Crime

Markets

Cryptocurrency exchange WEX, formerly called BTC-e, may have been used to launder illicit gains from the SamSam ransomware, according to PwC.

By Yogita KhatriMar 5, 2019

Markets

Reports of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions in Japan soared last year, but were a tiny fraction of the overall total.

By Yogita KhatriFeb 28, 2019

Markets

New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has given an idea of the losses arising from a hack on its platform last month.

By Yogita KhatriFeb 27, 2019

Markets

Bitfinex has announced that 27 of the bitcoins stolen in a major 2016 hack have been returned after they were retrieved by the U.S. government.

By Daniel PalmerFeb 25, 2019

Markets

The FBI is reaching out to those who invested in the now-worthless BCC token offered by the defunct crypto exchange BitConnect.

By Yogita KhatriFeb 22, 2019

Markets

Cryptocurrencies seized by Belgian law enforcement from online drug dealers are set to be sold off by an Ireland-based auction house.

By Yogita KhatriFeb 21, 2019

Markets

Eight apps have been removed from Microsoft's app store after Symantec found they could illicitly mine cryptocurrency.

By Daniel PalmerFeb 15, 2019

Policy

The move came after the same judge denied an SEC request for a preliminary injunction in November.

By Nikhilesh DeFeb 14, 2019

Markets

San Francisco-based crypto exchange desk Coinbase has just forked out a $30,000 bounty to the finder of a critical bug in its systems.

By Daniel PalmerFeb 14, 2019

Policy

Hamas is soliciting bitcoin donations for its military operations, but so far has only garnered a few thousand dollars.

By Leigh CuenFeb 7, 2019