Crime


Policy

Crypto Crime Could Mean Jail for Life in South Korea

The new consumer protection rules will take effect in July 2024.

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Policy

Former Terraform Labs CFO Han Chang-joon Extradited to South Korea by Montenegro

Han Chang-joon was charged with carrying falsified travel documents alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon last year.

Terra Community AMA with Do Kwon (April 2021)  (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance Freezes $4.2M in XRP Tokens Stolen From Ripple Executive's Wallet

Over $120 million in XRP was stolen from Ripple Labs Executive Chairman Chris Larsen earlier this week.

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Policy

UK Police Seize Nearly $1.8B of Bitcoin From Investment Fraud in China: FT

A London court heard of the seizure Tuesday as part of the trial of Jian Wen, who is accused of laundering bitcoin on behalf of her former employer, Yadi Zhang, FT reported.

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Policy

Crypto Crime Amounted to Over $24B in 2023: Chainalysis

The figure is nearly 40% less than that of 2022, however it is only provisional, Chainalysis stressed.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Crypto Users Lost $2B to Hacks, Scams and Exploits in 2023, De.Fi Says

The figure is roughly half the estimated $4.2 billion of 2022, a year that also included $40 billion lost through the collapse of Terra, Celsius and FTX.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

If You're in Crypto, You're a Criminal

Senator Liz Warren has revved up her anti-crypto army by going after the revolving door between blockchain and Washington D.C. I stand with her, and you should too, against these enemies of the state: crypto users.

Senator Elizabeth Warren tries her hand at standup. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.

The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Policy

Do Kwon Faces Extradition to U.S. for Charges Tied to the TerraUSD and Luna Collapse: WSJ

The blowups of his UST and LUNA tokens fueled a crisis that gripped the whole crypto industry in 2022, causing losses that reverberated far and wide.

Do Kwon, whose TerraUSD and Luna tokens collapsed in 2022, fueling the crypto winter (Terra)

Finance

Cryptocurrency Worth $1.5M Seized From Former Ukrainian Head of State Communications

The seizure was supported by the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine.

Ukraine flag (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash)