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As cryptocurrency adoption grows, crime news follows the latest investigations into fraud, hacks, and illicit transactions. From ransomware attacks to insider trading, digital assets are frequently exploited for financial crimes. Regulators and blockchain analysts continue working on solutions to track and prevent illegal activities while maintaining privacy in decentralized finance.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis accuses Democrats of blocking tougher crypto penalties and custody rules under the CLARITY Act after its failed Senate vote.
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Drift exploiter-linked wallets reportedly send $109 million in ETH to Tornado Cash over two days, while $138 million remains in tracked wallets after the hack.
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ZachXBT links over 87% of FreedomXMR inflows on Hyperliquid to illicit activity, tracing more than $20 million to hacks and ransomware payments.
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Qubic has halted its layer-1 blockchain after an attacker exploited a wallet security flaw to steal approximately 2.94 trillion QU tokens worth $1.4 million from more than 1,400 accounts. According to an Oct. 18 statement from the Qubic core team,…
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Global Ledger has identified $187.75 billion in high risk exposure across 99 crypto exchanges, with 10 platforms accounting for 90.9% of flagged inflows between 2021 and 2025. Global Ledger, a blockchain analytics company, examined $36.28 trillion in deposits and withdrawals…
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Seven people, including three members of the Canadian Armed Forces, have been arrested in a Toronto kidnapping investigation involving an attempt to steal cryptocurrency, with police filing 82 criminal charges. According to a CTV News report citing Toronto police, the…
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Coinbase has joined a four-day operation with U.S. and UK law enforcement to disrupt West African scam networks by tracing illicit funds, supporting asset freezes and sharing intelligence. Coinbase said in an Oct. 13 post that its Global Intelligence team…
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A cryptocurrency trader in the UK has reported losing approximately $800,000 in a home invasion after three knife-wielding intruders allegedly restrained him and forced him to surrender funds from his crypto wallets. In an October 13 post on X, the…
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Three armed men have forced a Chinese expatriate with Turkish citizenship to transfer approximately $820,000 in cryptocurrency during a robbery at his luxury home near Pattaya, Thailand, prompting a police investigation into the suspects and the movement of the stolen…
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ACAMS and Chainalysis have expanded their crypto financial crime training program after Chainalysis estimated that scams and fraud stole $17 billion in cryptocurrency during 2025. ACAMS said in its Oct. 8 announcement that its redesigned Certified Cryptoasset AFC Specialist certification…
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Four masked men have held a family of four captive for more than three hours at their home in northern France and forced the father, an IT worker in the crypto sector, to transfer €40,000 in digital assets. According to…
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TRM Labs doubled its valuation to $2 billion through follow-on funding as the blockchain intelligence firm prepares an AI crime platform.
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Polish prosecutors have charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of missing BitBay founder Sylwester Suszek, with two offenses as the Zondacrypto investigation expands beyond 3,600 customer complaints. Zondacrypto suspect faces two charges According to a report published Monday, Roman…
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A couple in the southern French city of Alès have been tied up and threatened for more than two hours by two armed intruders who demanded cryptocurrency transactions before fleeing as police arrived. According to local media reports, the attack…
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A French couple has been kidnapped from their home in Rion-des-Landes in an alleged crypto extortion attack that left the man injured and led to two arrests. Actu Landes reported on Aug. 20 that several people entered the couple’s home…
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Edward Zimbardi faces 25 U.S. fraud and money laundering charges after Fiji deported him over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
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