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He taught cops how to fight crypto crime. Now he's accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market.
Until recently, Lin Rui-siang taught cops how to beat cybercrime. He was arrested this week in conn…
Joshua Zitser
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Former Chinese takeaway worker jailed for money laundering after police seized 61,000 bitcoins — currently worth $4 billion
Authorities were alerted when the British-Chinese woman attempted to buy London properties valued a…
Nathan Rennolds
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Bitcoin trader loses almost $70 million after sending crypto to wrong online account address
A bitcoin trader lost nearly $70 million after criminals tricked them into sending crypto to a fake…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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SBF's attorney tried to blame the FTX collapse on the turbulence of cryptocurrency in general
An attorney for Sam Bankman-Fried pointed to the volatility of the cryptocurrency market and how it…
Lloyd Lee,Katie Balevic
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Bitcoin's fair value is zero, and the latest boom will spark 'massive' collateral damage, ECB says
The ECB slammed bitcoin, describing the approval of spot ETFs in the US as "the naked emperor's new…
Yuheng Zhan
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Cyber gangs got away with a record $1.1 billion in crypto ransom payments in 2023
The rise of "ransomware as a service" means less tech skill is required to carry out an attack, Cha…
Yuheng Zhan
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North Korean hackers are getting away with a lot less crypto even as theft attempts rise
Among the 20 hacks by North Korean-affiliated cybercriminals last year, the total amount of crypto …
Yuheng Zhan
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Conspiracy theory-fueled newspaper Epoch Times grew revenue 4x thanks to CFO's crypto crime proceeds, feds say
Federal prosecutors say Bill Guan, an executive at Trump-friendly news outlet the Epoch Times, laun…
Jack Newsham
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Investing icon Charlie Munger hailed Costco, slammed crypto, and ridiculed Russia in one of the last interviews of his life. Here are the 20 best quotes.
Warren Buffett's late business partner, Charlie Munger, shared some key investing lessons and tackl…
Theron Mohamed
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Legendary investor Charlie Munger trashed crypto as worthless and vile in one of his final interviews – and blasted coin promoters as deluded 'scumballs'
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's late business partner, eviscerated crypto and its touters during o…
Theron Mohamed
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Former Coinbase staffer pleads guilty to insider trading in landmark cryptocurrency case, weeks after brother sentenced
Ishan Wahi is the first insider to go down in a cryptocurrency trial, after making about $1.5 milli…
Ryan Hogg
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Criminal cryptocurrency 'whales' amassed $25 billion worth of assets in 2021
Chainalysis identified the darknet market as the most common source, followed by funds netted throu…
Isabelle Lee
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UK law enforcement has reportedly seized $435 million worth of crypto in criminal investigations in the last 5 years
The London Metropolitan Police discovered most of the illicit bitcoin, seizing £294 million, or $39…
Natasha Dailey
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The same day SBF promised his hedge fund wasn't getting special treatment, FTX gave it an unlimited line of credit which other customers didn't get
FTX cofounder Gary Wang testified Friday that Sam Bankman-Fried knew Alameda's line of credit on th…
Katie Balevic
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Binance CEO pleads guilty, steps down and agrees to pay $4.3 bn in fines
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao (also known as CZ) on Wednesday announced that he will step down as …
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The stunning growth of cryptocurrency markets in 2021 also came with an 80% rise in crypto crimes, new analysis shows
In 2021, crypto-based crimes hit a new all-time high with illicit addresses receiving $14 billion, …
Isabelle Lee
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Finland is looking to hire a broker to sell 1,981 bitcoins seized in drug bust
The bitcoins, worth around $79 million at time of publication, are currently with Finnish Customs a…
Isabelle Lee
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Online financial crimes on the rise – How to secure your digital world
Online monetary transactions are on the rise every year and as we spend more and more time in the v…
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Chinese crypto addresses have sent over $2 billion to scammers in the last 2 years, report says
Transactions, however, have since fallen due to the absence of large-scale Ponzi schemes like the P…
Isabelle Lee
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Western governments need to stop dismissing the crypto revolution as speculative and criminal, Mohamed El-Erian says
Famous economist Mohamed El-Erian said western countries risk losing out to China if they don't sta…