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Crypto analytics firm TRM Labs has reached unicorn status following a $70 million Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital, underscoring rising global demand for tools that help track illicit activity across digital asset markets. The funding values TRM Labs at $1 billion and comes at a time when
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A federal judge in New York has sentenced the founder of Incognito Market, a cryptocurrency-based dark web marketplace, to 30 years in prison for operating a global narcotics operation that prosecutors say generated more than $105 million in illegal drug sales. Rui-Siang Lin, 24, who ran the platform under the
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CrossCurve, a cross-chain liquidity and trading protocol, has confirmed that its bridge infrastructure was exploited in an attack that drained roughly $3 million across several blockchain networks. The incident stems from a vulnerability in one of the project’s smart contracts, which allowed attackers to unlock funds using spoofed cross-chain
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Nearly a decade after one of crypto’s most defining crises, The DAO is returning to the spotlight, this time with a very different mission. Griff Green, a longtime Ethereum developer and one of The DAO’s original founders, announced plans to repurpose unclaimed funds from the infamous 2016 DAO
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Illicit activity in the cryptocurrency market reached a new nominal high in 2025, yet its overall footprint within the fast-growing digital asset ecosystem continued to shrink. That is the central finding of TRM Labs’ latest Crypto Crime Report, which paints a nuanced picture of a sector often criticized for its
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U.S. authorities have arrested Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder, on allegations that he led a violent, international cocaine trafficking operation that relied heavily on cryptocurrency to move and hide its profits. Wedding, 44, was taken into custody in Mexico City on Friday and is now being transferred to
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South Korean authorities say they have uncovered a large-scale international money laundering operation that allegedly moved more than $100 million through cryptocurrency and the country’s banking system, highlighting growing concerns over illicit capital flows in the digital age. According to a report by Yonhap News Agency, the Korea Customs
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A Utah man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding investors and running an illegal cash-to-cryptocurrency operation that moved millions of dollars, according to U.S. prosecutors. Brian Garry Sewell, 54, received a 36-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty
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Illicit activity in the cryptocurrency sector reached an unprecedented level in 2025, fueled by the growing involvement of state-backed actors and highly organized criminal networks. A new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis estimates that crypto-linked crime generated at least $154 billion last year, marking a major escalation in both
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Ledger customers have been notified of a fresh data exposure involving personal information after a security incident at a third-party service provider used by the company for international payments. According to emails, the alert informed customers that Global-e, a payments and logistics firm working with Ledger, experienced a data exposure
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Hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets across multiple Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)–compatible blockchains have been drained in an ongoing attack that has yet to be fully understood. The activity was first highlighted by prominent onchain investigator ZachXBT, who says losses are continuing to climb as the attacker remains unidentified. According to
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Pi Network has temporarily disabled its wallet payment request feature after a sharp rise in scam incidents that targeted users holding large PI balances. The decision, announced by the Pi Core Team on Dec. 30, aims to limit further losses while additional safety measures are reviewed. According to the team’