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Crypto money-laundering hit $82 billion in 2025, researchers sayMoney launderers received at least $82 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up sharply from $10 billion in 2020, driven in part by fast g...
Crypto, stablecoins being used to fund drug, gold smuggling racket: DRI reportSmugglers are increasingly using cryptocurrencies for illegal payments and to move crime proceeds. Stablecoins like USDT are now replacing ...
ETtech Explainer: WazirX’s return to India after $230 million cyberheistWazirX was founded in 2018 by Nischal Shetty, Siddharth Menon, and Sameer Mhatre. It quickly took the lead in the Indian crypto market, gro...
US government seizes $13.4 billion in Bitcoin from alleged Cambodian ‘pig butchering’ scammer, raising anonymity and security questionsAuthorities have seized a massive amount of bitcoin, valued at $15 billion. This seizure is part of a large asset forfeiture by the US Depa...
Rs 437 crore tax collection: For crypto traders, evading income tax is getting difficult as Tax Dept uses AI, data analytics toolsThe Income Tax Department is intensifying its scrutiny of cryptocurrency transactions. They are using AI and data analytics to detect tax e...
Crypto or virtual assets not regulated in India: MoS FinanceHowever, to ensure oversight from an anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) perspective, the Financial I...
Big day for crypto goes south in a hurry after a giant hackA series of policy changes in Washington are poised to encourage millions of investors to dabble in crypto for the first time, despite the ...
WazirX completes asset rebalancing, token distribution awaits creditor approvalWazirX completed its asset rebalancing post a $230 million security breach and seeks user approval for a distribution scheme covering 85% o...
WazirX freezes first tranche of stolen funds worth USD 3 millionWazirX successfully froze $3 million in stolen assets from last year's cyberattack. Efforts spearheaded by founder Nischal Shetty aim to re...
WazirX parent looking for ‘white knights’ to rescue crypto exchange“There are several ideas from ‘white knights’ to collaborate … there are creative ways to do this rather than acquiring the platform (by a ...
Fraud, crypto & wallet: A virtual hold for a real crimeSoon after a transaction by a scammer or the use of a mule account to purchase cryptos is tracked, the virtual digital assets (VDAs) can be...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin regains $17K; Ethereum & Polygon rise up to 4%All other top crypto tokens were trading higher. Ethereum rose 4% while Polygon jumped 3%. Bitcoim, Polkadot, Litecoin and Tron added 2% ea...
Delhivery stock tanks on muted outlook; forensics firms put moonlighters under the microscopeEcommerce logistics player Delhivery says it expects the bounce it saw in shipment volumes from festive-season sales during the second quar...
US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heistHarmony develops blockchains for so-called decentralised finance - peer-to-peer sites that offer loans and other services without the tradi...
NCB to probe cryptocurrencies after Bitcoin-linked drug bustThe agency has been investigating cases where drugs were bought using bitcoin, and recently it arrested Makarand Pardeep Adivirkar, who is ...
View: India can ring-fence itself against cryptocurrency risks by using a unique wallet for every citizenThe global experience with banning cryptos has proven to be ineffective. Due to rising decentralisation of activity, most bans can't be eff...
India hosts BRICS seminar on misuse of Internet by terrorists; global cooperation underlinedThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) organised the two-day online event of the BRICS nations that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China ...