4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (509+ words) The UK’s National Economic Crime Centre says criminals are using crypto products in ways that make it harder for investigators to trace illicit money. In its annual report this week, the NECC, part of the National Crime Agency, warned that…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (455+ words) Shared gas wallets opened the investigation Investigators connected apparently unrelated crypto addresses to Hamas’ military wing by watching how wallets paid transaction fees. The U.S. FBI built the cases from traces left on public blockchain ledgers, donation addresses obtained from…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) The numbers are large, but they need context. FinCEN reported about $12.7 billion in suspected activity linked to digital asset investment scams. That total comes from 33,904 Bank Secrecy Act reports filed between September 8, 2023, and December 31, 2025. Institutions filed these reports, so they…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) Blockchain security firm PeckShield says the attacker behind the Term Labs governance exploit has started moving stolen funds through Tornado Cash. On July 14, the hacker deposited 300 ETH, worth around $741,000, into the privacy protocol. The deposits were split into three separate…...