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Crypto Kidnapping: Tourist Held Captive, Forced to Transfer $250K in USDT

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A 23-year-old Ukrainian tourist in Phuket, Thailand, was kidnapped and forced to transfer $250,000 in USDT stablecoins (about 8.56 million baht) to two armed robbers. Viacheslav Leibov was threatened with violence until he complied with the robbers’ demands. Initially, the two robbers, an Armenian and a Ukrainian, demanded $500,000 in USDT but agreed to settle … Read more

Nigerian Crypto Crackdown: Two More Firms Convicted, Forced to Cough Up $30,000

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A Nigerian court has convicted two more cryptocurrency firms, Egomsinachi Road Autos Limited and Chimera Log & Haulage Services Limited, for conducting unauthorized USDT-to-naira transactions. As a result, they’ve been ordered to transfer nearly $30,000 to the federal government. The latest court decision came just a few months after other crypto firms, Paparaxy Global Ventures … Read more

Thailand Arrests Police Officers Accused of Staging Fake Interrogation to Extort 165,000 USDT

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Thai police arrested seven individuals, including six officers, for allegedly staging a fake arrest and extorting 165,000 USDT from a Chinese-Vanuatu citizen. Fraudulent Legal Threats Thai police recently arrested six police officers and one civilian after a Chinese-Vanuatu citizen filed a complaint accusing them of staging a fake arrest and extorting 165,000 USDT. The Chinese … Read more

Inside Tether’s $14.2B Equity Peak—Key Takeaways From the Q3 Attestation

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Tether’s third-quarter attestation for 2024, led by auditor BDO, highlights record profit levels, reserve expansion, and substantial U.S. Treasury holdings. Tether’s Q3 Performance Ranks Among Top U.S. Treasury Holders In its latest attestation, Tether Holdings Limited reports a third-quarter net profit of $2.5 billion, pushing its nine-month consolidated profit to $7.7 billion. The report, prepared … Read more