Crypto crime is getting violent: ‘wrench attacks’ jumped 75% in 2026
Europe now accounts for over 40% of global incidents, with France leading at 19 reported attacks, involving home invasions, kidnap...
BitRiver Bankruptcy Looms as Russia’s Largest Bitcoin Miner Faces Insolvency Pro...
TLDR: The court initiated insolvency monitoring for BitRiver after En+ filed for bankruptcy over an unpaid $9.2M debt. BitRiver f...
Address Poisoning Attack Drains $12.25 Million in ETH From Single Crypto Victim
TLDR: Victim lost 4,556 ETH worth $12.25 million by copying a fraudulent address from transaction history. Scammers generate vani...
Chinese National Sentenced to 46 Months for Laundering $36.9M in Crypto Pig Butc...
TLDR: Chinese Jingliang Su laundered $36.9M stolen from 174 Americans via shell firms and crypto wallets. Funds were converted in...
DOJ Seizes $400M in Assets from Helix Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer
TLDR: Helix processed 354,468 bitcoin worth approximately $300 million between 2014 and 2017 operations. Larry Harmon pleaded gui...
Chinese Money Laundering Networks Dominate Crypto Crime, Processing $16.1B in 20...
TLDR: Chinese-language networks processed $16.1 billion in illicit crypto funds throughout 2025 operations. Network growth outpac...
$23M Crypto Flex Exposes Hacker as Funds Link to US Seizure
TLDR: Hacker “John” exposed $23M in stolen crypto during a public “band-for-band” dispute with another hacker. ZachXBT traced the...
48 Million in Seized Bitcoin Stolen from South Korean Prosecutors in Phishing At...
TLDR: Prosecutors lost approximately $48 million in confiscated Bitcoin after accessing a fraudulent phishing site. The stolen cry...
Korea Customs Busts International Crypto Ring in $102M Laundering Crackdown
TLDR: Korea Customs Service discovered 148.9 billion won laundered through crypto accounts and Korean banks. Multi-country cryptoc...
DOJ Seeks to Recover $200,000 Stolen in Tinder Crypto Pig Butchering Scam
TLDR: DOJ filed civil forfeiture to recover 200,000 USDT stolen through Tinder cryptocurrency romance scam Massachusetts victim tr...