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April 29, 2018

THE INDIAN CRYPTO-CRIME PUZZLE AROUND GAINBITCOIN AND GBMINERS

The Biggest Asian Crypto-MLM Scam scales up It was a another tough week for the Crypto-MLM scene in Asia. As reported Amit BHARDWAJ, founder of..

April 27, 2018

OPTIOMENT AND COINTED REPORT – WHERE ARE THE MILLIONS?

About Masterminds, Musketeers, and Dummies Yesterday, the Austrian TV station ORF broadcasted an update on the OPTIOMENT case (you can watch it here). The report..

April 21, 2018

THE COINTED PRESS RELEASE AND THE OPTIOMENT CONSPIRACY

Yesterday, COINTED customers received great news from the company. The COINTED press release made clear that the company is not involved in any way in..

April 19, 2018

CRYPTO-CRIME SCENE: THE COINTED INVOLVEMENT IN THE OPTIOMENT CASE

Another Crypto-Crime Scene Investigation happened last week. A few days ago, we reported about the search warrant execution of the Austrian Police in the Cointed headquarter..

April 16, 2018

COINTED BREAKING NEWS: AUTHORITIES EXECUTED SEARCH WARRENT IN COINTED OFFICE

We have just been informed that on April 12, 2018, Austrian Authorities have executed a search warrant in the Cointed office facilities. This enforcement action..

March 28, 2018

Request for Information: Does Cointed Crypto-Exchange have issues with Payments?

We received a Cointed newsletter yesterday informing us about issues with Cointed’s bank account and payments. The Austrian crypto-company Cointed obviously caught a bad Karma...

Cointed and Optioment

March 17, 2018

The Optioment Case: What exactly was the Role of “Bitcoins Verdienen”?

The Phantoms behind OPTIOMENT The Optioment case is still being investigated by authorities, media outlets and FinTelegram. The big question is still the one about..

Events

March 9, 2018

The “Official” Optioment Discussion at Crypto42 Summit Vienna

Well, that sounds like an interesting development. The Vienna lawyer that filed the complaint against the Optioment promoters with the prosecutor’s office will present the..

March 6, 2018

The Cointed – Optioment Connections

The Optioment investment scheme is probably one of the largest scams that happened so far in the Bitcoin environment. According to several reports and some..

March 3, 2018

Bitcoin Scam Optioment – Criminal Charges filed against 3 Austrians

Austrian authorities asked Interpol to support them track down suspects in the Optioment Bitcoin scam that blew up last year and may have hit hundreds..

Circle Joins U.S.-Led Initiative to Combat Illicit Finance in Virtual Assets!

Erik Rosenblatt, a senior leader at US stablecoin issuer Circle, will represent the company on the Illicit Virtual Asset Network (IVAN) board. Prior to joining Circle, Rosenblatt spent over two decades as a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As part of IVAN, Circle will have a voting role in determining the network's priorities and membership.

Evil Corp: A Comprehensive Report on Russia’s Family-Driven Cybercriminal Organization!

The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Treasury have taken significant action against Evil Corp, a Russia-based cybercriminal group responsible for developing and distributing malware that has stolen over $100 million from banks and financial institutions across 40 countries. Evil Corp appears to operate as a family enterprise, with multiple family members involved.

Good News For Crypto: SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal Steps Down After Impactful Tenure!

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to experience a significant leadership change as Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal announces his departure. Grewal oversaw a period of heightened regulatory activity specifically targeting the crypto sector. Under his leadership, the SEC Filed high-profile lawsuits against major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase.

U.S. DOJ Indicted Russian Hacker and Evil Corp Member Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov!

The U.S. DOJ unsealed an indictment charging Russian national Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov with using the BitPaymer ransomware variant to attack numerous victims in Texas and throughout the U.S. and hold their sensitive data for ransom. According to the indictment, beginning in at least June 2017, Ryzhenkov allegedly gained unauthorized access to the information stored on victims’ computer networks.

Starling Bank Slammed with £29M Fine for ‘Shockingly Lax’ AML Controls, Exposing UK Financial System to Criminals!

The UK neobank Starling Bank has been fined £29 million by the UK FCA for opening accounts for high-risk customers and failing to screen against full sanctions lists. Its rapid expansion outpaced its compliance measures, leaving significant gaps in its AML framework. Starling grew from approximately 43,000 customers in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2023. However, measures to tackle financial crime did not keep pace with its growth.