Most criminal cryptocurrency is funneled through just 5 exchanges
A few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency in a tight market. Enlarge (credit: Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images) For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ranso.....»»
Tesla sells most of its Bitcoin holdings
The deal comes as the value of the cryptocurrency has plunged......»»
Manga Piracy: Operator of MangaBank Sentenced By Chinese Authorities
Following a complaint from Japanese publishers and a criminal process in China, a man in his thirties has been sentenced for operating MangaBank, a massive manga piracy site that shut down in 2021. Local authorities found no copyright infringement in.....»»
Cryptomining boom has people’s energy bills skyrocketing; feds mull new rules [Updated]
No major US cryptominers said they track energy use impacts on local residents. Enlarge (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko | Moment) This is not the summer that Americans want to deal with an unknown number of cryptocurrency firms un.....»»
Cryptomining boom has people’s energy bills skyrocketing; feds mull new rules
No major US cryptominers said they track energy use impacts on local residents. Enlarge (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko | Moment) This is not the summer that Americans want to deal with an unknown number of cryptocurrency firms un.....»»
TikTok resists calls to preserve Ukraine content for war crime investigations
Chinese-owned app is a trove of digital intelligence that lawyers want to archive. Enlarge / Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova (C-L) and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Britain's Karim Khan (C-R), visit a m.....»»
Cryptocurrency flowing into “mixers” hits an all-time high. Wanna guess why?
Despite a significant Achilles' heel, mixers are seeing unprecedented demand. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The amount of cryptocurrency flowing into privacy-enhancing mixer services has reached an all-time high this year as.....»»
How Investigators Use OSINT to Track Down IPTV Pirates
Perhaps the most important aspect of running any kind of pirate site or service is not getting caught. Being exposed by anti-piracy groups can mean legal trouble or in a worst-case scenario, a criminal referral. So how do the authorities track operat.....»»
No, RadioShack"s Twitter wasn"t hacked. It sells cryptocurrency now.
"If you find a squirter marry her."That's the tweet currently taking over Twitter, with shocked reactions in the replies and quotes tweets asking, "What in the world is going on?"The tweet wasn't accidentally sent by a politician or a hacked company'.....»»
Signs You’re Prepared to Buy Bitcoin
People, small businesses, and large companies have used Bitcoin for over a decade. This cryptocurrency is renowned for being unpredictable and risky but also exciting and innovative. For this reason, some people have constantly wondered whether they.....»»
Is It Smart to Keep Buying Bitcoin?
Bitcoin has existed for over a decade now. During this period, this cryptocurrency has exhibited several characteristics. Some of these characteristics have caused investors to view this digital asset as a good investment, while others have led some.....»»
De-prosecution policy associated with rise in homicides in American cities
De-prosecution, a discretionary decision not to prosecute certain criminal offenses regardless of the evidence, has become an increasingly popular criminal justice strategy in the United States. A new study examined whether the application of a de-pr.....»»
Two-eared listening is essential for understanding restorative justice in Canada
Restorative justice was introduced in the western world in the late 1970s as a way to rethink crime and punishment. It's an approach to criminal justice that sees crime as a violation of people and relationships and makes it the obligation of those r.....»»
What Happened to the Teen Who Stole $23.8M in Cryptocurrency?
15-year-old Ellis Pinsky stole $23.8 million worth of cryptocurrency — and his life was never the same. For example, Rolling Stone reports, in his last year of high school, "Four men wearing ski masks and gloves, armed with knives, rope, brass.....»»
Jury has reached a verdict in the trial of former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani
The jury has reached a verdict in the criminal fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes' ex-boyfriend and former second-in-command at Theranos, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani......»»
Calls for downblousing to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales
The Law Commission wants to strengthen the law to protect victims of intimate image abuse......»»
Aubrey Plaza goes rogue in Emily the Criminal’s new trailer
How far does a woman have to go to make money in today's economy? Aubrey Plaza has the answer in the new trailer for Emily the Criminal......»»
Meta clings to NFT, blockchain hopes as it shutters its Novi crypto wallet
Three years and many name changes later, Meta's crypto dreams are moribund. Enlarge (credit: Meta) Meta will shut down its pilot of the Novi digital wallet, one of the last remnants of the company's beleaguered cryptocurrency.....»»
Meta highlights NFT, blockchain hopes as it shutters its Novi crypto wallet
Three years and many name changes later, Meta's crypto dreams are moribund. Enlarge (credit: Meta) Meta will shut down its pilot of the Novi digital wallet, one of the last remnants of the company's beleaguered cryptocurrency.....»»
TNP, HiTi unveil personalized cold wallet
Plastic card maker Taiwan Name Plate (TNP) will cooperate with dye-sublimation photo printer maker HiTi Digital to launch FortVax personalized cryptocurrency cold wallet initially in Taiwan, the US and Singapore in third-quarter 2022, according to TN.....»»
Meta to discontinue ‘Novi’ cryptocurrency digital wallet
Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta last year launched “Novi,” a new digital wallet with support for cryptocurrencies. However, it seems that the project didn’t work out so well as Meta has now announced that it will discontinue and shut down Nov.....»»