US Cryptocurrency Investor Files $71.4 Million Lawsuit Against A Teenager Over Alleged SIM Swap
An 18-year old boy is accused of stealing $24 million in cryptocurrencies. An advisor in blockchain companies claims that the...
Crimes
Chainalysis’ Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs Cast Spotlight on North Korea and Iran
New York-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has launched a new initiative to shed more light on the scope of its...
“Your Expectations of Privacy Are Too High” (But They Shouldn’t Be)
Bitcoin mixing, the practice of scrambling one’s bitcoin with others in order to obscure the connection between an individual’s identity...
The Bitcoin Mixing Case at the Center of the Fight for Transaction Privacy
A court case is underway in the United States that could become a watermark decision for Bitcoin transaction privacy and...
Belarus Wants Authorization to Seize Crypto from Criminals
A state authority in Belarus wants to amend criminal procedure law to give authorities the right to confiscate crypto
Bitcoin Is the Technology of Dissent That Secures Individual Liberties
The U.K. hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s U.S. extradition on the week of February 24, 2020, presented a test...
Privacy Coins Are Used By Criminals And It’s A Good Thing, Says John McAfee
Famous American entrepreneur and cryptocurrency proponent, John McAfee, recently spoke of the implementation of privacy coins. He believes that criminals...
The Law Enforcement’s Guide to Policing Crypto Cybercrimes
As the tools used by crypto criminals are getting more sophisticated, government bodies are finding new ways to respond. Here...
US Authorities Charge Crypto ‘Trading Club’ Operators With Defrauding 150 Investors
Michael Ackerman and unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded investors of $33M in a crypto-trading scheme targeting doctors.
Making Regulatory Progress With Bitcoin ETFs and Pricing
Since 2013, one of the ongoing conversations between U.S. regulators and digital asset market participants has been the attempt to...
