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ForkLog 23 22.01.2025

Market Maker CLS Global Admits to Sham Trading of FBI’s AI Token

The UAE-based cryptocurrency market maker, CLS Global, has admitted to facilitating sham trading and market manipulation in favor of the NexFundAI token, created by the FBI to detect fraud. This was reported by the US Department of Justice. As part of a deal with authorities, the company confirmed its involvement in providing services to attract […]

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ForkLog 7 20.01.2025

Kazakhstan jails operators of illicit bitcoin exchange, seizes assets

AFM of Kazakhstan completed an investigation into an illegal bitcoin exchange service with a turnover of more than 681m tenge ($1.28m). According to the agency, three organisers converted cryptocurrencies into fiat for a fee. Their clients numbered 380 people, as confirmed by bank statements. The defendants received prison terms ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 years, […]

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ForkLog 16 17.01.2025

FBI foils plot to kidnap Miami jeweller for $2m in cryptocurrency

The FBI uncovered a group that planned to kidnap a Miami jeweller to extort about $2m in cryptocurrency. According to court filings, the initial tip came from a confidential source. The suspects intended to target an employee of the Seybold Building, historically home to many jewellery stores. A leader called Jack and his associates—whom he […]

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ForkLog 18 16.01.2025

US authorities to return 94,643 BTC stolen from Bitfinex

US prosecutors have asked a court for permission to return to Bitfinex almost 80% of the 119,754 BTC stolen in the 2016 hack, according to a request. If approved, authorities will transfer 94,643 BTC to the platform, seized from hacker Ilya Lichtenstein’s wallet, in kind. The move also covers corresponding amounts in Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin […]

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ForkLog 30 15.01.2025

Bitmama faces up to 10 years in prison

Law-enforcement authorities have charged Valeria Fedyakina, known as Bitmama, with fraud in a case involving the theft of cryptocurrencies and fiat totaling at least 2.2bn rubles, TASS reported. Investigators say she solicited investments in digital assets, promising high returns, after which the funds disappeared. In one episode, losses amounted to about 800m rubles. A court […]

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ForkLog 21 15.01.2025

Huione Guarantee’s illicit marketplace turnover exceeds $24bn

Analysts at Elliptic have described the online marketplace Huione Guarantee as the world’s largest illicit trading platform. Transaction volume has exceeded $24bn, and the user base has topped 900,000. New research: Huione Guarantee is the largest illicit online marketplace of all time — providing scammers with the tools they need to perpetrate pig butchering and […]

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ForkLog 8 14.01.2025

Russia opens case over illicit crypto exchange via Rapidpay

Officers of Russia’s Interior Ministry detained four people accused of organising the illegal movement of funds via the Rapidpay payment system, the ministry’s spokeswoman Irina Volk said. According to investigators, the illegal service catered to cryptocurrency exchange outlets, betting shops, online casinos and fraudulent call centres. To keep payments anonymous, Rapidpay’s creators used e-wallets and […]

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ForkLog 31 10.01.2025

South Korean entertainment executive accused of crypto scam

Kang Seung-kon, a director at major South Korean production house Cube Entertainment, is suspected of deceiving crypto investors, according to local outlet Hankyung. According to unnamed sources, he urged acquaintances and colleagues to invest in the Nestree (EGG) cryptocurrency issued by blockchain project Nestree Media Group. Kang also allegedly guaranteed the return of capital. In […]

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ForkLog 20 09.01.2025

Thai police seize about 1,000 bitcoin miners from JIT Co.

Thai police seized 996 bitcoin mining devices from JIT Co., based in the eastern province of Chon Buri, according to local media. The firm, registered to trade digital assets, is suspected of stealing electricity. Preliminary estimates put losses at hundreds of millions of baht (millions of dollars). An employee told police the power theft took […]

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ForkLog 38 09.01.2025

Russia to seize record bitcoin bribe of 1bn rubles for state coffers

As part of enforcement proceedings, bailiffs have begun transferring 1,032.1 BTC—valued at more than 1bn rubles at the time of the offence—seized from convicted former investigator Marat Tambiev in a record-bribe case to the state, TASS reported. The funds will be moved from a Ledger Nano X hardware wallet to a government account. At the […]

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ForkLog 58 09.01.2025

Do Kwon, Terra’s founder, to stand trial in January 2026

The trial of Terra founder Do Kwon is scheduled for January 2026. Lawyers cited the need to process a substantial volume of evidence, reports Inner City Press. “The trial will begin on January 26, 2026. I give you one week to request another date, otherwise — ‘the train has left’,” noted Judge Paul Engelmayer. According […]

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ForkLog 34 05.01.2025

Hong Kong police dismantle deepfake scam syndicate

Hong Kong police arrested 31 members of a criminal syndicate that used deepfake technology to perpetrate scams, The Star reported. The gang lured victims with romance and investment pitches. Its takings exceeded HK$34 million (about $4.37 million). Hong Kong police’s Commercial Crime Bureau said the syndicate rented two units in adjacent industrial buildings to “carry […]

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