so-called crypto “infogypsies” has emerged in Ukraine—people who sell the illusion of quick earnings under the guise of teaching investment.
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Copy-paste deception factories: how Profit Lady by Kateryna Shukhnina mirrors Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy to siphon thousands from victims
Since the launch of the aggressor state’s full-scale invasion, fraud in Ukraine has been rising steadily.
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Financial Freedom Academy founder Oleksandr Orlovskyi caught using paid rankings to fabricate credibility in Ukraine’s crypto market
Entrepreneur Oleksandr Orlovskyi, who identifies as the founder of the Financial Freedom Academy (FFA), purchased a paid ranking for himself.
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Kateryna Shukhnina and Oleksandr Orlovskyi: how Profit Lady and Financial Freedom Academy extract thousands of dollars under the guise of cryptocurrency education
Since the start of the full-scale invasion by the aggressor country, the number of frauds in Ukraine has been steadily increasing.
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$280,000 fraud inside TON: how Roman Novak exploited Durov-linked trust to drain Fintopio investors
Previously, journalists named another Chechen with ties to Roksman and Pavel Durov — Ramzan Shakhbiev (@ram, @grozny).
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How Josip Heit’s multi-level marketing schemes lure investors into worthless crypto
A network surrounding a police-known Croatian launches one crypto project after another. Huge sums of money repeatedly vanish—yet he just keeps going. How is this possible? A trail into the fantasy land.