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Korea Customs Seizes Illegal CryptoTransactions Worth 5.6 Trillion Won
Korean customs service reportedly seized 5.6 trillion won worth of cryptocurrencies last year. The customs also reportedly seized 8.2 trillion won in trade and economic crimes. The captured cryptocurr...
OKX Seizes 2 Million USDT Linked To CELT Exploit, Plans Restitution
The Seychelles-based crypto exchange OKX recently started investigations into the platform following the users’ allegations of market manipulation of the Celestial (CELT) token. In reality, Celestial’...
OKX seizes 2M USDT linked to market manipulation
OKX has seized 2,014,381 Tether (USDT) from five accounts suspected of partaking in “malicious market manipulation” of the Celestial (CELT) token and plans $3 million in restitution for affected users...
Norway Seizes Stolen Crypto Assets Worth $6M In Axie Infinity Hack
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage What – The crypto industry has been battling with issues of hacks for years back. Why – While some platforms recovered a few stol...
Norway Seizes $5.8 Million in Crypto Stolen by North Korea
Norwegian authorities announced they had seized a record $5.8 million worth of cryptocurrencies stolen by North Korean hackers in 2022. Reuters reports the Norwegian police said in a statement on Thur...
FBI Seizes NFTs from Crypto Scammer
Alex Dovbnya This confiscation was the result of an investigation conducted by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, who discovered that the NFTs were obtained through a phishing scam run by Cameron Redman The F...
FBI seizes $100K in NFTs from scammer following ZachXBT investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized 86.5 Ether (ETH) an two nonfungible tokens (NFTs) worth more than $100,000 from a reported phishing scammer. The alleged scammer in question, Chase...
FBI Seizes NFTs and Crypto Worth $250k From Scammer
The U.S.’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an official notification today which involved the seizure of crypto, digital assets, and NFTs worth roughly $250,000 from at least two differ...
FBI seizes $100,000 in cryptocurrency and NFTs
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is said to have taken possession of 86.5 ether (ETH) as well as two nonfungible tokens (NFTs) with a combined value of over $100,000 from a phishing scammer. ...
FBI seizes $250k from crypto scammer previously investigated by on-chain sleuth
The FBI recently revealed that it had seized $250k worth of assets belonging to a crypto scammer. Popular on-chain sleuth ZachXBT uncovered the scammer’s identity. The Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
FBI seizes $260k of assets including ETH, Bored Ape following ZachXBT tip
The FBI has seized more than $260,000 of assets, including NFTs and cryptocurrency, according to a forfeiture document published by the agency on Feb. 4. That document says that the FBI seized several...
FBI seizes two NFTs from a phishing scammer worth over $100K and 86.5 ETH – Cryptopolitan
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken two non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from a phishing scammer that were worth over $100,000 and 86.5 ether. Chase Senecal, also known as Horror (HZ) online...
US Justice Department seizes website of prolific ransomware gang Hive
According to United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray on Jan. 26, international law enforcement groups have dismantled the infamous Hive cryptocurrency ransomware gang. ...
Europol seizes crypto wallets worth over $19.5 million from Bitzlato – Cryptopolitan
According to recent findings from Europol, law enforcement personnel confiscated crypto wallets worth over $19 million in cryptocurrency as part of their operations against Bitzlato. On January 23rd, ...
FBI Strikes Back: Seizes Millions in Bitcoin from Overseas Scammers
Bitcoins worth millions of dollars have been seized by the FBI. Scammers posing as US law enforcement personnel have been cheating people out of millions of dollars in Bitcoin in recent years. These s...
FBI Seizes Bitcoin From Overseas Scammers Who Posed as US Law Enforcement Officials – Featured Bitcoin News
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has seized bitcoin worth millions of dollars from overseas scammers targeting the elderly. The scammers posed as members of U.S. law enforcement agenc...
US Government Seizes Nearly $700,000,000 Worth of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Assets As Fraud Investigation Intensifies
A new court filing reveals that US authorities have so far recovered nearly $700,000,000 worth of cash and assets from accounts linked to former crypto golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried. According to a doc...
US Government Seizes $700 Million in Assets From Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried – Bitcoin News
Federal prosecutors have seized $697 million in assets, mostly comprised of more than 56 million Robinhood shares worth $526 million, from FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Court filings detailed that...
Europol Seizes $1 Million, Arrests 15 In Massive Call Center Fraud
European authorities detained 15 suspected crypto scam individuals and shuttered a large-scale operation of call center networks that allegedly stole hundreds of millions of euros from victims by sell...
US DoJ FTX probe seizes Robinhood shares worth nearly $500m
US government officials informed a Delaware virtual court hearing that they would be seizing various assets linked to the bankrupt crypto firm FTX, including around $500 million in Robinhood shares. S...
U.S. Government seizes SBF’s Robinhood shares
The U.S. Government officially seized FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried‘s (SBF) Robinhood shares, which equates to $455 million, as reported by WatcherGuru. SBF acquired 7.6% of Robinhood for $648.3...
DOJ Seizes $470 Million in Robinhood Shares From FTX Executives
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his former right-hand, Gary Wang, are unable to retain ownership of almost half a billion dollars worth of Robinhood shares, according to a court document dated January 6th...
U.S. DoJ Seizes 55M Robinhood Shares Linked to FTX
– Advertisement – The Department of Justice seized 55.27M Robinhood shares and $20.74M from an account in ED&F Man Capital Markets Inc linked to FTX. The United States Department of Ju...
DOJ Seizes Another $490M from Sam Bankman-Fried
Key Takeaways The DOJ has seized over 55 million Robinhood shares and $20.7 million belonging to Emergent Fidelity Technologies. While the holding company isn’t part of the FTX estate, the DOJ believe...
DOJ Officially Seizes Over $456,000,000 Worth of Robinhood Shares Tied to FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially seized shares of popular trading app Robinhood linked to Sam Bankman-Fried despite objections from the disgraced FTX founder’s legal team. In a fili...
Latest Headache for FTX Creditors: DOJ Seizes Robinhood Stock Tied to SBF
A three-way fight between the FTX’s bankruptcy saga’s most influential players has been put on hold. US prosecutors on Wednesday moved to take custody of roughly 56 million Robinhood shar...
US Government Seizes Robinhood Shares Linked to FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the process of seizing Robinhood shares, worth about $460 million, that are linked to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). “We believe that these assets a...
DOJ Seizes Banking Assets and Robinhood Shares Connected to FTX; Details of meetings and Biden officials revealed
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Government officials have informed a virtual court hearing in Delaware that the U.S. Federal government has confiscated or is in ...
Bahamas Seizes Digital Assets Worth Over $3.5 Billion From Collapsed Crypto Exchange FTX
– Advertisement – The Securities Commission of the Bahamas has revealed that it seized digital assets worth more than $3.5 billion from the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. The regulator exp...
Bahamas Seizes Digital Assets Worth Over $3.5 Billion From Collapsed Crypto Exchange FTX – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas has revealed that it seized digital assets worth more than $3.5 billion from the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. The regulator explained that the cryptocurrenci...