Incidents

Jul 26, 2022

SEC launches investigation into Coinbase crypto exchange

The regulator suspects the platform of trading unregistered securities

Jul 26, 2022

Binance CEO sues Bloomberg for defamation

Changpeng Zhao demanded that all defamatory materials be removed and that an official apology is made

Jul 25, 2022

Film producer pleads guilty to $2,5 million crypto fraud

Ryan Felton organized two schemes during which he deceived investors and used their funds for personal purposes

Jul 25, 2022

South Korean official stole budget funds to invest in bitcoin

An employee of the Mokpo Sports Council had been transferring money to her husband’s account and then spending it on buying digital assets and gambling

Jul 25, 2022

Hackers withdrew $6 million from decentralized platform Audius

In this, amid the fall of the crypto market, the attackers managed to sell the stolen digital assets for only $1,1 million

Jul 23, 2022

Creator of fake cryptocurrency My Big Coin found guilty of $6 million fraud

Prosecutors said that Randall Crater defrauded investors between 2014 and 2017 by claiming the asset was backed by $300 million in gold

Jul 22, 2022

User loses $150 000 over domain name joke

He placed a bid to buy his own address, forgetting to cancel it after selling it to another user at a lower price

Jul 22, 2022

First cryptocurrency insider trading case launched in the US

A court has charged a former product manager at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase

Jul 21, 2022

Finland makes $47,5 million from the sale of confiscated bitcoins

The funds were seized from drug dealers and other criminals

Jul 21, 2022

South Korean prosecutors raid crypto exchanges as part of Terra’s investigation

Law enforcers managed to visit the largest local platforms, Upbit and Bithumb

Jul 20, 2022

Armed robbers stole 100 video cards for mining in the Moscow region

Law enforcers tentatively estimated the amount of damage at 1 million Russian rubles

Jul 20, 2022

US authorities seize $500 million from North Korean hackers

Law enforcers managed to trace the accounts of the attackers and recover the funds and they will be handed over to the affected companies

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