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Bitcoin Extortion Racket: Amsterdam Business Owners Threatened with Grenades if They Don’t Pay Up

In a strange string of incidents, businesses in Amsterdam have received email threats of armed attacks if they don’t shell out 50,000 euros in...

Bitcoin Ransom of $20,000 Paid by Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Canada recently paid a ransomware hacker $20,000 in bitcoins. Computers are a tremendous boon to modern life. For...

California Bitcoin Dealer Enters Guilty Plea, Will Forfeit More than $800,000

Jacob Burrell-Campos recently pleaded guilty to charges of running an illegal money transmitting operation. This plea comes after his indictment on money laundering and...

Poland Deems DasCoin a Ponzi Scheme, Seizes $11.6 Million

In an ironic twist, the self-described "currency of trust," DasCoin, has found itself on the wrong side of Polish law. It has been reported...

Ripple Worth Over $300,000 Stolen in Australia, Suspect Arrested

A 23-year-old suspect has been arrested for allegedly hacking her victim's email and crypto accounts before draining the latter of 100,000 Ripple tokens. While Bitcoin...

Bitcoin Trade Followed by Murder

A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in Norway a short time after completing a cash-for-Bitcoin transaction. The world of cryptocurrency is a virtual one,...

Bitcoin Account Dispute Leads to Killingly Home Invasion

Two women have been arrested for their role in a home invasion that was precipitated by the opening of a Bitcoin account. Many cryptocurrency enthusiasts...

US Marshals to Auction Off $4.3 Million in Bitcoins

The United States Marshals Service is conducting a sale of 660 bitcoins which were forfeited in various federal cases. Auction of Bitcoins by a Government...

Russian Bitcoin Mining Criminal Faces up to Five Years in Prison

A Russian hacker who used government-owned servers for illicit Bitcoin mining is facing up to five years in jail for his actions. One thing you...

Prime Suspect in Bitcoin Scam Arrested in Thailand

Prinya Jaravijit, the main suspect in a $34 million Bitcoin scam, was arrested in Thailand after returning to the country. Justice does not always move...

French Bitcoin Scam Nets 31 Million Euros from 700 Victims

A new Bitcoin scam has been uncovered in France, and the losses by victims are more than 31 million euros. Cryptocurrencies went on a massive...

Crowd Machine Hacking Case – Two Suspects Arrested in Oklahoma

Two men have been arrested from Oklahoma City in connection with the Crowd Machine hacking incident last week. The suspects have allegedly stolen cryptocurrency...