Mar 15 2024
Alberto Pimentel Mata was Guatemala’s Minister of Energy and Mining from January 2020 until his resignation in July 2023. U.S. authorities say he engaged in numerous corruption schemes and accepted large bribes on a monthly basis during his tenure. “The United States remains committed to holding accountable those who abuse their positions in pursuit of …
Mar 10 2024
Mimblewimble-based privacy coin Beam (BEAM) experienced a 7% price slump earlier today due to large offloading by a single wallet address. The offloaded assets were stolen in a phishing attack that occurred on February 15. The attacker made away with over 180 million BEAM tokens in two transactions. The assets were worth roughly $5.14 million …
Mar 10 2024
Brian Fenner, 45, of Indiana, and Dennis Birkley, 64, of Wisconsin, received sentences of 77 and 60 months, respectively, in U.S. federal prison for several counts of fraud and money laundering. The charges stemmed from a fraudulent “free bankruptcy program” the two conjured up. “These two men shamelessly exploited the financial difficulties of their victims …
Mar 09 2024
The Seneca Protocol hacker has given back $5.3 million worth of Ether tokens after draining $6.4 million. Initial investigations suggested that an approval mechanism bug in the protocol’s smart contract was exploited. The stablecoin protocol had recently confirmed roping in with law enforcement but offered leniency, stating the team wouldn’t take legal steps if the …
Mar 08 2024
Police raided the office of independent media outlet Toplum TV and arrested its journalists on accusations of smuggling. About half were released several hours later, but the remaining journalists remain in custody. Police subsequently searched an office of a political organization established in December by a group of local democracy activists. Akif Gurbanov, who heads …
Mar 08 2024
“Shamefully, cowardly, without ever looking him in the eye or even mentioning his name,” Navalnaya said. Three days after the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced Navalny’s death, his family and lawyer are still being denied access to his body. “He also wanted to kill our hopes, our freedom, and our future… to destroy and erase …
Mar 07 2024
In the past 24 hours, 51,553 traders were liquidated, the total liquidations coming in at $132.91 million. Bitcoin, of course, represented the largest share of the liquidations, with over $38.85 million worth of longs liquidated in the period. Coinglass also indicates that in the same 24-hour period, about $22 million of shorts was liquidated. This …
Mar 07 2024
Robert Kiyosaki, renowned for his book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” is gaining attention for his strong endorsement of Bitcoin (BTC) The author positions Bitcoin as a key defense against what he perceives as systematic wealth erosion orchestrated by institutions such as the Federal Reserve, Treasury, and Wall Street bankers. He commended Bitcoin’s role as a …
Mar 06 2024
The trustee overseeing the restitution process for the defunct crypto exchange, Mt. Gox, is making progress towards Bitcoin repayments. Recent reports indicate that the trustee has been actively engaging with creditors to validate their identities and verify the existence of their accounts. Numerous creditors have disclosed receiving updated emails from the exchange, signaling the completion …
Mar 06 2024
In 2023, Gyeonggi Province, the most populous province in South Korea, collected millions of dollars from tax evaders by tracking their crypto assets on several centralized exchanges. According to a by local media Yonhap News Agency, the G Yeonggi Tax Justice Department accrued 6.2 billion won ($4.67 million) in undeclared taxes from evaders. The new …