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Chainalysis Says BitForex Trading Volumes Could Be Fake

The BitForex exchange could be faking its bitcoin trading volume, according to a report by Philip Gradwell, chief economist at Chainalysis.

Di Danny Nelson15 nov 2019

The Lviv branch of Ukrainian Railways has been caught red-handed diverting company electricity to mine bitcoin.

Di Daniel Palmer15 nov 2019

The brother of OneCoin's infamous "Cryptoqueen," Konstantin Ignatov has reached a plea deal with U.S. authorities.

Christoper Wray said crypto is becoming a "bigger and bigger" issue for the agency in a Senate hearing with Mitt Romney.

Brian Haney, a former narcotics trafficker, pled guilty to charges that he laundered $19 million in bitcoin on Silk Road.

Di Danny Nelson8 nov 2019

Russian regulators will begin developing proposals for legislation allowing confiscation of crypto assets seized in crime investigations.

North Korea set up a Hong Kong blockchain firm in a bid to to launder stolen cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions, the UN has reportedly said.

A U.S. court fined the team and firms behind ATM Coin for fraud and misappropriation of client funds in a case brought by the CFTC.

Gregg Bennett had never heard of SIM swapping before. Then, one night in April, he learned in the worst way one can.

Di Danny Nelson4 nov 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $9.5 million settlement stemming from the Veritaseum initial coin offering.

Di David Pan1 nov 2019