Lawyer of Alleged Crypto Launderer Vinnik Calls on Russia to Talk Prisoner Swap With US

A lawyer representing Russian IT specialist Alexander Vinnik has urged the government in Moscow to discuss a potential exchange of prisoners with the United States, where he was recently extradited. The French legal expert is convinced only a return to his

LUNA Investor Arrested for Knocking on Do Kwon’s Door After Losing $2.4 Million in Terra Crash

A crypto investor has been arrested after knocking on Do Kwons door following the collapse of cryptocurrency terra (LUNA) in stablecoin terrausd (UST). He lost about $2.4 million and is now under investigation by the South Korean police. “I felt like

ETH Mixer Tornado Cash razkriva blokiranje naslovov Ethereum, ki jih je odobril OFAC, prek Chainalysis Oracle Contract

Glede na projekt’uradni Twitter račun, Tornado Cash, storitev mešanja ethereuma, ki udeležencem omogoča mešanje etra, blokira označene naslove ethereum, navedene na Uradu za nadzor tujih sredstev’s (OFAC) Seznam posebej označenih državljanov in blokiranih oseb (SDN)….

Wasabi Wallet to Begin Censoring Coinjoin Transactions

Wasabi denarnica, a privacy-oriented bitcoin-only wallet, has announced it will start introducing censorship methods into its mixing procedures. The announcement was made on social media, where the official account of Wasabi explained that a blacklist will prevent some UTXOs (unspent transaction

Electricity Consumption Spikes in Irkutsk as More Russians Start Mining Cryptocurrency

Electricity suppliers in the Russian region of Irkutsk have registered a surge in power consumption in residential areas which they are blaming on cryptocurrency mining. Planes with mining equipment from restricted China continue to land in the region, and cases of

Revolut Launches Banking Services in Spain Featuring Deposit Insurance

Revolut, a leading fintech platform and neobank, has received a special banking license to operate in Spain. User deposits are now insured up to €100K, with the coverage being provided by Deposit and Investment Insurance, a Lithuanian state company. Podjetje,…

London College Student Robbed at Knifepoint by 8 Thugs for $93K in Bitcoin

Recently a student from the University of Kent in London was robbed at knifepoint for his bitcoin. After eight thugs stormed his dorm room and demanded that he reveal his crypto credentials and passwords, the student was forced to leave the