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ForkLog 10 13.06.2023

Belarus shuts down illegal Bitcoin exchange with $3.5m in revenue

In Minsk, authorities dismantled a major illegal cryptocurrency exchange, whose revenues amounted to at least 9 million Belarusian rubles (over $3.5 million).

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ForkLog 18 12.06.2023

Lawyer calls the expert examination in the Moscow investigator’s bitcoin-bribery case dubious

Documents from a handwriting-expertise examination of notes found on the computer of the Moscow investigator Marat Tambiev, accused in a bribery case.

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ForkLog 14 12.06.2023

Sturdy Finance loses about $770,000 in attack

The lending DeFi protocol Sturdy Finance fell victim to an attack that resulted in the loss of roughly 442 ETH (about $770,000 at the time of writing).

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ForkLog 13 02.06.2023

TikTok influencer pleaded guilty to laundering government funds, including via Bitcoin

Denish Sahadevan, known on TikTok as investor Danny Devan, pleaded guilty to laundering government funds, including via Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 24 01.06.2023

Founder of Onfocoin Found Dead

The co-founder of the referral cryptocurrency project Onfocoin, John Forsait, was found dead from a gunshot wound a week after his disappearance.

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ForkLog 46 29.05.2023

Journalists reveal details of Bitfinex hack report

The bitcoin exchange Bitfinex failed to implement 'operational, financial and technological controls', which made the 2016 hack possible.

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ForkLog 20 24.05.2023

DeFi project Fintoch suspected of $31.6m fraud

The DeFi project Fintoch team allegedly carried out an exit scam, withdrawing clients' digital assets worth $31.6m, according to on-chain researcher ZachXBT.

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ForkLog 7 24.05.2023

FBI warns of new cryptocurrency fraud linked to overseas job scams

The FBI has warned of a new form of fraud involving overseas job vacancies in which scammers lure people into criminal schemes tied to investments in digital assets.

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ForkLog 13 23.05.2023

TRM Labs links decline in hacker losses to sanctions against Tornado Cash

In Q1 2023, there was a sharp drop in losses from DeFi protocol hacks, linked to sanctions against the Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash and lawsuits against hackers, according to TRM Labs.

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ForkLog 12 19.05.2023

Swaprum DEX team suspected of $3m exit scam

The Swaprum DEX on Arbitrum’s L2 network allegedly absconded with roughly $3 million in cryptocurrency, PeckShield researchers find.

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ForkLog 5 01.05.2023

Brother of Helix founder sentenced to four years in prison for theft of 712 BTC

The court sentenced Gary Harmon to four years and three months in prison for the theft of 712 BTC seized by U.S. authorities.

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ForkLog 8 28.04.2023

DeFi protocol 0VIX hacked for $2 million

The attacker siphoned digital assets from the 0VIX DeFi protocol worth more than $2 million, reportedly as a result of a flash loan attack.

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