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ForkLog 32 25.03.2025

Zhytomyr Resident Accused of Cryptocurrency Fraud Amounting to 3.7 Million Hryvnias

Investigators from the Zhytomyr District Police Department are probing a case involving a 40-year-old local resident suspected of illegally acquiring funds from the crypto wallets of acquaintances. At the end of 2024, two city residents, aged 56 and 35, reported to the police the disappearance of their cryptocurrency holdings. Authorities discovered that the complainants had […]

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ForkLog 17 20.03.2025

Bithumb Offices Raided Amid Former Director’s Scandal

South Korean authorities have conducted raids on the offices of the cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb. The investigation focuses on the alleged misuse of corporate funds by the platform’s former director, Kim Dae-sik, to purchase a personal apartment. This was reported by local media outlet YTN. The case involves funds from a deposit for an apartment in […]

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ForkLog 17 19.03.2025

South Korean Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Sentence for Attacker of Haru Invest CEO

Prosecutors in South Korea have requested a 10-year prison sentence for the man who stabbed Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyun Soo, charging him with attempted murder. This was reported by local media. The attack on the head of the crypto company, accused of embezzling approximately $826 million from clients, occurred in August 2024 in a […]

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ForkLog 10 16.03.2025

LIBRA and MELANIA Creator Continues Token Launches Despite Interpol Notice

Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures, involved in launching several notorious meme coins, including LIBRA and MELANIA, has continued his activities despite a potential international warrant. 1/ Hayden Davis launched a new token: $WOLF Now on an Interpol notice, the creator of LIBRA and MELANIA tried his best to hide it ? ↓ pic.twitter.com/Ok6ev3JH4r — […]

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ForkLog 15 13.03.2025

Kazakhstan Resident Illegally Exchanged Cryptocurrencies Worth $11.3 Million

The AFM of Kazakhstan has concluded an investigation into the illegal circulation of digital assets. According to the agency, in September 2020, a then-underage resident of Almaty posted advertisements for cryptocurrency exchange services on the Telegram messenger and the OLX platform. To conduct transactions, he asked his older brother to register on the Binance exchange. […]

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ForkLog 14 12.03.2025

Alleged Garantex Administrator Arrested in India

Indian authorities, at the request of the United States, have arrested Alexey Beschekov, the alleged co-founder and technical administrator of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. This was reported by journalist Brian Krebs. According to sources close to the investigation, the 46-year-old Lithuanian citizen was detained while on a family vacation on the Varkala coast. He is […]

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ForkLog 16 11.03.2025

US Resident Fined for Concealing Seized 119.65 BTC

The District Court of Puerto Rico found Juan Carlos Reynoso guilty of contempt of court after he refused to voluntarily transfer seized bitcoins to a government-controlled wallet. According to case materials, in June 2024, during an investigation involving the defendant, FBI agents discovered a laptop with Ledger hardware wallet software installed. On January 31, 2025, […]

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ForkLog 11 06.03.2025

Argentine Prosecutor Moves to Freeze $100 Million Linked to LIBRA

Argentina’s chief prosecutor, Eduardo Taiano, has called for the freezing of assets linked to LIBRA amounting to approximately $100 million and the recovery of deleted messages, including a tweet by the country’s president, Javier Milei, promoting the meme coin. This was reported by Clarin. Taiano also requested detailed information on the project’s transactions. To implement […]

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ForkLog 47 04.03.2025

OnlyFans Model Targeted in Armed Crypto Heist

On March 2, armed robbers broke into the home of well-known OnlyFans model Amouranth (Kaitlyn Siragusa) and demanded access to her digital assets. I believe I shot one of them they wanted crypto is what they were yelling they pulled me out of bed — Amouranth (@Amouranth) March 3, 2025 In November 2024, the star […]

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ForkLog 24 03.03.2025

US Authorities to Return $8.2 Million to Crypto Scam Victims

US authorities will return $8.2 million seized from fraudsters who acquired the funds through a “wrong number” scheme. The scammers deceived individuals via text messages, posing as acquaintances who had supposedly sent a message to the “wrong number.” They built trust with the victims before persuading them to invest in fake crypto platforms promising high […]

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ForkLog 40 28.02.2025

Cryptocurrency Theft of $4 Million from Mask Network Founder on His Birthday

Over $4 million in digital assets were stolen from the wallet of Mask Network founder Suji Yan on his 29th birthday. I turned 29 yrs old today, 6 hours ago. Around 3 hours ago — one of my public wallet I carried on my phone was hacked and 4m$+ assets was stolen. All the stolen […]

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ForkLog 21 26.02.2025

Raids Conducted in Moldovan Cities Over Cryptocurrency Exchange Fraud

The National Anti-Corruption Center of Moldova (CNA) and the capital’s prosecutor’s office announced a series of raids in the cities of Chisinau, Edinet, and Ungheni as part of an investigation into fraud. According to the CNA, a group of criminals deceived an elderly woman into investing 400,000 lei (over $21,500) through unnamed cryptocurrency platforms. They […]

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