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Another Crypto 'Fraudster' Arrested in Montenegro, Where Do Kwon Awaits Extradition: Reports

[Aug 21 7:10 AM] Polish national Roman Ziemian, the co-founder of digital currency trading platform FutureNet who allegedly defrauded users out of around $21 million has been detained in Montenegro, according to multiple reports citing an announcement from the…

Interpol Issues Red Notice for ‘Coin Young Master’ Who Threw Cash From Rooftop

[Jul 30 1:30 AM] Interpol is aiding Hong Kong officials in locating Wong Ching-kit, a cryptocurrency promoter known as “Coin Young Master,” notorious for his 2018 stunt of tossing HK$6,000 from a rooftop. Wong faces charges of fraud and theft, including…

Interpol Disrupts Scam Networks: 6,745 Bank Accounts Frozen, $2M Crypto Seized, 3,950 Arrested

[Jun 27 8:10 PM] Interpol’s Operation First Light, a global initiative involving 61 countries, has disrupted online scam networks by freezing 6,745 bank accounts and seizing assets worth $257 million, including $2 million in cryptocurrency. The operation…

Zimbabwean Millionaire Crypto Couple Rescued After Kidnapping by Individuals Posing as Interpol Officers

[May 22 6:54 AM] A Zimbabwean millionaire couple, based in South Africa, has been kidnapped by a gang seeking to profit from their cryptocurrency valued at $13.9 million. The couple, Professor Sheperd Sikhosana and his wife, Sekayi Adelpha Sikhosana, were kidnapped…

Interpol Publishes Report on Crime in the Metaverse

[Jan 29 2:30 AM] The International Criminal Police Organization, known as Interpol, has issued a report that examines the metaverse from a law enforcement perspective. The report considers illegality in the metaverse, including metacrime, metaverse forensics…

Five US enforcement agencies form new digital currency anti-crime task force

[Jun 20, 2023 3:18 PM] The agencies have worked together for years, but now their joint efforts are official as they plan to ramp up activity.

Binance's BNB, Bitcoin Tumble After Crypto Twitter Personality Cobie's Wild Guess

[Apr 3, 2023 2:51 PM] Binance and its CEO last week were sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over “willful evasion” of U.S. laws.

Briton Wanted by US for Advising North Korea on Crypto Arrested in Russia

[Feb 23, 2023 1:30 AM] A British national wanted with a red notice from Interpol for consulting North Korea on cryptocurrencies has been detained in Moscow. U.S. authorities allege that the man helped the regime in Pyongyang to bypass sanctions using digital assets. U.K…

Brit who consulted North Korea on crypto reportedly detained in Moscow

[Feb 21, 2023 4:30 AM] Earlier, Christopher Emms was released by Saudi authorities due to the lack of evidence against him.

Regulation comes for crypto staking: Law Decoded, Feb. 6–13

[Feb 13, 2023 3:15 PM] Even the SEC Commissioner has publicly rebuked her agency over the shutdown of Kraken’s crypto staking program.

Russia Releases Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko After Questioning

[Feb 12, 2023 1:00 PM] Russian authorities have released the recently arrested co-founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato, said to have processed illicit funds worth millions of U.S. dollars. Anton Shkurenko, who was questioned in Moscow, denies the French charges against…

Bitzlato co-founder released from brief arrest and questioning: Report

[Feb 10, 2023 2:18 AM] The co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was briefly detained for questioning in Moscow at the request of Interpol, after which he was released.

Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko Arrested in Russia, Report

[Feb 9, 2023 3:30 AM] Russian authorities have reportedly arrested the second co-founder of seized cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato. The man, who recently promised to restore the platform’s operations from Russia, was detained at the request of Interpol and may…

South Korean officials traveled to Serbia to find Do Kwon

[Feb 8, 2023 12:01 AM] South Korean authorities have previously requested cooperation from the Serbian government to bring Kwon back.

Interpol wants to police metaverse crimes, reveals secretary general

[Feb 6, 2023 2:40 AM] According to Stock, criminals have started targeting users on platforms similar to the metaverse, adding that “we need to sufficiently respond to that.”

Interpol Is Figuring Out How the Metaverse Will Be Policed

[Feb 5, 2023 11:00 PM] The International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, is working on how to police the metaverse, a digital world that is projected as an alternative to the real world. Interpol secretary general Jurgen Stock believes the organization must be…

Another Member of Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE

[Dec 11, 2022 4:30 AM] Law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a top Finiko representative, sought for his role in the crypto Ponzi scheme which defrauded thousands of investors around the world. This is the second arrest in the Gulf state…

Co-Founder of Russia’s Largest Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE

[Nov 18, 2022 6:30 AM] One of the founders of Russia’s most notorious Ponzi scheme in recent times, Finiko, is in detention in the United Arab Emirates, according to a Russian media report. The close associate of the crypto pyramid’s mastermind left the Russian…