Explore the darker side of the crypto industry. Everything from fraudulent initial public offerings and lawsuits to hacks, dark market deals, thefts and kidnappings.
Crypto security incidents remain a persistent challenge, with September alone seeing $120 million in losses from various hacks.
The hacker responsible for the recent breach at the decentralized finance platform Radiant Capital has shifted nearly all stolen funds from layer-2 networks to Ethereum, likely to hide their trail.
Five people have received prison sentences for their involvement in a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of $21.6 million.
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, will appear in a New York court on November 13.
Blockchain.com is facing legal action for failing to file its financial accounts on time.
A China-based trader, Yicong Wang, is accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen cryptocurrency for the notorious North Korean hacking group, Lazarus.
A Russian influencer, is facing a possible 10-year prison term for an alleged $22 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme.