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There's a Second Token: A Breakdown of Facebook's Crypto Economy

In addition to the Libra coin, Facebook's newly unveiled crypto project also involves a "Libra investment token."

By Marc HochsteinJun 18, 2019

Russian hackers, not North Korean, may be the bad actors behind probably the biggest ever theft from a cryptocurrency exchange.

By Daniel PalmerJun 17, 2019

The crypto industry can fight money launderers effectively, but not the way FATF wants it to, a CEX.IO compliance officer writes.

The European crime fighting agency is developing a game to teach law enforcement officers how to trace cryptocurrencies in criminal investigations.

By Daniel PalmerJun 14, 2019

The Australian Taxation Office is hunting down major tax avoidance schemes using cryptocurrencies, according to a report.

Japanese tax authorities are said to be planning to take action on the under-reporting of cryptocurrency-based profits.

By Daniel PalmerJun 5, 2019

A promoter of the now-shuttered crypto fraud BitConnect has again been charged over a different claimed cryptocurrency scam.

Hackers have breached over 50,000 servers across the world to mine cryptocurrency using unusually sophisticated tools, according to a new report.

A bitcoin transaction mixer has been seized and shut down by authorities in the European Union.

By Stan HigginsMay 22, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken action over what it alleges is a $30 million crypto scam based on supposed diamond investment.

By Daniel PalmerMay 21, 2019