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Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean citizen living in Miami, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal racketeering conspiracy charges. The charges stem from an international cryptocurrency theft operation that stole and laundered more than $245 million. Prosecutors say Lam helped lead a network that

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean who lived in Miami, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal racketeering conspiracy tied to an international social-engineering operation that stole and laundered more than $245 million in

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Malone Lam, 22, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal racketeering conspiracy charges related to a $245 million cryptocurrency theft and money laundering scheme. Lam, a Singapore citizen who resided in Miami, led an

According to Cronos' post-mortem published Monday, the network rolled back its blockchain on August 30 to reverse approximately $111.2 million tied to a Tectonic lending protocol exploit. The reversal erased 1 hour 54 minutes of settled transactions, including legitimate activity unrelated to the at

On September 9, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission added 'Kong Kong Fund/Kong Kong Coin Issuing Limited' to its blacklist of unlicensed companies. The entity falsely claimed to have a Hong Kong address and provided Hong Kong phone numbers while conducting unlicensed activities and

According to Bitcoin News and Galaxy Research, Coldcard theft suspects have transferred 97.09 BTC worth approximately $7.7 million from the third wave of compromised vaults since September 2, representing roughly 45% of assets in that batch. The attackers created 293 custom 2-of-2 multisig vaults an

According to ChainCatcher, Tether froze approximately 39.27 million USDT across 10 addresses on the Tron network earlier today, linked to Xinbi Guarantee. The action, detected by MistTrack, follows previous freezes of funds related to Huiwang Guarantee and appears to target illegal custodial

WalletConnect published its inaugural 'State of Compliance, Policy, and Regulation Report' in 2026, providing a cross-jurisdictional analysis of how digital asset regulation has transitioned from legislative proposal to active enforcement. The report examines stablecoin frameworks, anti-money

According to WalletConnect, the firm published its inaugural State of Compliance, Policy, and Regulation Report on September 8, 2026, revealing that crypto asset regulation has shifted from legislative debate to live enforcement across major jurisdictions. More than 1,000 firms failed to obtain

According to ChainCatcher, Malone Lam is expected to appear for a guilty plea hearing in federal court on Tuesday in connection with a $230 million bitcoin theft. Prosecutors allege that Lam led an 18-member group that stole over 4,100 BTC from a Washington D.C. investor through social engineering i

Mexican authorities arrested two suspects, Diego Sebastián and Gerardo, in connection with a quadruple homicide in Atizapán de Zaragoza, with prosecutors alleging the killings were tied to an attempted Bitcoin robbery, the Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) announced in a

According to Cointelegraph, two suspects, Diego Sebastián and Gerardo, will face court hearings on Wednesday in Mexico State regarding the fatal robbery of keyboard player Jonathan Meléndez, his pregnant wife, their daughter, and an employee. The suspects are accused of murdering the victims to

According to ChainCatcher, Cronos validators executed a blockchain rollback on August 30 to recover approximately $111.2 million in stolen funds from a lending protocol attack on Tectonic, representing about 92% of the $120.4 million that was borrowed during the exploit. The attack occurred when

A Polish court ordered the pretrial detention of a fifth suspect in the Zondacrypto crypto investigation late Monday. The Katowice court's decision, confirmed by Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek, deepens a fraud and money-laundering case that has frozen the assets of hundreds of thousands of

According to Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek, a Katowice court approved pretrial detention for Roman Ż. on September 7, charging him with organized crime membership and computer fraud related to crypto exchange Zondacrypto. Prosecutors allege the group misappropriated at least 7.8 million złoty (a

According to Cointelegraph, Australia's financial intelligence regulator AUSTRAC cancelled, suspended, or refused to renew registrations for 45 crypto and remittance service providers over the past year. Reasons cited include prolonged inactivity, insolvency, lack of operational capability,

According to Yonhap News, a U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C. recently ordered the seizure of crypto assets from a wallet connected to North Korean overseas IT labor money laundering schemes. The seized stablecoins include 158,123 USDC and 54,574 USDT, totaling approximately $212,700. The U.S.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is proposing a 12-month freeze on new payment system operator registrations, according to a draft circular. The moratorium would allow the central bank to conduct a holistic review of its licensing framework and risk management requirements. Applications submitted