Crypto Users Beware: Your Smart TV Might Rob You
Oregon FBI recently issued a cybersecurity warning to Smart TV owners stating that hackers can remotely turn on built-in microphones and cameras to spy on them. Could your crypto be at...
Kraken Received 3 Times More Law Enforcement Requests in 2018
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has revealed that it has received three times more law enforcement requests in 2018 compared to 2017. The overwhelming majority of requesting authorities...
‘Pivot to Asia,’ says Arrington After SEC Subpoena
Noted Crypto investor Michael Arrington announced in a Friday tweet that his firm Arrington XRP Capital is no longer investing in U.S. token deals. The news comes after the firm...
1Broker.com Domain Seized by the FBI
U.S. authorities, including the FBI, have come down against securities dealer 1Broker for allegedly coming into conflict with federal law. through a Bitcoin-based security swap scheme...
$77,000 Cash Seized by FBI, Suspects Say They Were Trying to Buy...
Two bags carrying over $77,000 in cash were seized by the FBI in January at the Dallas Love Field Airport. The suspects claimed the money would be used to buy bitcoin. Smells Fishy...
FBI: Watch Out for Fake Cryptocurrency Exchange ‘Support Staff’
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has noted a drastic increase in online crime, with crypto holders being targeted by dodgy helplines and tech support centers. Most companies...
FBI Warns About Bitcoin Murder Scam
A new extortion scheme has caught the attention of the FBI in which a Bitcoin scam is undertaken through an emailed death threat. There are lots of ways that crooks try to extort money...
U.S. Government Receives Approval to Sell Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash...
The U.S. government has received approval from a judge in Utah to sell off 513 Bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash seized from an investigation involving Aaron Michael Shamo, a dealer on the...
Rekt! FBI Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Loses Agency $2.4 Billion
The FBI will rue the day it sold its hoard of Silk Road bitcoins for $48 million as those coins are now worth an astonishing $2.4 billion. 144,336 BTC: From $48 Million To $2.4 Billion...
US Government Nets $48 Million from Sale of Silk Road Bitcoins
The US government finally claimed $48 million USD earned from the sale of bitcoins seized from Silk Road, the online drug marketplace that was shut down in 2013. It may have taken a...
Industry Report: Big Bounty May Help Bitfinex Get its Money Back
A Bitfinex bounty, Russia changes its stance on bitcoin, and a rough fate lies ahead for an alleged Silk Road forum operator. Want to catch up on your latest digital currency news?...
Industry Report: How China, France, and the FBI Do Bitcoin
China loves digital currency, France wants to fight it, and the FBI doesn’t know how to handle it. Want to catch up on your latest digital currency news? Check out the stories below...