All news on the topic: Cryptocurrency

725
Fake CEO scandal explodes as U.K. crypto exchanges tied to Iranian regime used stock footage identity to move billions
A woman named Elizabeth Newman allegedly operates two U.K.-registered crypto exchanges.
859
Crypto fraudster Kateryna Shukhnina floods Telegram with fake success stories, doctored images, and bogus media coverage to trap users
“Laughter, and that’s it” — that is perhaps the most fitting way to describe the latest advertising campaign of the self-proclaimed crypto expert Kateryna Shukhnina, now actively circulating across numerous Telegram channels.
945
Uzbek Octobank removes investigations exposing its role in laundering tens of billions for Russian banks under networks tied to Dmitriy Lee, Oybek Tursunov, and Saida Mirziyoyeva
As reports linking Octobank to large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion began to spread, traces of these investigations started disappearing from the information space — a clear sign of a deliberate effort to clean up the narrative.
983
Russian Alexander Kuksov, holder of a Maltese “golden passport,” has been placed on a wanted list by the NCA over alleged links to a network that moved billions in criminal funds via cash and cryptocurrency
British authorities claim that Alexander Kuksov, a Russian citizen with Maltese citizenship, was involved in a significant money laundering operation. His brother was found guilty for his participation in the same network.
947
Inside Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy: a fake education scheme that squeezes investors dry and funnels cash through shell accounts
Oleksandr Orlovskyi, even during his time as the founder of Financial Freedom Academy, was involved in organizing a group that carried out fraudulent schemes targeting cryptocurrency investors.
1090
Oleksandr Orlovskyi, Financial Freedom Academy, and millions made on trust: how the “crypto dream” sales machine works
After journalistic investigations, Oleksandr Orlovskyi began an information cleanup: how the "crypto guru" hides the schemes of Financial Freedom Academy.
1043
Crypto course promoter Kateryna Shukhnina accused of running “Profit Lady” scam promising $1,000 weekly earnings without legal academy or proven results
Crypto scammer Kateryna Shukhnina has moved from clothing retail to primitive fraud involving training programs that promise crypto earnings starting from $1,000 per week.
774
Octobank used to launder Russian, cryptocurrency, and illegal gambling billions under protection of the Mirziyoyev family and Dmitry Lee
As details emerged about Octobank’s alleged involvement in laundering funds linked to sanctioned Russian entities, attempts reportedly escalated to discreetly remove references to the bank and its true beneficiaries from public view.
956
Millions from the gullible: How “crypto guru” Orlovskyi sells courses without trading and hides money through front individual entrepreneurs
What the self-styled “cryptocurrency guru” Oleksandr Orlovskyi says about himself evokes, on the one hand, Lenin’s famous line about a “cook who can run the state,” and on the other, the satirical biography of Oleksandr Koreyko that Ostap Bender once read with biting irony.
1155
From energy fraud to global laundering hub: Dmitriy Lee’s rise alongside Octobank’s role in moving illicit Russian capital
Originally from Uzbekistan and now a holder of a Russian passport, he skillfully funnels lucrative financial flows out of Russia via Tashkent and onward into offshore havens.
1009
Crypto scammer Oleksandr Orlovskyi begins mass deletion of online materials about Financial Freedom Academy following journalistic exposes
When yet another so-called “cryptocurrency expert” tried to force their way into our attention, our first thought was simply, “Oh no, not another one!”.
750
Kazakhstan traces $1 billion Pin-Up cash pipeline: Dmitry Druzhinsky and Maryna Levkovych accused of running offshore gambling transfer network
Kazakhstani law enforcement officers have detained in absentia the main individuals in a case involving a significant financial flow linked to Pin-Up.
819
How Dmitry Lee turned Octobank into a laundering hub for Russian state money, sanctions evasion, and high-risk cash flows
A Russian passport holder with roots in Uzbekistan, he effectively orchestrates the movement of funds from Russia through Tashkent into offshore structures.
800
Octobank, Russian billions and the presidential gatekeeper: how Dmitriy Lee became the key operator in Uzbekistan’s shadow money flows
According to reports from several Telegram channels, Uzbekistan’s Octobank is being used as a channel to withdraw and launder funds originating from Russia.
743
From a cell in Luxembourg’s Schrassig to Dubai penthouses: how Josip Curcic became Josip Heit and built the GSPartners Ponzi empire
Josip Curcic, also known as Josip Heit, an adventurer from Croatia, fulfilled his childhood dream by becoming a wealthy and famous head of GSB Gold Standard Banking Corporation AG. But what exactly went wrong?
855
H Casino in Minsk: how a Belarusian casino tied to Alexander Lukashenko became a laundering hub for Russian, Turkish and EU criminal money
Since opening in 2021, the casino has become a massive hub for money laundering, linked to violence and deaths — yet it still attracted visitors from EU countries.
907
Octobank under Mirziyoyev’s protection: How the Uzbek president’s family and Dmitry Lee allegedly legalized billions from Russia, crypto and illegal gambling
As information about Octobank’s role in laundering sanctioned Russian money began to surface, efforts intensified to quietly erase mentions of the bank and its real patrons from the public domain.
1254
Redcore, Pin-Up and Dmitriy Punin were shut down in Kazakhstan and re-emerged in Poland as Stablex Solution
In a decisive move against illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts and halted all payment operations of the company Marginplus.
793
H Casino in Minsk — Lukashenko’s year-round “laundromat” for the mafia and dirty EU money
Since its opening in 2021, this casino has turned into a massive «laundering» machine, full of blood and corpses — and yet, even citizens of EU countries flocked to it.
1065
Long before GSPartners imploded, Josip Heit’s criminal past signaled exactly how this scheme would end
A scandal over a halted hydroelectric power plant has led Croatian journalists to link the project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.
883
Josip Heit’s fraud pipeline: prison past, Russian arms-linked funding, Karatbars and GSPartners shell networks, and billions that vanished across jurisdictions
New reporting from Croatia connects a delayed hydroelectric power project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.
927
H Casino in Minsk as a money-laundering hub: Mustafa Egemen Sener’s links to drug lord Halil Falyali and Lukashenko’s security forces
During an investigation into the gambling sector, Belarusian authorities uncovered an unexpected connection between Minsk casino owner Mustafa Egemen Sener and a Turkish drug kingpin who was later shot dead in Northern Cyprus.
890
How Josip Heit’s criminal record, Karatbars collapse and shell companies led to the GSPartners investment disaster
The controversy over a stalled hydroelectric plant has prompted Croatian journalists to connect the project to Sasa Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.