The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Financial Crimes Investigation Unit has reportedly apprehended 14 individuals involved in a $12.8 million (16 billion won) crypto mining scam. The operation’s ringleader, a man in his 40s identified only by his surname Lee, went to extraordinary lengths, including undergoing plastic surgery, to avoid detection by law enforcement. Mastermind Had […]
Australians reportedly lost at least AUD 180 million (approximately $122 million) to cryptocurrency investment frauds over the past year. Victims under 50 now make up around 60% of scam reports, overtaking older Australians, who are typically considered more vulnerable to such projects. Crypto-Based Investment Scams in Australia The data, gathered by the Australian Cyber Security […]
In a concerning trend, TRM Labs found that illicit activity at crypto ATMs is significantly higher than in the broader crypto industry. This has prompted law enforcement and regulators across the world to leverage blockchain intelligence to investigate fraud and financial crime involving these machines. Increasing Illicit Activity at Crypto ATMs According to the latest […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has once again transferred a large amount of ETH, sparking fresh discussions within the crypto community. According to a report from Lookonchain, Buterin moved 800 ETH with an estimated value of $2.01 million to a multisig wallet. Shortly after, 190 ETH from this wallet was swapped for 477,000 USDC, a stablecoin […]
High centralization can lead to increased influence by a few entities, potentially undermining the decentralized ethos that crypto strives to uphold. However, centralization continues to be a major bone of contention in space. As such, popular project tokens – Polygon (MATIC) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) – have emerged as the leading examples of high concentration […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought charges against two brothers for running a $60 million Ponzi scheme. Notably, the complaint was filed on August 26 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta. SEC Freezes Assets in Scam According to the regulator’s filing, Jonathan Adam and […]
The Bitcoin hash price, a metric measuring miner revenue per terahash or computing power, has fallen to its lowest level ever. According to recent data, this is a sign of upcoming bullish momentum. A Quicktake by CryptoQuant analyst Woominkyu revealed that the current level of the bitcoin hash price indicates a good buying opportunity. A […]
Around 62,000 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, August 30. They have a notional value of around $3.65 billion. Today’s options expiry event is a large one due to it being the end of the month. However, spot markets are rarely rattled by these derivatives developments which serve more as an indication […]
Richard Teng has dismissed allegations made by Ray Youssef, founder of the peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) trading platform NoOnes, that the crypto exchange froze Palestinian assets on the exchange at the request of Israeli authorities. The controversy started following Youssef’s August 26 message on X, where he accused Binance of complying with directives to freeze accounts […]
Donald Trump has announced a new batch of NFT trading cards, continuing his bid to win crypto votes in the upcoming November elections. The Republican U.S. presidential nominee took to his Truth Social account to unveil the non-fungible token while posting a promotional video of himself saying people call him the “crypto president.” NFT Trading […]