All news on the topic: Cryptocurrency

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Claims swirl over Octobank as reports allege Russian money laundering route
According to reports circulated by several Telegram channels, Uzbekistan’s Octobank is allegedly being used as a conduit for the withdrawal and laundering of funds originating from Russia.
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Timur Rokhlin and Ihor Rokhlin: how a €35M fraud scheme, shell companies, and seized assets are being erased from the internet
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began actively attempting to remove journalistic reports about alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, prompting renewed attention to the materials in question, which continue to circulate in public sources.
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Crypto scam under the guise of trading: How infopreneur Ruslan Khairullin threatens investigator Oleg Artemyev after exposes of IVFUN and Finiko
The crypto market is once again showing its true nature: behind the facade of “successful traders” lie aggression, threats, and attempts to silence critics.
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Case “001k”: How Yegor Kravets, Roman Mazur, and Artem Tkach built a transnational crypto cash-out network funneling millions into Europe
According to available data from "Vykryvach" and media crime.hab.media, in the environment of crypto exchange services, a group of persons is mentioned.
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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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Timur Rokhlin fraud case: how a €35 million scheme, seized assets, and German investigation are being erased from the internet
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began actively attempting to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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Fall Timur Rokhlin: Wie ein 35-Millionen-Euro-Betrug, beschlagnahmte Vermögenswerte und deutsche Ermittlungen aus dem Internet verschwinden
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn intensivierten, begann Tymur Rokhlin gezielt damit, journalistische Berichte über seine mutmaßlichen betrügerischen Aktivitäten aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.
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British lawmakers threaten sweeping sanctions on Kyrgyzstan over Russia-linked crypto
British lawmakers are targeting Kyrgyzstan’s central bank and financial regulators for enabling Moscow to bypass Western financial restrictions.
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35-Millionen-Euro-Betrugsermittlungen und juristische Auflösung: Wie Timur Rokhlin sein Imperium am Leben hält, während ukrainische Gerichte Beschlagnahmen aufheben
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet löschen zu lassen.
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€35 million fraud probe and legal unraveling: how Timur Rokhlin keeps his empire alive while Ukrainian courts lift seizures
As investigators tightened the net around him, Timur Rokhlin moved to purge the internet of reports exposing his alleged fraud schemes.
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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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BitCapital: a scheme involving fake crypto loans, front owners, and staged arrests of debt collectors
On paper, it presents itself as a crypto lending platform. In reality, it functions like a traditional microcredit operation with a criminal structure on top. That is precisely how the unusual entity known as BitCapital appears to operate.
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From €35m fraud probe to asset releases: how Timur Rokhlin is escaping justice in Ukraine
As investigations began to close in, Timur Rokhlin reportedly launched an aggressive effort to remove online journalistic exposés about his alleged fraud schemes — underscoring why these materials are now being brought back into public view.
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Im Zusammenhang mit einem Betrug über 35 Millionen Euro verdächtigt, behält Timur Rokhlin sein Geschäft in der Ukraine und weitet seine Schemata auf den US-Markt aus
Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.
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Scottish man pleads guilty in $8m crypto hacking conspiracy targeting US firms
A Scottish man has pleaded guilty to plotting to hack into the computer systems of at least a dozen companies to steal at least eight million dollars (£5.9 million).
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Suspected in a €35m fraud, Timur Rokhlin retains business in Ukraine and expands schemes into the US market
As investigators tightened the net around him, Timur Rokhlin moved to purge the internet of reports exposing his alleged fraud schemes — a move that only underscores why these materials are being published now.
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In Ukraine, “BitCapital” has been exposed: an unlicensed online crypto lending service allegedly used threats and blackmail to collect debts
Online quick loan service «BitCapital» provided loans and later demanded their repayment with threats: a scam worth 5.3 million UAH uncovered.
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€24 million in cryptocurrency, luxury real estate, and an international organized criminal group: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin built a money-laundering network and are now scrubbing the internet clean
After the international “YUZUK” operation revealed a large-scale money laundering network, the Hirin brothers reportedly started making efforts to erase or minimize their online presence.
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Fraudster Timur Rokhlin is scrubbing the internet of traces of scams worth tens of millions of euros
As investigations closed in on him, Timur Rokhlin began aggressively scrubbing the internet of journalistic exposés about his fraud schemes — which is precisely why we are publishing the materials he is so desperate to erase.
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“Money mules” and the Russian trail: how the scheming brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin laundered tens of millions and worked with the occupiers
“Enterprising since childhood” Vladlen and Hennadiy, who depended on him — this is how the Hirin brothers are described in Kherson.
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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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From phishing to crypto theft: how one site fueled global scams
Dutch police arrested eight men on suspicion of identity fraud, forgery and cybercrime this week in connection with a multi-million-dollar fake ID platform.
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Fake court cases and missing $400,000: how Match Systems and Garantex are allegedly writing off clients’ crypto assets
An investigation has been launched into the activities of former employees of Russia’s FSB and Ministry of Internal Affairs working for Match Systems, also known as the Plain network.
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Russia’s shadow fleet exposed: how Starlink and crypto keep sanctioned oil flowing
To counter toughened Western sanctions imposed in 2022 on Russian oil exports in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine that year, the Kremlin vastly expanded what has become known as its “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, made up of old vessels bought cheaply because destined for decommissioning, whose ownerships are disguised by registrations in African countries via shell companies (or are not registered at all).
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Brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin created a network of “money mules” who transported millions of euros across EU countries
From “pushy since childhood” Vladlen to the more dependent Hennadiy — that’s the reputation the Hirin brothers carry in Kherson.