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Cryptocurrency scams in the United States recently skyrocketed, with reported losses amounting to $9.3 billion in 2024. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), cryptocurrency scams have exploded by an eye-popping 66% over last year. This shocking trend has an impact across the lifespan, but older Americans are...

Cryptocurrency—while empowering new opportunities, innovation, and investment—has created an environment ripe for cybercrime and the monetization of crime. Law enforcement agencies are constantly playing catch-up, developing and refining methods to track and recover stolen cryptocurrency. MetaBlock X is exploring the efficacy of these approaches. It will address the issues users...

Most recently, the FBI seized $35 million in Bitcoin traceable to North Korea’s Lazarus Group and the Bybit hack. This is no ordinary clickbait headline—this is a clarion call. Its real-world impact will change the crypto landscape, especially in the UK and Europe. In short, are we actually winning the...

Today, federal law enforcement announced that they have clamped down on a series of digital currency operations tied to the February 2025 Bybit hack. This episode is already considered one of the biggest crypto hacks in history. The investigators have been able to follow the money and successfully recovered more...