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Cryptocurrency Crime

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Saif Faiq Pleads Guilty in Bitcoin-Linked Kidnapping Plot

The plea signals prosecutors view crypto theft as a driver of violent extortion with upcoming sentences set to shape enforcement

South Korea Charges Five Over CATFI DEX Rug Pull

Brazil Seizes About 1,400 Bitcoin Mining Rigs in São Paulo Raid

Tether, Tron and TRM Labs’ Crime Unit Says It Has Frozen $450 Million in Illicit Crypto

Elliptic Raises $120 Million Series D to Scale AI Crypto Compliance

New Report Finds North Korea Drove 60% of 2025 Crypto Theft, Taking About $2 Billion

FBI Director Kash Patel Says AI Now Central to Bureau Operations

ED Arrests 'Sriki' and Two Others in Crypto Laundering Case

NSW Police Seize 52.3 Bitcoin in Darknet Probe, Charge Two

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Seeks Donations After $2 Million Legal Debt

France Charges 88 in Nationwide Crackdown on Violent Crypto ‘Wrench Attacks’

Evan Tangeman Sentenced to 70 Months for Laundering Stolen Crypto in RICO Case

Evan Tangeman Sentenced to 70 Months in $263 Million Crypto Theft Case

France Consolidates Crypto-Linked Kidnapping Probes as Cases Reach 135 Since 2023

GIGN Rescues Mother and 11-Year-Old in Crypto Ransom Kidnapping Near Paris

DOJ Says Supreme Court Ruling Doesn’t Apply in Tornado Cash Developer Case

Circle Faces Scrutiny Over USDC Freezes After Drift Hack And $420M Report

Ireland Seizes 500 BTC From Dormant Wallet in Europol-Assisted Breakthrough

South Korea Arrests Two Over Missing Police Bitcoin as Tax Agency Leak Leads to Token Return

EU Proposes Blanket Ban on Crypto Transactions With Russia-Based Providers