Korbit hit with $1.9 million AML fine amid talks to sell stake to Mirae Asset
Korbit, the South Korean crypto exchange in talks to be bought by Mirae Asset, was fined 2.73 billion won ($1.9 million) by the country’s regulator...
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$3.9 million drained from Unleash Protocol in governance exploit and routed through Tornado Cash
Unleash Protocol, an intellectual property finance platform built on the Story ecosystem, lost about $3.9 million in a security breach, according to blockchain security firm...
Europol, Switzerland, Germany Authorities Seize $1.51B Bitcoin Laundering Service Cryptomixer
Cryptomixer, a cryptocurrency-mixing service allegedly used by cybercriminals to launder illicit bitcoin BTC$84,077.78, has been dismantled in a coordinated law-enforcement operation in Zurich, European Union...
Spain’s Civil Guard Arrests Leader of 260M Euro Crypto-Linked Alleged Ponzi Scheme
Spanish authorities said they arrested a man accused of leading a 260 million-euro ($300 million) alleged international investment scam that promised returns on everything from...
H.K. Charges 16 in Alleged $205M JPEX Crypto Fraud as Interpol Hunts 3 More Suspects
Hong Kong authorities charged 16 people, including former lawyer and social media influencer Joseph Lam, in connection with the JPEX cryptocurrency scandal that allegedly defrauded...