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ForkLog 7 27.12.2023

Media reports on the kidnapping of a Bitcoin miner in Izhevsk

A gang of extortionists abducted a cryptocurrency miner in Izhevsk and demanded a ransom of 15 million rubles.

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ForkLog 9 25.12.2023

Investigation into illegal crypto exchange in Astana ends with turnover of about $745,000

The Kazakh Financial Monitoring Agency has completed the investigation into an illegal cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 9 22.12.2023

Rostov-on-Don cryptocurrency thief jailed for eight years

A Rostov-on-Don resident was sentenced to eight years in prison for armed robbery of 5 million rubles during a cryptocurrency sale.

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ForkLog 10 21.12.2023

German police shut down darknet marketplace Kingdom Market

The German public prosecutor's office and police seized servers of the darknet marketplace Kingdom Market that were located in several countries and halted its activities.

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ForkLog 22 20.12.2023

Ledger puts estimated user losses from recent breach at about $600,000

As a result of the December 14 compromise of the Ledger Connect Kit library, wallet users suffered about $600,000 in losses.

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ForkLog 14 14.12.2023

US DOJ charges organizers of $25m cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against two men suspected of orchestrating a $25 million cryptocurrency-related Ponzi scheme.

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ForkLog 9 13.12.2023

IRS names the biggest crypto cases of 2023

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation division published a list of ten of the department's most well-known and high-profile cases in 2023 — four of which relate to digital assets.

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ForkLog 8 12.12.2023

In Russia, cryptocurrency-related convictions have risen sixtyfold.

The number of Russian court sentences in economic cases related to cryptocurrencies rose by nearly 5,000% between 2017 and 2021.

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ForkLog 14 04.12.2023

Court drops criminal charges against Platypus Finance hacker

A French court dropped criminal charges against those involved in the DeFi protocol Platypus Finance hack worth $8.5 million in February 2023, according to Le Monde.

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ForkLog 16 30.11.2023

Bitcoin industry loses $343 million in November to hacks and scams

So far this year, the crypto industry has recorded 296 hacks and scams, with November losses from such incidents topping $343 million.

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ForkLog 21 30.11.2023

Kazakh resident suspected of illegal P2P trading

In the Karaganda region, the activities of a citizen involved in selling cryptocurrencies on an unnamed crypto exchange have been halted.

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ForkLog 7 23.11.2023

Former Russian police officer jailed for 12 years for Bitcoin bribe

The former head of the narcotics control department for the Republic of Mordovia was found guilty of receiving bitcoins as a bribe.

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