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AI-generated memes and synthetic media are increasingly shaping how crypto narratives spread online, while also giving scammers new tools to deceive investors, according to blockchain analytics firms, regulators and cybersecurity researchers. Generative AI tools have made it significantly easier to

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against seven entities accused of stealing more than $14 million from retail investors through fake cryptocurrency trading platforms and WhatsApp-based investment groups. The scheme operated for roughly one year before federal regulators int

Binance allowed $144 million in suspicious cryptocurrency transactions through flagged accounts after its November 2023 plea agreement, according to a new investigation. The FT report based on leaked internal files reveals 13 accounts collectively processed $1.7 billion in transactions from 2021 thr

Swiss and German law enforcement agencies announced Monday, Dec. 1 they dismantled cryptomixer.io, one of the world's largest platforms used to obscure Bitcoin transactions linked to criminal activity. The operation, which took place last Wednesday, resulted in server seizures and the confiscation o

Britain's Serious Fraud Office arrested two men in London and Bradford on November 20, marking the agency's first major criminal enforcement action in a cryptocurrency fraud case. The suspects face allegations connected to Basis Markets, a defunct venture that raised $28 million through two NFT-base