Explore the darker side of the crypto industry. Everything from fraudulent initial public offerings and lawsuits to hacks, dark market deals, thefts and kidnappings.
In a dramatic crypto heist, three hackers executed a scheme that defrauded a single victim of $243 million on August 19, 2024.
In the wake of the $230 million hack at Indian crypto exchange WazirX, the attackers have moved another $12 million worth of Ethereum.
The Block reports that the Banana Gun team is currently investigating reports of a user wallet breach and has temporarily shut down the platform.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated legal action against Rari Capital, a decentralized finance platform, and its founders.
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius serving a 100-year prison sentence, is seeking the testimony of six ex-employees as part of his criminal case.
Since Bitcoin’s inception in 2009, it initially struggled to gain recognition as a groundbreaking technology, often being dismissed as a scam or fraud.
Former Binance CEO Changpen Zhao is nearing the end of his four-month prison sentence, with his release scheduled for September 29, according to the US Federal Bureau of Prisons.