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US seized $1 billion in Iranian crypto, Scott Bessent says; claims Tehran facing financial crisisUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the seizure of approximately $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of "Operatio...
ED's arrests decline; highest-ever raids, attachments during FY26: Annual reportThe Enforcement Directorate saw fewer arrests in the last financial year. However, asset attachments reached an unprecedented Rs 81,000 cro...
How Iran plans to tax oil tankers passing through Strait of HormuzIran is reportedly tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz. Oil tankers may face cryptocurrency transit fees and detailed checks. This...
Bitcoin and XRP facing collapse? Could the $15 billion government seizure trigger a crypto crisis? How this unprecedented action threatens market trust, safety, and investor confidenceThe U.S. government seized $15 billion in Bitcoin, the largest crypto confiscation in history. Investors are shocked. Confidence in Bitcoin...
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...
US recovers $225 million stolen in crypto scamDozens of people in the United States and more than 400 victims around the world thought they were making legitimate crypto investments whe...
CBI arrests cyber criminal, seizes Rs 2.8 crore of cryptocurrenciesThe CBI arrested Rahul Arora in a crackdown on a cybercrime racket targeting US and Canadian victims by impersonating officials. Seized ass...
GainBitcoin scam case: CBI seizes cryptocurrencies worth over Rs 23.94 croreThe agency has sent the electronic devices for forensic analysis to uncover further details regarding the misappropriation of funds and pot...
US indicts founder of crypto firm Gotbit for alleged wire fraudThe US Justice Department says that between 2018 and 2024, when Andriunin was the firm's CEO, Gotbit provided market manipulation services ...
Tamannaah Bhatia questioned by ED in Guwahati over bitcoin, crypto scam caseTamannaah Bhatia was questioned by the ED regarding a money laundering case in Guwahati. The case is related to the 'HPZ Token' app that al...
Narcotics Control Bureau makes 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, arrests 6 youngstersNCB deputy director general (northern range) Gyaneshwar Singh said this was the largest-ever seizure of LSD blots in a single operation. Po...
Darknet-based drug cartel busted with 'largest ever' LSD seizure, six arrests, says NCBThe network, which operated in the darknet and used cryptocurrencies for payments, was spread across Poland, the Netherlands, the US and va...
Darknet-based drug cartel busted with 'largest ever' LSD seizure, six arrests, says NCBThe Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday claimed to have busted a pan-India drugs trafficking network operating on the dark web with the "la...
FTX says $415 million in crypto was hackedThe crypto assets recovered to date include $685 million in Solana, $529 million in FTX's proprietary FTT token and $268 million in bitcoin...
South Korea prosecutors raid crypto exchanges, offices for Luna investigationInvestors have made fraud accusations against Korean developers Do Kwon and Daniel Shin, co-founders of blockchain platform Terraform Labs,...
FBI to form digital currency unit, Justice Dept taps new crypto czarThe creation of the FBI's "virtual asset exploitation" unit comes after the Justice Department's largest-ever financial seizure earlier thi...
FBI to form digital currency unit, Justice Dept taps new crypto czarCryptocurrencies rely on blockchain technology, a database shared across a network of computers, in which records are difficult to change o...
US justice department seizes $3.6 billion in Bitcoin and arrests married coupleThe couple, Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and Heather Morgan, 31, were accused in a criminal complaint of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoins t...
British police seize record $408 million haul of cryptocurrencyLondon police said on Tuesday they had seized 180 million pounds of an undisclosed cryptocurrency less than three weeks after making a 114 ...
British police seize 'record' haul of cryptocurrencyThe Metropolitan Police on Friday said they arrested a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of money laundering after detectives seized the digit...