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SpankChain reported Thursday night that a hacker who stole 165 ETH from its payment platform had returned the funds.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 12, 2018

Markets

The losses related to crypto hacks continue to rise sharply, with nearly $1 billion stolen in the first nine months of 2018, research suggests.

By Yogita KhatriOct 11, 2018

Markets

Russian intelligence agents allegedly used cryptocurrencies to help fund an "influence and disinformation" effort, the U.S. government said Thursday.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 4, 2018

Markets

U.S. immigration official Matthew Allen said his division can find criminals using cryptocurrencies when they convert from fiat.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 4, 2018

Markets

A French security official was arrested last week on charges of selling state secrets and accepting bitcoin in return, local media sources say.

By Nikhilesh DeOct 2, 2018

Markets

ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees condemned a Wall Street Journal investigation claiming the exchange laundered money as being "inaccurate."

By Nikhilesh DeOct 1, 2018

Markets

The CFTC has filed charges against two individuals for allegedly impersonating the regulator in an effort to defraud bitcoin investors.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 28, 2018

Markets

The Wall Street Journal claimed Friday that 46 crypto exchanges were used to launder nearly $90 million – with $9 million going through ShapeShift.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 28, 2018

Markets

The SEC and CFTC are suing bitcoin derivatives trader 1pool and CEO Patrick Brunner for violating federal law with a security swap scheme.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 27, 2018

Markets

A U.S. judge has sided with the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission in a fraud lawsuit, ruling cryptocurrencies are commodities.

By Wolfie ZhaoSep 27, 2018