Key takeawaysFederal authorities in North Carolina seized more than $61 million in USDT, revealing how pig-butchering schemes ...

U.S. authorities have seized over $580 million in cryptocurrency linked to Southeast Asian “pig butchering” scams.

OKX integrates Chainalysis’ Alterya to flag scam-linked withdrawal addresses as exchanges shift from post-transaction tracing to fraud prevention.

Crypto is making headway in global financial markets, and the prominence of crypto ATMs has enjoyed a similar trajectory. The convenience, accessibility, and anonymity of crypto ATMs have made them a ...

A TON blockchain whale sent $220K to a scammer by mistake. The scammer kept $17K and returned the rest with an apology note.

Crypto ATM fraud surged to $333 million in the US in 2025, with complaints received by the FBI growing 33% in the year as scam networks became more industrialized while tapping into advanced AI ...

A new report from Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform based in New York City, estimates that $17 billion in crypto was stolen last year through fraud and scams. Impersonation scams, where ...

The US this past week had announced the seizure of approximately $15 billion in Bitcoin from a so-called forced-labor pig butchering scam operation. As reported, the United States government noted ...

Canadian police warned on 4 March 2026, Wednesday, that fraudsters are using the Royal Canadian Mounted Police logo in fake crypto recovery schemes. The scam ta ...

In 2012, VeChain founder Sunny Lu entered the crypto world after losing $300 on an unsuccessful 100 BTC Taobao transaction.