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Police Arrest Two People Related to $243M Crypto Heist Targeting Genesis Creditor

More than $9 million has been frozen and $500,000 has been returned as a result of the investigation.

Two arrested in relation to crypto heist. (Zoshua Colah/Unsplash)

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Telegram CEO's Arrest Is Unlikely to Be the Last: Galaxy

Telegram and Pavel Durov were probably resisting takedown or information requests from Europe or France, the report said.

Toncoin rises amid potential Telegram IPO (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

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OmegaPro Co-Founder Arrested in Turkey on Suspicion of $4B Ponzi Scheme: Reports

The firm said it invested in cryptocurrency and forex, and reportedly collapsed in 2022.

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Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail

Rabotnik, 24, has also been ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution.

Jebara Igbara was sentenced to 7 years in prison. (Sasun Bughdaryan / Unsplash)

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Crypto Firm SafeMoon Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, SFM Plunges 42%

The firm's executives were arrested last month on multiple charges.

Bankruptcy (Gerd Altmann/Pixbay)

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Indian Police Arrest 8 More in $300M Crypto Scam: Report

Four cops were among those arrested, while the operation's alleged kingpin, Subhash Sharma, remains at large, according to local media reports.

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SafeMoon Execs Arrested by DOJ in Fraud Investigation, Charged by SEC

Crypto company SafeMoon's CEO and chief technology officer were arrested, accused of withdrawing more than $200M to buy luxury cars and homes from funds that they told investors were "locked," according to the DOJ and the regulator.

The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Do Kwon's $428K Bail Request in Fake Passport Case Approved by Montenegro Court

A previous approval was annulled by a higher court after it was determined the Terra founder's finances were not sufficiently assessed in the first decision.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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Terra Co-Founder Daniel Shin Indicted in South Korea: Bloomberg

Shin was indicted with nine others as prosecutors froze $185 million in assets.

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

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