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Largest ‘illicit online marketplace’ has grown 51% in 6 months: Elliptic

The world’s largest illicit online marketplace keeps growing following the launch of its own crypto products, according to Elliptic.

Huione Guarantee, which has been labeled as “the largest online illicit marketplace to have ever operated” by crypto compliance firm Elliptic, has grown its monthly inflows by 51% in just half a year — boosted by its own USD stablecoin launch in September. 

“Our analysis shows that Huione Guarantee’s growth is accelerating, with over $24 billion in transactions to date,” reported Elliptic on Jan. 14. 

In July, Elliptic alleged that Huione Guarantee operated an online marketplace with a substantial portion linked to money laundering and cyber scams

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$2,000,000 Drained From Customers’ Bank Accounts in Just 8 Days, Says Financial Giant, Warning Scammers Trigger Fraudulent Transfers Like Clockwork

,000,000 Drained From Customers’ Bank Accounts in Just 8 Days, Says Financial Giant, Warning Scammers Trigger Fraudulent Transfers Like Clockwork

A trillion-dollar banking giant says its customers lost about $2 million to fraud in a span of just eight days. Santander UK says scammers ripped £1.99 million ($2.04 million) from its customers’ accounts between Christmas and January 1st of 2024. The bank revealed the numbers in a push to keep customers vigilant through the holiday […]

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24-Year-Old Arrested for Alleged $4,600,000 Crypto Scam That Defrauded 300 People: Report

24-Year-Old Arrested for Alleged ,600,000 Crypto Scam That Defrauded 300 People: Report

A 24-year-old man from the Netherlands has reportedly been arrested after allegedly scamming 300 people out of millions of dollars. According to a new report by local news outlet Oost, an unnamed law student and professional soccer player from the Dutch city of Hegelo has been arrested and accused of defrauding investors and mishandling their […]

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Investigators to Search Through Do Kwon’s Personal Emails, Twitter Messages and Mobile Devices in Terra Case

Investigators to Search Through Do Kwon’s Personal Emails, Twitter Messages and Mobile Devices in Terra Case

New court documents reveal that authorities plan to search through disgraced Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon’s personal emails, social media accounts, financial records, and more. According to a new court memo, investigators say they will sift through massive amounts of Kwon’s personal data to gather evidence against him. “The Government anticipates that Rule 16 discovery […]

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U.S. Justice Department Hands $4,300,000,000 To 40,930 Victims of ‘History’s Largest Ponzi Scheme’

U.S. Justice Department Hands ,300,000,000 To 40,930 Victims of ‘History’s Largest Ponzi Scheme’

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has nearly recovered all the losses suffered by tens of thousands of investors in the largest Ponzi scheme in history. In a press release, the DOJ says that throughout the course of a decade, it has disbursed more than $4.3 billion to 40,930 victims of a fraud […]

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Recently Extradited Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon Set To Appear in U.S. Court Today: Report

Recently Extradited Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon Set To Appear in U.S. Court Today: Report

The disgraced co-founder of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem is set to appear in a US court today after recently being extradited from Montenegro. According to a new report by Reuters, Do Kwon is facing fraud charges in the US related to the multibillion-dollar downfall of Terra in 2022 and will make his first court appearance […]

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Wells Fargo Issues Fraud Warning As Scammers Drain $503,910,000 From US Banks in Three Months

Wells Fargo Issues Fraud Warning As Scammers Drain 3,910,000 From US Banks in Three Months

Wells Fargo is issuing a warning to US bank customers as new numbers shed light on the amount of fraudulent transfers hitting Americans’ bank accounts. In a new op-ed, Wells Fargo fraud expert Margarita Alvarez says imposter scams are on the rise, with $2.7 billion lost in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). […]

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Senior Fed Official Pockets $770,000 in Insider Trading Scheme, Faces 25 Years in Prison: US Department of Justice

Senior Fed Official Pockets 0,000 in Insider Trading Scheme, Faces 25 Years in Prison: US Department of Justice

An ex-bank examiner and senior manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRBR) could spend decades behind bars for using confidential information to trade shares of US banks. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) says former FRBR senior official Robert Brian Thompson has pleded guilty to one count of insider trading and one count of […]

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Crypto Hackers and Rug Pullers Steal $71,021,500 in November With BNB Chain Emerging As the Top Target

Crypto Hackers and Rug Pullers Steal ,021,500 in November With BNB Chain Emerging As the Top Target

New data from crypto security firm ImmuneFi reveals that hackers and fraudsters stole tens of millions of dollars with the blockchain of Binance being their top target. In a new thread on the social media platform X, ImmuneFi says that the crypto markets have seen an overall decrease in fraudulent activity compared to a year […]

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Former FTX Executive Gary Wang Avoids Prison Time After Building Crypto Surveillance Tools for Government: Report

Former FTX Executive Gary Wang Avoids Prison Time After Building Crypto Surveillance Tools for Government: Report

The former chief technology officer of disgraced crypto exchange FTX is dodging prison time by cooperating with the US government. According to a report from Reuters, Wang – a computer programmer who unwittingly wrote the code that allowed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to steal billions of dollars from customers – is being spared prison […]

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