Southeast Asia scam losses reach $114.1B: UNODC report
UNODC warns Southeast Asia’s scam networks now operate like global businesses, using crypto, AI, money laundering, and forced…
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DOJ Memo: Binance Quietly Walking Back Emergency Crypto Freezes
[[{„value”:” Internal memo says Binance will require formal legal requests before freezing assets, potentially slowing U.S. crypto investigations.…
Crypto CEO Security Costs Surge as Physical Attacks Rise 75%
Coinbase reportedly spent approximately $7.6 million on personal security for CEO Brian Armstrong in 2025, a more than…
Crypto Investor Says Attackers Stole $24M in Violent Robbery
A crypto holder known online as Sillytuna said on March 5 that attackers stole about $24 million worth…
Crypto Mixing Is Back — And Criminals Adapted Faster Than The Rules Did
[[{„value”:” When US crypto regulators cracked down on Tornado Cash in 2022, the assumption was simple: shut down…
US Treasury Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Over Stolen Government Cyber Tools
[[{„value”:” The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Russian cyber broker for selling stolen U.S. government hacking tools. The stolen…
Crypto Predicted the Fentanyl Slowdown Months Before Overdose Deaths Fell: Chainalysis
Cryptocurrency payments to suppliers of fentanyl precursor chemicals began falling in mid-2023, months before overdose deaths declined. This…
Crypto Flows to Human Trafficking Services Jump 85% to Hundreds of Millions in 2025
As global attention remains fixed on the continued release and scrutiny of emails and documents tied to sex…
PGI CEO Sentenced to 20 Years in $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
The US Department of Justice announced that Ramil Ventura Palafox, the CEO of Praetorian Group International (PGI), was…
South Korea Jails Crypto CEO in First-Ever Case Under New Virtual Asset Law
A South Korean court has sentenced Jong-hwan Lee, CEO of a local crypto asset management firm, to three…