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Employees of South Korean Crypto Exchange Coinone Arrested: Report

They allegedly took money in return for listing certain tokens on the exchange.

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$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain

DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now hackers are preying on NFT projects, a blockchain intelligence firm says.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

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Bulgarian Woman Charged in $4B Crypto Fraud Case, Extradited to U.S.

Irina Dilkinska co-founded an alleged Pyramid scheme called OneCoin.

OneCoin logo on the door of their office in Sofia, Bulgaria (Wikimedia)

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Germany and U.S. Seize Over $46M Crypto Tied to ChipMixer Investigation

National authorities took down the platform's infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data.

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SEC Accuses Utah-Based Green United of Running $18M Crypto Mining Scam

Green United allegedly sold investors crypto mining equipment that didn’t mine what the company claimed it mined.

Celsius and Core Scientific hope to raise millions via mining rig vouchers (alvarez/Getty Images)

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SEC Files Emergency Action Against BKCoin for Running $100M ‘Ponzi-Like’ Scheme

BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang is accused of misappropriating client funds to bankroll vacations, purchase tickets to sporting events and pay rent on his New York City apartment.

Kevin Kang, cofundador de BKCoin. (BKCoin)

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Crypto Scam in Egypt Defrauds Thousands of Investors of $620K: Report

Authorities have arrested 29 people, including 13 foreign citizens, in connection with the fraudulent network known as "HoggPool."

Cairo, Egypt (shady shaker/Pixabay)

Tech

Crypto Con Artists Leave Trail of ‘Rip Deal’ Victims From Amsterdam to Rome

They invite you to a restaurant to ink an investment in your project, and then they vanish – with the contents of your crypto wallet. Scams have popped up over the last few years targeting crypto companies. European authorities are investigating.

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Markets

Crypto Theft Rose in 2022 as Scams, Ransomware Bounty Fell: Chainalysis

2022 became a year of crypto thefts, but illicit transactions still account only for a meager share of all crypto activity, Chainalysis says.

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Norwegian Authorities Seize $5.9M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack

The economic crime unit said it is the biggest crypto seizure ever made by Norwegian police.

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