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Haishling NFT Founder Accused of Stealing Millions from Investors and Bitcoin Mining Venture

Lawsuit says Jonathan Mills used money from NFT and Bitcoin mining ventures for personal enrichment, cutting out original backers.
Blockchain News
JYS Group Crashes After $180M Investment – Chairman Fled to UK
JYS Group has collected $180 m from savers in Guangdong by offering infrastructure-linked products with up to 9 % annual returns. Losses tied to crypto trading, P2P lending and stock bets have emerged, its chairman claims to have fled to Britain, and local investigators have begun tracing funds.
, by Hongji Feng
Blockchain News
Crypto Space Lost $92M to Hacks in April 2025, Total Loss YTD Hits Whopping $1.74B

Hackers stole more than $92.4 million from crypto projects in April 2025, while the total losses for the first four months of the year alone surpassed $1.74 billion, according to blockchain security platform Immunefi.

, by Sead Fadilpašić
Father-Son Crypto Scam Duo Jailed After Bleeding Investors of $12M
Hugh Austin, a crypto fraudster behind a crypto scam who allegedly involved his own son in a $12 million laundering scheme, has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for orchestrating the affair. $12 Million In Investor Funds Drained In Scheme According to an April 23 press release...
, by Julia Smith
Estonian Crypto Fraudsters Flag Deportation Threat Ahead of Sentencing
Two Estonian men who pleaded guilty to running a large-scale crypto fraud scheme say U.S. immigration authorities have ordered them to leave the country in defiance of a federal court’s instructions. In a letter to the court on April 11, attorneys for Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin said...
, by Hongji Feng
Man Loses £750,000 in ‘Cryptomugging’
The UK has seen more “cryptomugging” victims lately, with robbers coming for the phones of cryptocurrency investors – grabbing them out of the victims’ hands. The Independent reported two such cases. In the case of Toby Atkinson (alias), a robber snatched his unlocked phone from his hands as he...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
How to Spot Crypto Deepfakes
Crypto deepfakes are a growing problem — with AI used to create manipulated videos that target impressionable investors.
, by Connor Sephton
‘The Worst Quarter in History’: Crypto Lost $1.64 Billion to Hackers in Q1 2025
In the first three months of 2025, the crypto ecosystem lost a whopping $1,635,933,800 across 39 incidents, according to the blockchain security platform Immunefi. Immunefi’s latest report notes that “Q1 2025 marks the worst quarter for hacks in the history of the crypto ecosystem.” Hacks...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
Only 440 People Are Responsible for Trillions of USD in Artificial Crypto Trading – Research
About 440 people are responsible for trillions of dollars in artificial trading, according to a new study published on Cornell University’s server arXiv. Researchers Honglin Fu, Yebo Feng, Cong Wu, and Jiahua Xu have developed a tool called PERSEUS to track the infamous pump-and-dump schemes in...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
Chinese Couple Arrested in Thailand for Massive Crypto Scam, Kidnapping
Authorities in Thailand have arrested two Chinese nationals in connection to a crypto scam and kidnapping. On Wednesday, the Technology Crime Suppression Division of the Thai police announced the arrest of a 27-year-old woman, Wu Di, the South China Morning Post reported, citing local media....
, by Sead Fadilpašić
Crypto Influencer T.J. Stone Sentenced to 45 Months for Fraud
Crypto influencer T.J. Stone sentenced to 45 months for defrauding investors out of over $2M through fake real estate and crypto schemes. DOJ and FBI led the case.
, by Tanzeel Akhtar
Former Girlfriend of Crypto Fraudster ‘The Godfather’ to Plead Guilty to $2.6M Tax Charge
Iris Ramaya Au, the former girlfriend of convicted crypto fraudster Adam Iza, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal tax charge.
, by Ruholamin Haqshanas
Crypto Losses in February 2025 Rise 20x Month-Over-Month – Immunefi
In February 2025, losses in the crypto ecosystem increased by 20x month-over-month compared with January 2025, according to the latest report by major blockchain security platform Immunefi. In January, registered losses stood at $73,915,700. Just a month later, this figure jumped to...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
India Seizes $2.75M in Crypto, Launches Nationwide Raids in $760M GainBitcoin Investigation
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids across the seventh-largest country in the world in connection to the infamous GainBitcoin scam from 2015. On Tuesday, 25 February, the bureau announced that it began the raids at more than 60 locations in the nation’s major...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
Senator Dick Durbin Launches New Bill to Fight Crypto ATM Fraud
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced a new bill known as the “Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act” in a bid to address continued crypto fraud schemes, he announced on the Senate floor on February 25, 2025. Dick Durbin Announces New Bill Addressing Crypto ATM Fraud As our technology has...
, by Julia Smith
SEC Unveils CETU to Combat Fraud in Crypto and Emerging Technologies
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to address cyber-related misconduct and protect retail investors in the technology landscape. 
, by Tanzeel Akhtar
Russia, Iran Use Crypto to Bypass Western Sanctions – Chainalysis Report
In 2024, Russia and Iran increasingly turned to cryptocurrency to bypass Western sanctions, leveraging decentralized finance, no-KYC exchanges, and digital assets for financial operations.
, by Veronika Rinecker
Two Men Plead Guilty in $577M ‘Massive Multi-Faceted Crypto Ponzi Scheme’
The two Estonian nationals extradited to the US last year pleaded guilty yesterday to operating a multi-million-dollar fraud. The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington described the operation as “a massive, multi-faceted cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that victimized hundreds...
, by Sead Fadilpašić
Crypto Scammers Use AI and Professional Networks to Rake in Billions – Chainalysis Report
A 2024 Chainalysis report reveals that cryptocurrency scams defrauded victims of at least $9.9 billion, with AI-powered fraud and pig butchering scams surging by 40%.
, by Veronika Rinecker
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