Arrest


Finance

Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra's Head of General Affairs Yu: Report

The arrest comes after the country invalidated Terra co-founder Do Kwon's passport.

The Netherlands has arrested a developer of Tornado Cash. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Terra Founder Do Kwon's Passport 'Invalidated,' S. Korea Says

Do Kwon has 14 days to return his passport, according to a notice on a government website.

Do Kwon. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Chinese Authorities Arrest 93 for Crypto-Related Money Laundering

The suspects laundered as much as RMB 40 billion, according to Hengyang county police.

Changshá, capital de Hunan. (YunFengQ/Unsplash, editada por CoinDesk)

Finance

Indian Police Arrest Two Suspected of Duping 1,400 in Alleged $12M Crypto Scam

So far 24 investors have come forward claiming they've been conned out of $55,000.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

Policy

Miami Trio Charged With Defrauding Banks and Crypto Exchange of Over $4M

The DOJ has been cracking down on crypto-related scams as lawmakers become more vocal about illicit activity in the space. 

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Ukraine Seizes Assets From OTC Crypto Brokers for Working With Russians

The Prosecutor General's office said it confiscated $1.7 million in fiat and almost a ton of silver.

Money and devices seized by Ukrainian authorities (Security Service of Ukraine)

Policy

New Documents Detail Prosecutors’ Concerns That Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects Would Flee

Prosecution also combatted the defense portrayal of Heather Morgan as an unwitting accomplice to her husband’s alleged crimes.

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York courthouse in New York (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Chinese Police Arrest 8 People Related to $7.8M Rug Pull

Police in Anhui province froze RMB 6 million in assets related to a rug pull with hundreds of victims.

China's crypto crackdown put digital-asset traders on the defensive. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Heavyweight Moshe Hogeg Reportedly Arrested in Israel

The extensive list of allegations against Hogeg include misleading investors, theft, money laundering and sexual assault

Moshe Hogeg

Finance

Former CEO of Russian Crypto Exchange WEX Is Arrested in Warsaw: Report

Dmitri Vasilev may now be extradited to Kazakhstan after managing to return to Russia following his first arrest.

Dmitrii Vasilev, ex-CEO of the crypto exchange WEX, during and interview with Michael Chobanyan in Kiev, Ukraine

Pageof 4