Crypto crime

Highlights: US prosecutors want the court to ignore a DeFi Education Fund filing in the Ethereum exploit case. A jury deadlock led to a mistrial, while the government is pushing for a retrial in 2026. The DeFi Education Fund remains […]

Highlights: France has reported three violent attacks on crypto professionals this year, raising concerns. The Interior Ministry introduced new protection plans for executives and their families. Crypto professionals now get emergency access and law enforcement briefings. After a sharp rise […]

Highlights: The U.S., Germany, and Finland seized Garantex’s servers and domains over money laundering and sanctions violations. Two administrators face charges for laundering money and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Authorities froze $26 million in assets linked to Garantex’s illicit […]

Highlights: A former Russian Chief Investigator received a 16-year sentence for accepting a $65 million Bitcoin bribe. His accused bribe amount is five times larger than Russia’s previous record. The case underscores the rising connections between cybercrime and corruption in […]

An employee of Woori Bank, disclosed as Mr. A, embezzled $7.5 million (10 billion won) from the bank’s funds to invest in crypto. He started stealing money beginning this year until he previously confessed to the police on June 10th, […]