#cryptocrimes — Public Fediverse posts

Violent physical attacks including home invasions, kidnappings, and hostage situations, sometimes called “wrench attacks” targeting owners of Crypto are surging!

More than $30M has been stolen in violent attacks so far in 2026

The type of attacks are changing too - Home invasions jumped from 14% in 2025 to 37% through mid-2026. Kidnappings continue to be the most common attack type @ 52%. https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/violent-crypto-wrench-attacks-2026/ #Crypto #Violence #HomeInvasion #Kidnapping #CryptoCrimes #PhysicalViolence #Criminals #Hostage #WrenchAttacks #CryptoAttacks #Chainalysis

Violent physical attacks including home invasions, kidnappings, and hostage situations, sometimes called “wrench attacks” targeting owners of Crypto are surging!

More than $30M has been stolen in violent attacks so far in 2026

The type of attacks are changing too - Home invasions jumped from 14% in 2025 to 37% through mid-2026. Kidnappings continue to be the most common attack type @ 52%. https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/violent-crypto-wrench-attacks-2026/ #Crypto #Violence #HomeInvasion #Kidnapping #CryptoCrimes #PhysicalViolence #Criminals #Hostage #WrenchAttacks #CryptoAttacks #Chainalysis

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concerns over the growing threat of cryptocurrency-related crimes in the country.

https://dmarketforces.com/efcc-icpc-raise-alarm-over-rising-crypto-linked-financial-crimes/

#EFCC #ICPC #CryptoCrimes

🚨 Colpevole di truffa crypto da 73 milioni - condannato a 20 anni. Un monito per tutti gli speculatori! #CryptoCrimes #JusticeServed

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/truffatore-crypto-condannato-dopo-furto-di-73m-2026-02-10

South Korean Police: Gruesome Crypto OTC Murder Was ‘Premeditated’ - South Korean police think that the recent bloody “murder” of a suspected over-the-... - https://cryptonews.com/news/south-korean-police-gruesome-crypto-otc-murder-was-premeditated/ #blockchainnews #cryptocrimes #southkorea

South Korean Police: Gruesome Crypto OTC Murder Was ‘Premeditated’ - South Korean police think that the recent bloody “murder” of a suspected over-the-... - https://cryptonews.com/news/south-korean-police-gruesome-crypto-otc-murder-was-premeditated/ #blockchainnews #cryptocrimes #southkorea

Thai Police Pursue Russian Suspects in $20K Crypto Dispute Assault - Thai police have launched a search for two Russian nationals accused of assaultin... - https://cryptonews.com/news/thai-police-pursue-russian-suspects-in-20k-crypto-dispute-assault/ #blockchainnews #cryptocrimes #thailand #police

Thai Police Pursue Russian Suspects in $20K Crypto Dispute Assault - Thai police have launched a search for two Russian nationals accused of assaultin... - https://cryptonews.com/news/thai-police-pursue-russian-suspects-in-20k-crypto-dispute-assault/ #blockchainnews #cryptocrimes #thailand #police

Who Was Kevin Mirshahi? Crypto Influencer Found Dead in Montreal Park - After months of missing, Kevin Mirshahi is found dead in  Île-de-la-Visitation park in Mo... - https://coingape.com/trending/who-was-kevin-mirshahi-crypto-influencer-found-dead-in-montreal-park/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #kevinmirshahimurder #cryptocrimes

Who Was Kevin Mirshahi? Crypto Influencer Found Dead in Montreal Park - After months of missing, Kevin Mirshahi is found dead in  Île-de-la-Visitation park in Mo... - https://coingape.com/trending/who-was-kevin-mirshahi-crypto-influencer-found-dead-in-montreal-park/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #kevinmirshahimurder #cryptocrimes

Dead Body of Abducted Crypto Influencer Kevin Mirshahi Discovered in Montreal Park - The remains of Kevin Mirshahi, a prominent crypto influencer abducted in June, have been... - https://cryptonews.com/news/dead-body-of-abducted-crypto-influencer-kevin-mirshahi-discovered/ #cryptoinfluencers #cryptocrimes #altcoinnews

Dead Body of Abducted Crypto Influencer Kevin Mirshahi Discovered in Montreal Park - The remains of Kevin Mirshahi, a prominent crypto influencer abducted in June, have been... - https://cryptonews.com/news/dead-body-of-abducted-crypto-influencer-kevin-mirshahi-discovered/ #cryptoinfluencers #cryptocrimes #altcoinnews

