Crypto Crime Hit Hard: $700 Million Frozen By DOJ Strike Force
A US law enforcement task force seized hundreds of fake investment websites and unsealed warrants against two suspects tied to a Burmese crypto scam compound. Related Reading: $467K In Crypto Seized As Spain Cracks Down On Illegal Piracy Platform US Reward For Scam Center Tips The US State Department is offering $10 million to anyone […]
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Iran had already begun collecting crypto payments from ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz when US authorities moved to cut off the money. Related Reading: Crypto Crime Hit Hard: $700 Million Frozen By DOJ Strike Force On Friday, the Treasury Department announced it had frozen over $340 million in cryptocurrency tied to Iranian military and […]
A crypto investor who paid just $500 got a seat at the table. That detail alone tells you something about the crowd gathering at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday. Related Reading: Crypto Crime Hit Hard: $700 Million Frozen By DOJ Strike Force A Token That Lost 93% Of Its Value Morten Christensen, who attended a similar event […]
US Federal authorities announced Thursday that more than $580 million in crypto tied to Chinese transnational criminal organizations has been seized or frozen as part of an aggressive crackdown on large-scale investment and confidence scams targeting Americans. The action was carried out by the D.C. Scam Center Strike Force, a joint initiative involving the US […]
Following an arrest warrant issued by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Joint Financial Securities Crime Investigation Team, authorities in that country moved on to freeze the assets of Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon. So far, crypto exchanges have frozen around $100 million from these platforms. Related Reading: Mayweather Continues To Fight Ethereum Max Lawsuit Following […]
More than $12 million in suspected criminal proceeds has been frozen after a joint US, UK and Canadian crackdown targeted crypto approval phishing scams that affected more than 20,000 people, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency. The operation also identified more than $45 million in cryptocurrency fraud tied to the same network of scams. […]