The chief executive of a cryptocurrency mining startup has reportedly disappeared with $35 million in client investments, Newsweek reported Monday.
BitFunder Founder Pleads Guilty to Charges of Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
The operator of now defunct Bitcoin (BTC) stock exchange BitFunder has pleaded guilty to federal charges of obstruction of justice and securities fraud, Reuters...
Coinmarketcap Responded to Charges of Fraudulent Activity
The most popular resource for monitoring the state of the cryptocurrency market, responded to allegations that it supports fraudulent schemes related to digital...
12 Russians are Accused of Interfering in the Presidential Elections in the United States
The US Department of Justice released a document stating that 12 citizens of the Russian Federation are charged with committing federal crimes. All these crimes...
More than 75% of ICO Projects are Scams
According to a new study conducted by the Satis Group, about half of the existing cryptocurrency market was realized on the basis of Ethereum blockchain. Regard...
The KYC Policy Promotes the Prosperity of the "Black" Market
KYC for crowdsales was meant to add oversight and legitimacy to a largely unregulated space. Instead it’s left investors susceptible to data breaches, identity ...
MyEtherWallet Users Could be Attacked After the Hack of the VPN-Plugin Hola
MyEtherWallet crypto users who used the free Hola VPN plug-in could become a victim of hackers. Hola VPN was hacked. It should be noted that now, MyEtherWallet ...
1 Million Computers Hacked to Mine $2 Million-Worth of Cryptos
Cryptocurrency mining malware that infected over a million computers in China reportedly earned its creators more than $2 million over two years.
One of the Creators of Silk Road Agreed to Extradition to the US
One of the developers of Silk Road, an anonymous trading platform operating on the Tor network from 2011 to 2013, agreed to extradite to the United States of Am...
YouTube Will be a Defendant in the Litigation Against BitConnect
As it became known, YouTube was added as a defendant in the lawsuit against BitConnect. Initially, the application to the judicial authorities was filed in Janu...
India's Ruling Party Accused of Involvement in 'Mega Bitcoin Scam'
The Indian National Congress (INC) party, the largest political party in the nation, is accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of money laundering thro...
Ripple, CEO Face Another Securities Fraud Lawsuit
A third lawsuit, alleging securities fraud, was filed last week against Ripple Labs Inc, XRPII LLC, and its CEO Bradley Glaringhouse. In 28 pages, the class act...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Sues an Attorney Company
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the New York federal court, accusing the Nevada lawyer, as well as his company, of illeg...
Cybersecurity Analysts Find Tether Double-Spending Vulnerability
Chinese private cybersecurity firm SlowMist has found a double-spending vulnerability in Tether (USDT).
Crypto-Related Crimes to Exceed All Other Cyberattacks in 2018, Says Israeli Expert
According to an expert at the Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), crypto-related crimes would exceed the number of all other cy...
Nalin Kotadia was Claimed Guilty in the Bitcoin Embezzlement Case
The Indian court declared former member of the Legislative Assembly Nalina Kotadia guilty of the case of extorting Bitcoin in the amount of 1.3 million US dolla...
Bronx Biker Gang Members Charged in $2 Million Ether Kidnapping
Last year in November, 35 year old Louis Meza kidnapped his friend with the help of three gang members to steal the victim’s crypto holdings. In December 2017, ...
Japan: 16 Arrested in Monero Cryptojacking Case, Local Media Report
Japanese prosecutors from 10 prefectures have arrested 16 individuals suspected of involvement in an ongoing criminal case of cryptojacking, local news outlet T...
Armed Robbery for 1 Million Dollars in [BTC] Equivalent
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Forsyth district, five suspects were detained, who tried to steal the bitcoins from one of the local residents....
Bitcoin-transactions Allowed to Identify the Drug Dealer in DarkNet
A French citizen pleaded guilty to selling drugs via DarkNet, after the police managed to trace criminal activity through bitcoin-transactions. According to Ble...
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