OFAC has sanctioned agents involved in facilitating North Korea’s illicit activities. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and one entity…
November 2024 weekly crypto trade volumes in Europe hit €12B, driven by Bitcoin’s $100K milestone as well as surging institutional demand. In 2024, euro-backed stablecoins emerged as a critical driver…
Over $185,000 in cryptocurrency was sent by Chhipa to ISIS, which he smuggled into Syria through Turkey. Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, from Springfield, Virginia, was convicted on December 13, 2024,…
The Bitcoin market pullback has deepened, with the asset extending losses over the weekend and into this week. BTC prices are currently down 12% from their all-time high of just…
U.S. authorities have charged a dual Russian-Israeli national for his role in the LockBit ransomware group, seeking extradition after his arrest in Israel for developing ransomware tools and conducting global…
The gaming project is disputing the SEC’s claims and is calling for clearer regulations in the NFT sector. CyberKongz, a gaming-based NFT project, announced on December 16 that it has…
Cyber threats that could surge in 2025 include quantum and AI attacks, CeFi targeting, and pig butchering scams, which accounted for $3.6 billion in losses this year alone. As 2024…
Cango plans to further expand its operations with an additional 18 EH/s from Golden TechGen in a deal valued at $144 million. Shanghai-based car dealership Cango Inc. has pivoted to…
Investigators uncovered an organized network where foreigners collaborated with Nigerian recruits to carry out romance and investment scams. Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on December 10 arrested 792…
Mathematician Grigori Perelman cracked a century-old conundrum, turned down the $1,000,000 reward, then barricaded himself inside his apartment. Way back in 1904, French mathematician Henri Poincaré posed a problem –…
