Crime

Hong Kong authorities have arrested two technicians for allegedly operating a covert cryptocurrency mining setup that siphoned electricity and internet access from care homes for the disabled, causing monthly power bills to surge by as much as HK$9,000.

Kidnappings, crypto manipulation and institutional corruption are no longer just the subplot of crime thrillers; they have become fixtures of our digital reality.

A former cryptocurrency trader was kidnapped near Paris on 26 August and released the next day with injuries, despite a €10,000 ransom demand. The attack is part of a rising trend of crimes targeting people linked to digital assets in France.

South Korean prosecutors are pushing for a three-year jail term for actress and former singer Hwang Jung-eum, accusing her of embezzling billions of won from her own entertainment agency to fund crypto purchases.

Brazilian police have apprehended four suspects accused of kidnapping the mother of a crypto trader and demanding a ransom exceeding 3.3 million reais in Bitcoin.

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Richard Kim, former CEO of the crypto-powered casino startup Zero Edge, with securities and wire fraud, alleging he misappropriated millions in seed funding and gambled it away instead of building the company.

The Seoul Central District Court has issued an arrest warrant for Kim Keon Hee, wife of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, on multiple corruption-related charges including bribery, election interference, and stock manipulation.

The family of late AI researcher and OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji is leveraging the power of crypto to fight for answers following the tragic death of their son in 2024.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has finally pleaded guilty on two felony counts of wire fraud and conspirary to defraud.

An Argentine blockchain developer known as “Fede’s Intern” has found himself locked up by the Turkish authorities for allegedly misusing Ethereum.