All news on the topic: Cryptocurrency
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Crypto exchange Bybit reports ether wallet breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said on Friday that an attacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address.
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KGB protection and billions from the underground gambling world: How Mustafa Egemen Shener built his H Casino empire
The murder of a businessman, a money laundering operation under the roof of power, real estate in Dubai worth millions of dollars — this investigation contains numerous elements of a complex detective story.
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Scammers have received nearly $10 billion: which crypto schemes bring them the highest profit
In 2024, cryptocurrency scams were responsible for receiving at least $9.9 billion on-chain, a figure that is expected to rise as we continue to identify more illicit addresses linked to fraud and scams in the upcoming months.
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FBI initiative rescues thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million
Over 4,300 potential victims were saved by Operation Level Up intervention before millions could be lost to fraud.
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Illegal empire of Faliali: how the murdered businessman managed online bets worth $80 million per month
Halil Falyali, a Turkish Cypriot businessman known for his extravagant lifestyle and political connections, was killed in 2022. Behind the scenes, he is alleged to have operated a vast illegal online betting empire, according to Turkish prosecutors and his former head of finance, who spoke exclusively to OCCRP.
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Business in occupied Crimea and offshore: Why Bill_line payment system founder Artem Lyashanov avoids publicity and carefully hides his past
Anyone who has used the services of online stores at least once has encountered the process of paying for goods. In order for the money from your card to be credited to the seller’s account, a payment system is necessary.
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Thousands of investors in Trump’s meme coin lost $2 billion, while the US president’s family and their partners earned $100 million in commissions
More than 813,000 crypto wallets have lost a total of $2 billion after buying President Donald Trump’s memecoin, according to an assessment by Chainanalysis commissioned by the New York Times.
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Man seeks to purchase landfill site where he believes his £620 million worth of Bitcoin is buried
A man who accidentally binned a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin tokens more than a decade ago is hoping to buy the tip where he lost his fortune.
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Three British men arrested in Spain for kidnapping a cryptocurrency broker
Three British men have been arrested following the kidnap of a cryptocurrency broker in Spain.
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KyberSwap hacker faces a five-count criminal indictment for stealing $65 million
Andean Medjedovic is accused of exploiting DeFi protocols KyberSwap and Indexed Finance.
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How Russian oligarch Rotenberg manages billions in Ukraine through SoftSwiss via cryptocurrency and gambling
Is Russian billionaire Arkadiy Rotenberg, known as ’Putin’s wallet,’ monopolizing Ukraine’s gambling market through Belarusian companies SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid?
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US President Donald Trump earned more than $802 million since the launch of his memcoin
U.S. President Donald Trump has earned over $802 million since the launch of the meme coin OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP), which was introduced on January 18, 2025.
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Trump’s memecoin appears to be a classic financial scam
Donald Trump, who promised during his election campaign to make the United States the global crypto capital, launched his own cryptocurrency just days before his inauguration.
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Why the crypto bull market may be ending for Britain
While crypto markets have dipped in recent days after the release of Deepseek shook US tech firms, UK companies are struggling to keep the momentum of digital finance going.
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Rachel Reeves considers using £5bn in seized Bitcoin to address the public finance deficit
Rachel Reeves could be poised to use a £5.2billion Bitcoin windfall to help address Labour’s much-lamented "black hole" in the public finances.
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Millions seized, numerous arrests made in Cyprus-related money laundering operation
Large sums of money and luxury cars have been confiscated, while €24 million worth of cryptocurrencies have been frozen, in the framework of a Europol and Eurojust joint operation to clamp down...
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Crypto queen and Andrew Tate fan found with home ’stacked full of ammo’
Constantly sharing cryptocurrency tips to her massive online fanbase, Layah Heilpern is known for her love of Andrew Tate and more recently, her right to bear arms.
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Huione, a shadowy marketplace, launches USDH stablecoin to avoid scrutiny
Huione’s USDH stablecoin eludes traditional controls, raising compliance concerns amid its decentralized features.
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Trump family’s memecoin launches trigger a surge of scam tokens
Scammers launched more than 6,800 fraudulent tokens to scam users amid the high-profile launch.
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Ledger co-founder David Balland abducted and tortured; suspects arrested
French authorities have detained seven individuals following the violent abduction of David Balland, co-founder of cryptocurrency security firm Ledger.
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Trump’s cryptocurrency plummets as critics deem it worthless
Donald Trump’s official cryptocurrency has plunged by 32% over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Spain is looking to ban non-EU residents from buying homes in the country.
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Melania Trump’s cryptocurrency reaches £1.4 billion in value shortly after launch
Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched her own cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband’s inauguration, making billions in a matter of minutes.
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Trump launches $TRUMP meme coin, price skyrockets overnight
President-elect Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency on Friday, sparking a feverish buying that apparently sent its market capitalization soaring to several billion dollars.
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Georgia indicts 3 developers for operating crypto mixers Blender and Sinbad
The indictment accuses the developers of operating mixers used by hackers and cybercriminals, posing public safety and national security threats.
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How the Ukrainian crypto-swindler Vladyslav Myroshnychenko turned from an ordinary hookah player into a dollar millionaire in two years of war
In August 2024, detectives from the Economic Security Bureau launched a criminal case against blogger and owner of the company "Traffic Devils," Oleksandr Slobozhenko, who is suspected of large-scale tax evasion totaling over 231 million UAH.
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