Bitcoin Supply on Exchanges Drops to 5-Year Low, Whales Accumulating BTC

The supply of Bitcoin (BTC) on cryptocurrency exchanges has dropped to a 5-year low of around 2.29 million BTC, according to blockchain data platform Glassnode. This decrease in supply on exchanges has been observed by the behavior analytics platform Santiment, which estimates that the percentage of BTC supply on exchanges has decreased from 5.99% to […]

Binance Helps Thai Authorities Dismantle $277 Million Crypto Scam

Binance, a crypto exchange, has played a key role in helping Thai authorities dismantle a massive crypto scam that drained over $277 million from victims across Thailand. Working with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) of the Royal Thai Police and the US Department of Homeland Security, Binance provided crucial intelligence that led to the […]

Judge Torres Rejects SEC Motion to Appeal Ripple Ruling

Judge Analisa Torres has rejected the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) motion to file an interlocutory appeal against the recent Ripple ruling. In an Oct. 3 court order, Judge Torres denied the SEC’s motion as the SEC failed to meet its burden to show there were controlling questions of law or that there […]

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Crypto Wallets Connected to Fentanyl Trafficking

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned crypto wallets allegedly connected to individuals and companies involved in the production of fentanyl. The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments against several China-based chemical manufacturers and their employees, who allegedly used crypto transactions to conceal their identities and the movement of […]

Binance Assists Thai Police in Crypto Scam Investigation

Binance, a crypto exchange, has recently joined forces with the Royal Thai Police in an investigation that led to the arrest of several suspects behind fraudulent activities. The investigation was assisted by Binance, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), and the US Homeland Security Investigation (HIS). The law enforcement agencies and the crypto exchange managed […]

Ardana Labs Closure: $4 Million in Funds Misused Through CEFI Exchanges

Ardana Labs, a project that aimed to provide an innovative stablecoin platform for the Cardano network, raised $10 million from investors in 2021. However, the project suddenly closed up shop in November 2022, citing “funding and project timeline uncertainty.”Web3 risk-management platform Xerberus has now suggested that Ardana executives likely transferred 80% of the project’s funds […]

Crypto Exchange Collapse: Can You Trust FTX?

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is facing a criminal trial in the United States Justice Department. During jury selection on Oct. 3, Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon revealed that former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, FTX co-founder Gary Wang, former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh, and former FTX chief operating officer […]