1 week ago

U.S. Targets $12B in Bitcoin From Global “Pig Butchering” Scam

TLDR: DOJ seeks to seize 127,271 BTC worth about $12B in one of the largest crypto forfeiture cases ever. The Bitcoin is linked to...

1 week ago

Bitcoin Dominates $75B in Criminal Wallets, Says Chainalysis

TLDR:  Public crypto wallets tied to crime now hold $75B, most from stolen funds and scams. Bitcoin remains the top choice, making...

1 week ago

Illicit Crypto Holdings Top $75B as Bitcoin Dominates: Chainalysis

Chainalysis has estimated nearly $15B in balances held by illicit entities and more than $60B downstream, noting bitcoin’s value s...

Sep 30, 2025

Chinese Woman Convicted in UK for Leading $6.9B Bitcoin Scam

Qian defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017, subsequently storing her spoils in BTC and fleeing to the...

Sep 30, 2025

UK Bitcoin Seizure Worth £5bn Leads to Guilty Plea in Major Cryptocurrency Fraud

TLDR Zhimin Qian (also known as Yadi Zhang) pleaded guilty to a bitcoin fraud affecting 128,000 victims in China Metropolitan Poli...

Sep 27, 2025

Tennessee Couple Ordered To Pay Almost $7 Million In Crypto Trading Fraud Scheme

A married couple from Tennessee has been ordered to pay a penalty of nearly $7 million for fraud involving a commodity pool, the C...

Sep 26, 2025

Hypervault Rug Pulls $6.3M From Investors, Founder Allegedly Disappears

TLDR: Hypervault allegedly stole $6.3M in crypto, leaving users with empty smart contracts. Nick Olsen, founder, reportedly delete...

Sep 26, 2025

Elliptic Warns of Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Scams Laundering Through Crypt...

The 2025 Typologies Report outlines laundering tactics, mule account patterns and cross-chain transfers.

Sep 25, 2025

Operation Lusocoin Recovers R$22M in Crypto as Binance Freezes 30 Wallets

TLDR: Federal Police recovered R$22.5M in crypto with help from Binance and TRM Labs during Operation Lusocoin. Authorities froze...