Another Massive Crypto Scam Exposed: 215 Arrested In $232M Crypto Fraud - With the rising popularity of crypto investment, especially due to its highly profitable ... - https://coingape.com/trending/another-massive-crypto-scam-exposed-215-arrested-in-232m-crypto-fraud/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #cryptocrimes #cryptofraud #cryptoscams

Another Massive Crypto Scam Exposed: 215 Arrested In $232M Crypto Fraud - With the rising popularity of crypto investment, especially due to its highly profitable ... - https://coingape.com/trending/another-massive-crypto-scam-exposed-215-arrested-in-232m-crypto-fraud/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #cryptocrimes #cryptofraud #cryptoscams

Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Shows How States Should Keep an Eye on Crypto Usage for Nefarious Purposes - Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant e... - https://news.bitcoin.com/latam-insights-encore-brazil-shows-how-states-should-keep-an-eye-on-crypto-usage-for-nefarious-purposes/ #artificialintelligence #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #enforcement #brazil #crypto #op-ed

Latam Insights Encore: Brazil Shows How States Should Keep an Eye on Crypto Usage for Nefarious Purposes - Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant e... - https://news.bitcoin.com/latam-insights-encore-brazil-shows-how-states-should-keep-an-eye-on-crypto-usage-for-nefarious-purposes/ #artificialintelligence #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #enforcement #brazil #crypto #op-ed

Revelo Intel’s CEO Nick Drakon Resigns After Getting Robbed At Gunpoint - The crypto crimes count has increased significantly every single year, targeting single i... - https://coingape.com/trending/revelo-intels-ceo-nick-drakon-resigns-after-getting-robbed-at-gunpoint/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #revelointel’sceo #cryptocrimes #nickdrakon

Revelo Intel’s CEO Nick Drakon Resigns After Getting Robbed At Gunpoint - The crypto crimes count has increased significantly every single year, targeting single i... - https://coingape.com/trending/revelo-intels-ceo-nick-drakon-resigns-after-getting-robbed-at-gunpoint/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #revelointel’sceo #cryptocrimes #nickdrakon

Concerns grow over Binance executive’s health during detention in Nigeria - Tigran Gambaryan's family raises alarms over his deteriorating health co... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigerian-binance-executive-tigran-gambaryan-detention-health-concerns #cryptocurrencyregulation #nigeriandetention #binanceexecutive #healthnegligence #tigrangambaryan #cryptocrimes #legalbattle

Concerns grow over Binance executive’s health during detention in Nigeria - Tigran Gambaryan's family raises alarms over his deteriorating health co... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigerian-binance-executive-tigran-gambaryan-detention-health-concerns #cryptocurrencyregulation #nigeriandetention #binanceexecutive #healthnegligence #tigrangambaryan #cryptocrimes #legalbattle

2 Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty in Lockbit Ransomware Case - Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty in Newark federal court regarding their parti... - https://news.bitcoin.com/2-foreign-nationals-plead-guilty-in-lockbit-ransomware-case/ #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #newsbytes-2 #ransomware #newsbytes #russians #lockbit #crimes #crypto #russia

2 Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty in Lockbit Ransomware Case - Two foreign nationals pleaded guilty in Newark federal court regarding their parti... - https://news.bitcoin.com/2-foreign-nationals-plead-guilty-in-lockbit-ransomware-case/ #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #newsbytes-2 #ransomware #newsbytes #russians #lockbit #crimes #crypto #russia

Queens Woman Indicted for Hiring Hitman With Cryptocurrency on Dark Web - A Queens woman, Yue Zhou, has been indicted on charges of murder for hire, followi... - https://news.bitcoin.com/queens-woman-indicted-for-hiring-hitman-with-cryptocurrency-on-dark-web/ #cryptocurrency #murderforhire #cryptocrimes #featured #bitcoin #darkweb #darkweb #ukraine #crypto #hitman #murder

Queens Woman Indicted for Hiring Hitman With Cryptocurrency on Dark Web - A Queens woman, Yue Zhou, has been indicted on charges of murder for hire, followi... - https://news.bitcoin.com/queens-woman-indicted-for-hiring-hitman-with-cryptocurrency-on-dark-web/ #cryptocurrency #murderforhire #cryptocrimes #featured #bitcoin #darkweb #darkweb #ukraine #crypto #hitman #murder

