December 21, 2020 Bitgrail’s founder contributed to $150M loss, Italian authorities allege Bitgrail’s founder Francesco Firano is accused of fraud related to the massive hack back in 2018.…
December 11, 2020 Architect of DoJ’s crypto framework will no longer be leading their policy-making Major figure in Justice Department's cyber work is out from the policy office, but no word on where she's heading next.…
November 21, 2020 The long arm of justice: How far can the DoJ really go in prosecuting foreign actors? DoJ is now determined to hold the crypto industry to cross-border enforcement standards that have long applied to other sectors of finance.…
October 16, 2020 OKEx founder reportedly under investigation as exchange suspends withdrawals OKEx founder Star Xu was reportedly questioned by police a week ago. The founder of major global cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has been reportedly questioned by authorities previous to OKEx suspending cryptocurrency withdrawals.OKEx…
October 9, 2020 Law Decoded: Police and thieves on their screens, Oct 2–9 The Department of Justice made headlines in crypto and elsewhere, leading a week of law enforcement locking down around the world.…
September 22, 2020 Crooked police chief sentenced to 8 years for dark web shenanigans The charges are reminiscent of events that took place during the "Silk Road" saga. Former police chief Yuri Zaitsev was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for acting as a bounty hunter for a dark web marketplace.…
September 22, 2020 Indian police begin probe into alleged $270K cryptocurrency exchange scam Another cryptocurrency scam in India has reportedly duped investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The operator of Delhi-based cryptocurrency platform Pluto Exchange is accused of duping 43 investors of more than $272,000.A…
September 22, 2020 Indian police begin probe into alleged $270K cryptocurrency exchange scam Another cryptocurrency scam in India has reportedly duped investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The operator of Delhi-based cryptocurrency platform Pluto Exchange is accused of duping 43 investors of more than $272,000.A…
September 18, 2020 Police summon Bithumb chairman for questioning over alleged fraud Police raids on the Bithumb offices are apparently not just FUD as more investigation reports come in.…
September 8, 2020 South Korean police reportedly raid Bithumb for second time Bithumb has remained quiet despite the second police raid in the course of a week. Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, is reportedly facing more police raids in Seoul.The…
September 2, 2020 Seoul police reportedly investigating South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Bithumb Another exchange in South Korea comes under the police spotlight. Seoul police have reportedly raided Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea.According…
August 13, 2020 US DoJ Seizes Millions in Crypto Funds From Al-Qaeda and ISIS Networks Justice Department announces the largest ever seizure of terrorist-bound crypto assets today in Washington, DC. Per an Aug.…
