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US Authorities Arrest Alleged SIM Swappers After Crypto Thefts

The FBI has arrested two individuals on charges of stealing and attempting to steal $550,000 in cryptocurrency by SIM swapping 10 victims.

By Nikhilesh DeNov 14, 2019

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

By William FoxleyNov 14, 2019

A man faces charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the CFTC over claims he took money for bulk bitcoin orders that were never delivered.

U.S. law enforcement has charged an early supporter of the ethereum project and former advisor to Overstock’s tZero with extortion.

By William FoxleySep 18, 2019

U.S. prosecutors have charged the head of a bitcoin escrow company with defrauding investors for $7 million.

By Daniel KuhnJul 25, 2019

The FBI published a questionnaire for potential victims of QuadrigaCX on Monday.

By Nikhilesh DeJun 4, 2019

The U.S. DOJ is reportedly probing Tether and Bitfinex over whether they artificially boosted bitcoin's price using the USDT stablecoin.

By Nikhilesh DeNov 20, 2018

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

Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 13, 2018

U.S. regulators don't aim to suppress innovation in the blockchain industry, representatives said during a panel at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.

By Nikhilesh DeMay 15, 2018

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