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An In-Depth Look at the Couple Accused of Laundering 94,636 Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested two individuals that are accused of an “alleged conspiracy to launder” 9...
N Korea Says It Doesn’t Hack Crypto, Calls the US the World’s ‘King of Hacking & Theft’
Days after the United Nations claimed that North Korea had plundered crypto exchanges last year in hacks on targets based in multi...
Bitfinex hack recovery spurs crypto community responses
As the Bitfinex hack recovery ensued, crypto figures across social media shared their thoughts, raised questions, and expressed di...
Bitfinex Hack: Meet the Self-Proclaimed 'Serial Entrepreneur' Couple Charged Over Laundering Bitcoin
At first, a self-proclaimed "serial entrepreneur" couple has been granted bail by a US judge for an alleged conspiracy to launder...
US Justice Dept Seizes $3.6Bn Worth Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Hack
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced today that they had seized $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen in the hack of Bitfin...
Meet the ‘comedic rapper’ charged over Bitfinex hack laundering
Heather Morgan, who goes by the rap name “Razzlekhan,” is a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur and prolific writer — and she’s be...
US Seizes 94,636 Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack in ‘Largest Crypto Seizure to Date’ — 2 People Arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the seizure of 94,636 bitcoins directly linked to the 2016 hack of the cryptocu...
DOJ Recovers $3.6 Billion In Bitcoin Stolen In Bitfinex Hack
Law enforcement has seized over $3.6 billion in bitcoin of the total $4.5 billion drained in the 2016 Bitfinex hack.The U.S. Depar...
DoJ seizes $3.6B in crypto and arrests two in connection with 2016 Bitfinex hack
"The department once again showed how it can and will follow the money," said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.
Metaverse Regulation, Alchemy Raises USD 200M, Stablecoin Hack + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of...
DOJ Seizes $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack, Arrests Couple
Two people in Manhattan have been arrested for allegedly attempting to launder cryptocurrency tied to the infamous 2016 Bitfinex h...
US Arrests Two Suspects in Bitfinex Bitcoin Hack, Seizes USD 3.6B in BTC; LEO Skyrockets
Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder bitcoin (BTC) that was stolen during...
Polygon Protocol QiDAO Exploited, At Least $13M in Crypto Stolen
QiDAO, the native stablecoin protocol on Polygon blockchain, has become the latest target of hackers as its Superfluid vesting con...
US Senator: China’s Digital Currency Could Subvert US Sanctions, Enhance Surveillance Capabilities
A U.S. senator has warned about China’s central bank digital currency. “Analysts have raised the eCNY’s potential to subvert U.S....
Latest DeFi bridge exploit results in $4.4M losses for Meter
Another token bridge suffered a malicious attack where tokens were minted by a hacker through a smart contract exploit.