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Celsius Network Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against Tether and its affiliates, accusing them of engaging in “fraudulent” and “preferential” transfers involving over $2 billion in Bitcoin (BTC).
Ripple has recently cautioned its community about a surge in fraudulent schemes targeting XRP holders.
The Supreme Court of Montenegro has once again postponed the extradition of Terra (LUNA) co-founder Do Kwon to South Korea.
Irish police has seized €6.5 million ($7.1 million) in cryptocurrency from three individuals arrested in Dublin for suspected involvement in dark web crimes and money laundering.
A major transfer of 14,500 ETH, worth about $35.2 million, has been traced to Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing platform, linked to the Nomad Bridge hack of August 2022.
WazirX, India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it will reverse all user account transactions following a cyber attack on July 18, 2024.
London’s High Court has issued a global freeze on assets tied to individuals involved in the OneCoin scam, including Ruja Ignatova, known as the ‘Cryptoqueen’.