Crypto Crime News

Larry Dean Harmon, the operator of the Helix Bitcoin laundering service, was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison for his involvement in laundering over $300 million worth of Bitcoin for darknet drug markets.

Ilya Lichtenstein, one of the individuals involved in the notorious 2016 Bitfinex hack, was recently sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction on charges of money laundering.

Shane Coplan, CEO of decentralized prediction platform Polymarket, believes the recent FBI search of his devices may have political motives.

Kevin Mirshahi, a Montreal-based crypto influencer, was tragically found dead after being kidnapped in June.

As crypto investments surge, so do scams, with fraudsters exploiting people’s hopes for quick profits.

Bankrupt crypto company FTX has filed a lawsuit against Binance and its CEO Changpen Zhao, seeking to recover $1.76 billion.

A Chinese government employee, referred to as Wang, has received a life sentence for espionage after being convicted of leaking state secrets to a foreign operative.