
Fraud
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9 February, 2024
US Treasury Department assesses ‘crypto’ money laundering, terror financing risks
US Treasury plans to release its 2024 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Finance, which will be based...
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8 February, 2024
South Korea wants digital asset criminals sentenced to life imprisonment
The new amendments will hand life sentences to any criminal that embezzles over $3.8 million, with the minimum time served...
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7 February, 2024
South Korea to vet VASP execs; US SEC charges American Bitcoin Academy over $1.2M scam
Elsewhere, Hong Kong’s Treasury has proposed bringing OTC venues under the city’s regulations, arguing that they have been used to...
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3 February, 2024
AI-generated Biden impersonation hits New Hampshire
As the U.S. prepares for local polls, campaigns targeting key political figures to smear their reputation have begun, with criminals...
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31 January, 2024
HyperVerse scam founder Xue ‘Sam’ Lee hit with criminal, civil fraud charges
The charges against Xue 'Sam' Lee, accusing him of orchestrating the scheme that took $1.89 billion from its 'investors' between...
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30 January, 2024
Africans must start owning their data: Dr. Catherine Lephoto on CoinGeek Backstage
Dr. Catherine Lephoto was one of the speakers at Digital Nigeria, and in an interview with CoinGeek Backstage, she emphasized...