U.S. prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old Canadian man with stealing a combined $65 million in crypto through two separate decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks — the 2021 Indexed Finance exploit and the 2023 KyberSwap hack.In a newly-unsealed indictm
Law enforcement officers are sounding the alarm over a scam designed to drain the life savings of elderly victims. Pennsylvania police say an 86-year-old resident lost $9,500 to a person pretending to be his grandson, reports The Times-Tribune. Josep
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele meets with President Milei in Argentina, offering bitcoin advice to the Senate,
Proposed over two years ago, the law recognizes cryptocurrency as virtual assets in the country, establishing the Central Bank of Uruguay as the regulator and overseer of companies seeking to offer cryptocurrency services. The law positions Uruguay a
Law firm Covington & Burling have denied allegations by Steven Nerayoff, calling his lawsuit “meritless” and vowing to “vigorously” fight it.
A law professor at the East China University of Political Science and Law has highlighted the urgent need for China to standardize procedures for recovering illicit digital assets due to a rise in cryptocurrency-related crimes. He stressed the lack o
Law enforcement agencies use blockchain analytics to track the movement of illicit crypto. The IRS was among the US’s first agencies to develop blockchain analytics ...