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Chinese crypto addresses have sent over $2 billion to scammers in the last 2 years, report says
Transactions, however, have since fallen due to the absence of large-scale Ponzi schemes like the P…
Isabelle Lee
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India now ranks second on the global crypto adoption index, according to new research from Chainalysis
The CSAO market is the fourth largest cryptocurrency market the company studies, and it pegged t…
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Crypto is funding businesses in China that fuel the fentanyl trade, Senator Elizabeth Warren says
Crypto could be used for payment in $540 billion worth of fentanyl supply from China, according to …
Jennifer Sor
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China is years ahead of other major countries in the development of its digital yuan, giving Beijing the chance to expand its influence: Chainalysis
China is several years ahead of other major economies in its efforts to develop a central bank digi…
Camomile Shumba
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Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge halted after a massive $600 million hack
Approximately $625 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from Ronin, the blockchain platform t…
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Hackers tied to North Korea stole $630 million in crypto last year in their biggest haul ever, UN reportedly finds
"It isn't a stretch to say that cryptocurrency hacking is a sizable chunk of the nation's economy,"…
George Glover
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Crypto hackers made off with an unprecedented $3.8 billion in 2022, led by North Korean-linked groups breaking their own theft records
Chainalysis said Lazarus Group, a North Korea-based cybercrime syndicate, was among the most prolif…
Carla Mozée
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Binance processed nearly $350 million in bitcoin for Russian 'money laundering engine' Bitzlato, report says
Binance reportedly processed $346 million bitcoin for Bitzlato, the shuttered crypto exchange US au…
Jennifer Sor
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FBI says North Korea-backed hackers stole $100 million from crypto firm Harmony's Horizon Bridge
US prosecutors confirmed that Lazarus Group and APT38 were behind a June hack on crypto firm Harmon…
Ryan Hogg
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Binance named as the top handler of bitcoin from crypto exchange charged in $700 million drug-dealer darkweb bust
Binance was the top receiver of bitcoin from Bitzlato, a crypto exchange shut down by the DOJ and a…
George Glover
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What is wash trading, the fraudulent practice that some experts say accounts for 70% of transactions on crypto exchanges?
Wash trading can artificially boost prices, give the illusion of liquidity, and generate interest f…
Jennifer Sor
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Russia's new crypto law is less than a week away — Here’s what we know so far
By the end of the week, Russia is expected to roll out new laws to govern cryptocurrencies in the c…
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Binance admits its stablecoin sometimes lost the full backing it needed to keep its price fixed at $1
The crypto exchange hadn't always maintained the necessary dollar reserves to keep its BUSD-linked …
George Glover
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India will launch a digital rupee in the next year and plans a 30% tax on crypto-related income, according to the finance minister
India's finance minister announced the creation of a digital rupee and a new crypto tax plan as the…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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The FTX implosion wasn't crypto's darkest hour of the year – these 2 crises were even more disastrous for digital assets
The Terra Luna crash and the collapse of Celsius and Three Arrows Capital caused even more damage t…
George Glover
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Revenue from crypto scams spike 81% to a near-record $7.7 billion in 2021, says Chainalysis
The surge was paced by a type of scam called "rug pulls," which is when developers unexpectedly aba…
Carla Mozée
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Binance has frozen withdrawals of a crypto linked to its own token that looks like it's been hacked, CEO 'CZ' says
Binance will freeze withdrawals of Ankr's token and explore whether it's been targeted by hackers, …
George Glover
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Some of the biggest cryptocurrency HODLers are also crypto criminals, finds Chainalysis report
More than 4,000 of the biggest cryptocurrency accounts have gotten their tokens through illicit mea…
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Retail buyers made up 80% of NFT transactions as sales and volumes have boomed this year: Chainalysis
The boom in non-fungible tokens has spread around the world this year, driven largely by retail inv…
Camomile Shumba
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Binance is launching a training program for law enforcement to catch crypto criminals around the world
The world's largest crypto trading platform said its investigations team has responded to more than…