Crime

At the Bitcoin 2026 Conference, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel outlined a shift in the U.S. government’s approach to digital assets like Bitcoin.

Americans lost over $11 billion to crypto fraud in 2025, with investment scams driving the majority of losses, according to the FBI.

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Russian network for buying stolen government cyber tools with crypto and reselling them, the first action under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act.

Binance France CEO David Prinçay was targeted in a failed home invasion near Paris on Feb. 12. French police arrested three suspects.

The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has escalated after TMZ reported receiving an alleged ransom note demanding millions in Bitcoin, complete with a deadline, threats of harm, and a verified wallet address.

Rosa María González, a key figure in the collapse of Argentine crypto firm Generación Zoe, was arrested in Venezuela.

Russia is planning criminal penalties, including forced labor, to curb widespread unregistered bitcoin mining after legalization.

A Korean crypto employee was jailed after taking Bitcoin to recruit an officer to North Korea.

Hyundai Group evacuated staff from two Seoul offices after receiving a bomb threat email demanding bitcoin.

Evan Tangeman, 22, pleaded guilty to laundering $3.5 million for a multi-state social engineering and crypto scheme that stole 4,100 Bitcoin worth $263 million at the time.