Rising crypto crimes in Australia prompt call for tougher regulations - AUSTRAC's latest report highlights a rise in criminal use of cryptocurre... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-rise-crypto-crimes #financialintelligence #cryptoregulations #moneylaundering #digitalcurrency #austracreport #cryptocrimes #criminaluse #aml/ctfact #australia

Rising crypto crimes in Australia prompt call for tougher regulations - AUSTRAC's latest report highlights a rise in criminal use of cryptocurre... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-rise-crypto-crimes #financialintelligence #cryptoregulations #moneylaundering #digitalcurrency #austracreport #cryptocrimes #criminaluse #aml/ctfact #australia

UK’s Crown Prosecution Service Announces First Case Involving Monero Conversion - Jack Finney has been ordered to forfeit gains from selling a toxic substance marke... - https://news.bitcoin.com/uks-crown-prosecution-service-announces-first-case-involving-monero-conversion/ #crownprosecutionservice #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #featured #ukcrypto #crypto #monero

UK’s Crown Prosecution Service Announces First Case Involving Monero Conversion - Jack Finney has been ordered to forfeit gains from selling a toxic substance marke... - https://news.bitcoin.com/uks-crown-prosecution-service-announces-first-case-involving-monero-conversion/ #crownprosecutionservice #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #featured #ukcrypto #crypto #monero

Chainalysis: $100 Billion in Illicit Crypto Funds Traced Since 2019 - Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis has previewed an in-depth report on money launde... - https://news.bitcoin.com/chainalysis-100-billion-in-illicit-crypto-funds-traced-since-2019/ #cryptotransactions #moneylaundering #cryptocurrency #bitcoinfraud #cryptocrimes #chainalysis #stolenfunds #featured #crypto

Chainalysis: $100 Billion in Illicit Crypto Funds Traced Since 2019 - Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis has previewed an in-depth report on money launde... - https://news.bitcoin.com/chainalysis-100-billion-in-illicit-crypto-funds-traced-since-2019/ #cryptotransactions #moneylaundering #cryptocurrency #bitcoinfraud #cryptocrimes #chainalysis #stolenfunds #featured #crypto

Crypto Theft Mastermind Convicted in US for Home Invasions, Kidnappings, and Robberies - A Florida man has been convicted in the United States for orchestrating an interna... - https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-theft-mastermind-convicted-in-us-for-home-invasions-kidnappings-and-robberies/ #homeinvasions #cryptocrimes #cryptotheft #kidnappings #robberies #legal #doj

Crypto Theft Mastermind Convicted in US for Home Invasions, Kidnappings, and Robberies - A Florida man has been convicted in the United States for orchestrating an interna... - https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-theft-mastermind-convicted-in-us-for-home-invasions-kidnappings-and-robberies/ #homeinvasions #cryptocrimes #cryptotheft #kidnappings #robberies #legal #doj

South Korea Announces Crackdown On Crypto Crimes With Investigative Unit - South Korea is taking proactive measures to address the surge in crypto-related crimes an... - https://coingape.com/south-korea-announces-crackdown-on-crypto-crimes-with-investigative-unit/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #cryptocrimes #cryptocrime #southkorea

South Korea Announces Crackdown On Crypto Crimes With Investigative Unit - South Korea is taking proactive measures to address the surge in crypto-related crimes an... - https://coingape.com/south-korea-announces-crackdown-on-crypto-crimes-with-investigative-unit/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #cryptocrimes #cryptocrime #southkorea

US Senators Introduce Bill ‘to Combat Illicit Use of Crypto Assets’ Through Public-Private Partnership - U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill “to combat the illicit use of crypto assets.... - https://news.bitcoin.com/us-senators-introduce-bill-to-combat-illicit-use-of-crypto-assets-through-public-private-partnership/ #cryptoregulations #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #cryptobills #regulation #cryptolaws #senators #crypto

US Senators Introduce Bill ‘to Combat Illicit Use of Crypto Assets’ Through Public-Private Partnership - U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill “to combat the illicit use of crypto assets.... - https://news.bitcoin.com/us-senators-introduce-bill-to-combat-illicit-use-of-crypto-assets-through-public-private-partnership/ #cryptoregulations #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #cryptobills #regulation #cryptolaws #senators #crypto

