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Crypto Investment Scam Losses in U.S. Grew 53% to $3.94B in 2023: FBI
Overall, investment fraud grew by 38% to $4.57 billion from $3.31 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Report 2023, with crypto being the largest type of scam.
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FBI Charges 6 for Allegedly Running $30M Money Transmitting Business Using Crypto
The filing alleges that the accused knowingly conducted an illegal business by using the darknet to convert bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies into cash.
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as bitcoin hovers around $26,300 and XRP has lost nearly all its gains since the historic...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay

North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns
North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement that North Korea-based hackers Lazarus Group and APT38 may attempt to cash out stolen bitcoin (BTC) worth more th...
North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns

FBI tracks $40 million of North Korea-linked bitcoin. (David Trinks/Unsplash)
FBI Says North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M of Bitcoin
The FBI released six wallets linked to North Korean hackers Lazarus Group and APT38.
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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell. (Kraken)
Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Under Federal Investigation on Claims of Hacking, Cyberstalking Non-Profit
FBI agents searched Powell's Los Angeles home as it probes whether he interfered with computer accounts of Verge Center for the Arts. A lawyer for Powell said he's done "nothi...
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell. (Kraken)

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U.S. Prosecutors Drop Extortion Charges Against Early Adviser to Ethereum Network
Lawyers for Steven Nerayoff say that, on the day of his arrest, their client was put in a van by the FBI, given a list of names and told to start turning over evidence on a lo...
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North Korean Hackers Responsible For $100M Horizon Bridge Theft, FBI Says
North Korean Hackers Responsible For $100M Horizon Bridge Theft, FBI Says
A pair of North Korean hacker groups, Lazarus Group and APT38, were behind the June theft of $100 million in crypto assets from Horizon Bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investiga...
North Korean Hackers Responsible For $100M Horizon Bridge Theft, FBI Says

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FBI: North Korean Hackers Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Theft
Lazarus Group and APT38, both associated with North Korea, are responsible for the attack in June, the agency concluded.
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US Charges Crypto Exchange Bitzlato With Laundering $700M
Authorities have accused the little-known platform of laundering funds tied to illicit Russian finance and have arrested its founder.
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