TRM Labs estimates that illicit crypto volume surged to an all-time high of $158 billion in 2025, representing just 1.2% of total crypto volumes.
A man was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for his role in laundering almost $37 million in illicit digital-asset proceeds.
The U.S. Treasury tied Wedding’s network to a web of sanctioned crypto wallets across five blockchains, pointing to a laundering operation.
South Korean prosecutors are investigating the disappearance of a significant amount of seized bitcoin, citing a possible custody lapse, local media reported.
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After nearly a year in federal custody, Caroline Ellison — the former co-CEO of Alameda Research — is scheduled to be released on Wednesday.
The Solana Policy Institute pressed for stronger legal protections for software developers following the guilty verdict against Roman Storm.
South Korean authorities allege three individuals laundered $101.7 million in crypto through illegal foreign exchange transactions.
U.S. prosecutors did not liquidate digital assets forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers, according to the White House's top crypto advisor.
Chainalysis said Iran’s crypto ecosystem topped $7.78 billion in 2025 as IRGC-linked activity grew and BTC withdrawals surged during unrest.
Federal prosecutors said Brian Garry Sewell defrauded investors of nearly $3 million and ran an unlicensed cash-to-crypto business that moved more than $5 million.
Brian Garry Sewell sentenced to three years for defrauding investors of $2.9 million and laundering $5.4 million.
NFT Paris was supposed to be the kind of week people plan their year around. You book the ticket, you text the group chat, you lock in the flights before prices jump, you tell yourself the hotel bill is “work”, you start quietly hoping the market gives you a reason to feel optimistic again. Then, […]
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A tax employee in Bobigny used internal software to compile dossiers on cryptocurrency specialists, billionaire Vincent Bolloré, prison guards, and a judge. She passed the information to criminals who paid €800 to attack a prison officer at home in Montreuil. Her appeal was rejected Jan. 6, as reported by local media. The case matters less […]
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Thirty Democrats are rallying behind a bill that would block elected officials from waging politically related bets on prediction markets.
The era of the hooded hacker hoarding Bitcoin in a dark web wallet is over. In 2025, the center of gravity in the illicit cryptocurrency economy shifted decisively away from the volatility of the original cryptocurrency and toward a dense, dollar-linked shadow system. According to new Chainalysis data shared with CryptoSlate, stablecoins accounted for 84% […]
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Chainalysis reported crypto crime hit $154 billion in 2025, driven by state-linked hacking, sanctions evasion and stablecoin-based laundering.
Ledger customers woke up on Jan. 5 to an email no one wants to see: their names and contact information had been exposed through a breach at Global-e, a third-party payment processor. The company clarified what hadn't been compromised: no payment cards, no passwords, and critically, no 24-word recovery phrases. The hardware remained untouched, the […]
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The man who confessed to being behind the hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, Ilya Lichtenstein, said he is being released from prison early.
The South Korean regulator slapped Korbit with a compliance penalty as the crypto exchange conducts talks to be bought by Mirae Asset.
The intellectual property platform on Story Protocol lost about $3.9 million after a governance exploit, with stolen funds later routed through Tornado Cash.
Changpeng Zhao, a co-founder of Binance, which owns the utility, said the losses will be reimbursed.
The SEC charged three purported crypto trading platforms and four investment clubs with allegedly defrauding investors of over $14 million.
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Magdaleno Mendoza, 56, was sentenced to 71 months in prison for his role in helping orchestrate a crypto Ponzi scheme in the U.S.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The SEC charged Danh C. Vo, founder and CEO of a bitcoin mining business called VBit, on Wednesday, according to a complaint.
North Korea-linked hackers drove a record year for crypto thefts, favoring rare but massive attacks on centralized services, led by Bybit’s $1.4 billion breach.
Rodney Burton used to promote crypto alongside Jamie Foxx and Rick Ross; now, he faces decades in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges.
U.S. federal courts have imposed about 83 years of prison terms on crypto company leaders since early 2024. That total grew yesterday with Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon’s 15-year sentence tied to the TerraUSD and Luna collapse. Kwon was sentenced in December 2025 after pleading guilty to two fraud charges. According to AP News, the […]
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