Bulgarian Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Crypto Lender Nexo — ‘No Evidence of Criminal Activity’ - The prosecutor’s office for Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, has dropped crimi... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bulgarian-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-crypto-lender-nexo-no-evidence-of-criminal-activity/ #cryptoregulations #cryptocompanies #bulgariacrypto #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #cryptolaws #crypto #legal #nexo

Bulgarian Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Crypto Lender Nexo — ‘No Evidence of Criminal Activity’ - The prosecutor’s office for Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, has dropped crimi... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bulgarian-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-crypto-lender-nexo-no-evidence-of-criminal-activity/ #cryptoregulations #cryptocompanies #bulgariacrypto #cryptocurrency #cryptocrimes #cryptolaws #crypto #legal #nexo

Tether Freezes $225 Million in USDT After DOJ Investigation, Calling It ‘Largest-Ever Freeze of USDT’ - Tether has announced the “largest-ever freeze of USDT in history.” In collaboratio... - https://news.bitcoin.com/tether-freezes-225-million-in-usdt-after-doj-investigation-calling-it-largest-ever-freeze-of-usdt/ #cryptoinvestigations #cryptocurrency #pigbutchering #cryptocrimes #cryptofreeze #chainalysis #featured #crypto #tether #usdt #doj #okx

Tether Freezes $225 Million in USDT After DOJ Investigation, Calling It ‘Largest-Ever Freeze of USDT’ - Tether has announced the “largest-ever freeze of USDT in history.” In collaboratio... - https://news.bitcoin.com/tether-freezes-225-million-in-usdt-after-doj-investigation-calling-it-largest-ever-freeze-of-usdt/ #cryptoinvestigations #cryptocurrency #pigbutchering #cryptocrimes #cryptofreeze #chainalysis #featured #crypto #tether #usdt #doj #okx

Breaking: U.S. Secret Service To Hold Reddit AMA On Crypto Today | Coingape - Crypto News: According to a post made on the subreddit r/cryptocurrency, the San Francisc... - https://coingape.com/us-secret-service-to-hold-reddit-ama-crypto-today/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #bitcoin(btc)news #cryptocrimes #unitedstates #reddit

Breaking: U.S. Secret Service To Hold Reddit AMA On Crypto Today | Coingape - Crypto News: According to a post made on the subreddit r/cryptocurrency, the San Francisc... - https://coingape.com/us-secret-service-to-hold-reddit-ama-crypto-today/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #bitcoin(btc)news #cryptocrimes #unitedstates #reddit

Montenegro prosecutors charged Terra co-founder Do Kwon with using a fake passport & other documents to travel to Dubai. If convicted, the South Korean duo faces up to five years in prison.

#Terra #DoKwon #Cryptonews #Montenegro #Dubai #SouthKorea #FakePassport #CryptoCrimes

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Dod Kwon arrested in Montenegro #CryptoCrimes

This Government Announces System To Track All Crypto Transactions - South Korea’s Ministry of Justice announces introducing a “virtual asset tracking system”... - https://coingape.com/this-government-announces-system-to-track-all-crypto-transactions/ #cryptomoneylaundering #cryptocrimes #southkorea #news

This Government Announces System To Track All Crypto Transactions - South Korea’s Ministry of Justice announces introducing a “virtual asset tracking system”... - https://coingape.com/this-government-announces-system-to-track-all-crypto-transactions/ #cryptomoneylaundering #cryptocrimes #southkorea #news

Hardly a day goes by without yet another #CyptoScam coming to light... Read about this week's #CryptoCrimes, and the emerging pattern...

-- Why #CryptoFraud is a game of whack-a-mole...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/business/nightcap-crypto-roundup-ftx

Hardly a day goes by without yet another #CyptoScam coming to light... Read about this week's #CryptoCrimes, and the emerging pattern...

-- Why #CryptoFraud is a game of whack-a-mole...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/business/nightcap-crypto-roundup-ftx

UK Crypto Crime Jumps 32%, Data Shows - Reported losses from crypto scams were £226 million, up 32% in a year.
T... - https://dailycoin.com/uk-crypto-crime-jumps-32-data-shows/ #zzzeditorspicks #cryptocrimes #marketnews #zz_popular #zzznative #zz_index #zz_top