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Bitcoin ATMs Are Being Used for More Fraudulent Activity

Bitcoin ATMs are largely becoming the centers of crypto fraud schemes, according to law enforcement agencies around the country. Bitcoin ATMs and the Problems They...

Ways to Track Monero and Zcash Sought by U.S. Government

The U.S. government is seeking development of ways to forensically track privacy-focused cryptos like Monero and Zcash. One of the main traits of cryptocurrency is...

22 Bitcoin ATMs Seized By Russian Police In Nine Cities

Law enforcement in Russia has seized 22 Bitcoin ATMs which were installed at stores, malls, and restaurants in 9 different cities of the country....

Someone Emptied the BTC-E Ethereum Hot Wallet Containing US$90m Worth of Funds

Things are getting more troublesome for the BTC-E exchange as we speak. It appears someone is emptying the company's Ethereum wallet at an alarming...

European Law Enforcement Agencies Look To Hire Bitcoin Investigators

Bitcoin is the center point of focus for law enforcement agencies all of a sudden. In fact, the Swedish law enforcement is looking for...

UK Law Enforcement Bust Major Credit Card Cloning Criminal

Fake credit cards can come in many different formats. First of all, there is the digital variant, where hacked credit card information is used...

Ross Ulbricht’s Lawyers Hint At Third Corrupt Official During Silk Road Investigation

The Ross Ulbricht trial has caused a lot of controversy in recent years already. With two corrupt investigators on the case before a sentence...

Sources Claim Germany Is Conducting Nearly 600 Active Darknet Investigations

Over the past few weeks, LiveBitcoinNews has been actively covering various darknet arrests in Germany and other countries. New research shows how darknet crime...

Operation Hyperion Responsible For Shutting Down Several Tor Markets

A global fight between law enforcement and Darknet marketplace operators is taking place right now. Operation Hyperion, one of the largest anti-deep web campaigns...

Belgian Law Enforcement Agent Arrested For Buying Weapons From Darknet

People who fight crime on a regular basis should never be the ones arrested for buying illegal goods on the Internet. A Belgian policeman...

Department of Homeland Security Funds Development of New Bitcoin Analytics Tool

Bitcoin analysis tools are slowly but surely becoming the new norm. With all of the financial records published publicly on the blockchain, distinguishing patterns...