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Vanuatu Extradicts Six Chinese Suspects Allegedly Behind PlusToken Pyramid Scheme

Vanuatu, a nation located in the Pacific Island region, has extradited six Chinese suspects back to their home country. Specifically, the suspect was brought into custody during an operation to...

| Jul 12, 2019 03:31

Indian Authority Discovered Multi-million Dollar Crypto Scam

The Indian police force has reportedly uncovered a cryptocurrency scam, which caused million dollars worth of financial damage in the country, that is connected to a BitConnect promoter. Reported by...

| Jun 06, 2019 04:00

9 Hackers Who Stole $2.5 Million in Crypto Received 15-count Indictment, NY DoJ Declared

The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has recently accused a group of hackers called “The Community” of 15 criminal counts, regarding their act of stealing digital currency via SIM...

| May 13, 2019 04:45

Coinbase Technology Provider Denied Circling Customers Data for Financial Gain Accusations

Elliptic – the Blockchain assets analytics and security service provider that supplies most of Coinbase’ current technology – has recently denied claims accusing it of acquiring illegal...

| Mar 06, 2019 12:00

Cryptopia Hack Update: Only 10% of Assets Stolen, Back Online in March

Cryptopia says it looks set to go back online. The New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange, which suffered two rounds of hacks in the space of about two weeks back in late January, tweeted briefly...

| Mar 03, 2019 04:10

South Korea’s Coinbin Bankrupted by $26m Employee Embezzlement

Coinbin – the South Korea cryptocurrency exchange that took over earlier hacked exchange Youbit – has declared it is now bankrupt after admitting a senior executive had embezzled some 29.3...

| Feb 27, 2019 04:40

4 Arrested in India for 1 Billion Rupee Crypto Scam

Mumbai police have nabbed four men in India in connection with a cryptocurrency scam that caused several victims in Mumbai, Surat, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to lose 1 billion rupees ($14 million)...

| Feb 21, 2019 04:25

Most of $11.4 Million Stolen in IOTA Heist Recovered

Dominik Schiener, IOTA Foundation co-founder and co-chairman of its board, has told media that majority of the $11.4 million stolen in IOTA tokens has been found. Speaking to Reuters, he said that...

| Feb 11, 2019 04:08

Should Bitcoin be Blamed for Every Crypto-involved Criminal Acts?

Blockchain technology reputation has been tainted by criminals taking advantage of the cryptocurrency platform to perform illegal acts. However, cryptocurrency, or Bitcoin, in particular, is not to...

| Feb 04, 2019 04:00

Police Nab 15 Suspects in Taiwan for NT$250m in Token Fraud

Police in Taiwan have arrested 15 suspects in New Taipei over running a cryptocurrency scam which caused more than 30 people to lose a total of almost NT$250 million (US$8.1 million). Taiwanese media...

| Jan 31, 2019 04:01