Europol Traces $55 Million in Crypto Linked to Digital Piracy Services

Europol, working with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and Spain’s National Police, said on Nov. 19, 2025, that investigators traced roughly $55 million in cryptocurrency connected to illicit streaming and other digital piracy services. The operation identified 69 targeted sites (with an estimated 11.8 million annual visitors), referred 25 illicit IPTV services to crypto … Read more

Crypto and Carcasses: Undercover Sting Recovers $700K in Bitcoin Miners, Foils $75K Frozen Turkey Heist

An operation led by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office successfully recovered 1,000 stolen bitcoin mining rigs worth $700,000 and thwarted an attempted $75,000 frozen turkey heist. Tracing the Cargo from Grant County to Chicago A multi-agency investigation led by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office successfully recovered a hijacked shipment of 1,000 Bitcoin mining rigs valued … Read more

Israel to Purchase Millions in Crypto for Suspect After His Wallet Went Missing in Police Custody

In an unprecedented move, the Israeli government is set to purchase a new digital wallet valued at approximately $2.25 million for gambling suspect Shai Siboni, after his original wallet went missing while in police custody. The new wallet will contain 19.15 bitcoin and 83 ethereum, which were confiscated during Siboni’s arrest in 2018. Police officials … Read more

NYPD Detectives Investigated for Alleged Role in Crypto Entrepreneur’s Kidnapping

Two New York Police Department detectives are under investigation for their alleged involvement in the captivity of an Italian cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Unapproved Security Services Two New York Police Department (NYPD) detectives who reportedly provided security at a luxury apartment where an Italian cryptocurrency entrepreneur was held captive are under investigation. Detectives Roberto Cordero and Raymond … Read more

Crypto Abduction Threat Spreads to Africa; Ugandan Founder Targeted

The founder of the Ugandan blockchain and crypto education institution Mitroplus Labs was abducted by armed criminals posing as law enforcement. The criminals demanded $500,000 and access to the founder’s cryptocurrency wallets. Crypto Abduction Threat Spreads to Africa On May 17, Festo Ivaibi, founder of the Ugandan blockchain and crypto education institution Mitroplus Labs, became … Read more

Criminal Banking Organization Takedown Across Europe Includes Crypto Operations

Europol has announced the arrest of 17 individuals involved in a criminal parallel banking organization that provided money laundering services across Europe, including the exchange of cryptocurrencies for cash. The operation, conducted on January 14, 2025, in Austria, Belgium, and Spain, followed previous successful actions against migrant smugglers. The arrested individuals, primarily of Chinese and … Read more

Masked Men Target Cryptocurrency Heiress in Brazen Paris Abduction Bid

The daughter of a prominent cryptocurrency executive narrowly escaped an attempted kidnapping by masked assailants in central Paris on Tuesday morning, with police linking the incident to organized crime. Paris Anti-Gang Unit Probes Daylight Abduction Attempt Linked to Crypto Industry The 34-year-old woman, whose father leads a major cryptocurrency exchange, was targeted around 8:20 a.m. … Read more

Crypto Wealth Turns Deadly: Father Snatched and Mutilated in Chilling Crypto Ambush

A brutal daylight abduction targeting a crypto millionaire’s father in Paris escalated into savage violence, with kidnappers severing his finger while demanding millions in ransom. Vanished in Broad Daylight: Inside the Ruthless Paris Kidnapping That Shook Crypto Circles French law enforcement rescued a man on Saturday night in Essonne, a suburb south of Paris, after … Read more

Pornstar Shoots Armed Robbers Who Were After Her $20M Bitcoin Fortune

The adult actress claims she was suddenly dragged out of bed and violently pistol-whipped before shooting one of the assailants. Armed Robbers Target Pornstar’s $20M Bitcoin, But She Fights Back Famous pornstar and Twitch streamer Kaitlyn Siragusa who goes by the moniker “Amouranth,” claims she narrowly escaped with her life on Sunday after an armed … Read more