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Report: DOJ and FBI Investigating Terraform Labs in Connection to Algorithmic Stablecoin Collapse

[Mar 14, 2023 8:00 AM] The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly investigating the collapse of the algorithmic stablecoin terra usd (UST) and the firm Terraform Labs. Unnamed sources say that former staff members from…

FBI Warns About Cryptocurrency Theft Scams Using Play-to-Earn Games

[Mar 13, 2023 2:30 AM] The FBI has issued a public service announcement (PSA) warning on the utilization of play-to-earn games as part of a scheme to defraud users of funds stored in the form of cryptocurrency. Criminals are introducing victims to this kind of game and…

Norwegian Authorities Seize Crypto Worth $6M From Axie Infinity Heist With FBI’s Help

[Feb 18, 2023 12:30 AM] Norwegian authorities, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), have allegedly seized about $6 million that was stolen in last year’s Axie Infinity heist. “It is the…

FBI seizes $100K in NFTs from scammer following ZachXBT investigation

[Feb 3, 2023 8:31 PM] The seized property included a Bored Ape Yacht Club and Doodles NFT, 85.6 Ether and a flashy Audemars Piguet watch which ultimately helped ZachXBT identify the alleged scammer.

Hive Ransomware Network Dismantled by American, European Law Enforcement

[Jan 27, 2023 3:30 PM] Law enforcement authorities from over a dozen countries in Europe and North America have taken part in disrupting the activities of the Hive ransomware group, the U.S. Justice Department and Europol announced. Hive is believed to have targeted…

North Korea's Lazarus Group masterminded $100M Harmony hack: FBI confirms

[Jan 23, 2023 7:27 PM] The FBI also confirmed earlier reports this month by figures such as ZachXBT that the hackers had started moving a large chunk of the funds around via privacy protocols.

FBI Seizes Bitcoin From Overseas Scammers Who Posed as US Law Enforcement Officials

[Jan 22, 2023 8:30 PM] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has seized bitcoin worth millions of dollars from overseas scammers targeting the elderly. The scammers posed as members of U.S. law enforcement agencies and tricked the victims into transferring…

Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Bitcoin ‘Seized’ by US Government

[Jan 8, 2023 9:30 PM] An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to stealing over 712 bitcoin that was “seized” by the U.S. government in another criminal case. He has agreed to forfeit some bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin as part of his plea. “Due to the increase…

Mango Markets exploiter arrested on fraud charges — Maybe it WAS illegal

[Dec 27, 2022 6:59 PM] The Mango Markets exploiter previously called his attack on the crypto exchange “legal open market actions.”

Sam Bankman-Fried found 'chilling' in JFK airport lounge on $250M bail bond

[Dec 24, 2022 11:05 PM] Based on the pictures, crypto community members confirmed that SBF’s location was the Greenwich (Business Class) lounge in American Airlines’ Terminal 8.

Caroline Ellison’s Testimony Claims FTX Boss SBF Directed Her to Co-Mingle Customer Funds Since 2019

[Dec 23, 2022 4:30 PM] On Dec. 23, 2022, Matthew Russell Lee from the Inner City Press published the recently unsealed guilty plea transcript of Caroline Ellison, Alameda Research’s former CEO. In her statements, Ellison describes that she was the co-CEO and CEO of…

SEC Charges Against FTX, Alameda Execs Wang and Ellison Reveal Key Findings, US Regulator Says FTT Is a Security

[Dec 22, 2022 4:00 PM] On Dec. 21, 2022, members of U.S. law enforcement detailed that FTX co-founder Gary Wang and ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison have pleaded guilty to financial fraud charges. The recent charges against Wang and Ellison highlight some key…

FTX’s Gary Wang and Alameda’s Caroline Ellison Plead Guilty to Fraud, Duo Is ‘Cooperating’ With Feds

[Dec 21, 2022 9:04 PM] On Dec. 21, 2022, U.S. attorney Damian Williams announced that the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang. Williams declared that…

Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Reportedly Spotted at a Coffee Shop in Manhattan With FTX Dog ‘Gopher’

[Dec 4, 2022 5:00 PM] On Dec. 4, 2022, the Twitter account and citizen journalist called Autism Capital shared two pictures of a woman that closely resembles the Alameda Research CEO, Caroline Ellison. The pictures were taken at a coffee and sandwich shop in Manhattan…

Crypto Influencer Bitboy Flies to the Bahamas to Question Former FTX Exec Sam Bankman-Fried

[Nov 27, 2022 9:00 AM] It’s been 16 days since FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is allegedly still hunkering down at his seaside resort in the Bahamas. This weekend, the Youtuber known as…

Estonia, US Arrest 2 Suspects in $575 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme

[Nov 23, 2022 6:30 AM] Law enforcement officers from Estonia and the United States have arrested two men for allegedly committing a large-scale cryptocurrency fraud. The Estonian nationals, who ran a crypto mining service and a fake virtual currency bank, laundered their…

FBI Plans To Extradite FTX Bankman-Fried From Bahamas As Contagion Spills To Genesis?

[Nov 16, 2022 6:48 AM] As Daily Mail reports, FTX’s former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could be facing extradition. After more and more shocking details about FTX, Alameda and their leaders came to light in recent days, Bankman-Fried is facing extradition by the FBI…

US reportedly considering Bankman-Fried extradition for questioning

[Nov 16, 2022 6:43 AM] Authorities in both countries are reportedly in conversation about whether to bring the former FTX CEO back to the United States.