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North Wales Police said a scammer impersonating UK law enforcement stole $2.8 million in Bitcoin in a “highly targeted and advanced scam.”

Czech police have reportedly arrested darknet founder Tomas Jirikovsky in a $45 million Bitcoin bribery case tied to former Justice Minister Pavel Blazek’s resignation.

As the adoption of digital assets grows rapidly, there has been a significant increase in the amount of funds lost to scams and hacks.

A memecoin group said it’s behind a recent trend of sex toys being thrown during WNBA games, which has seen two men arrested for allegedly taking part.

A police officer’s 50-BTC theft was unraveled by blockchain tracking. Investigators traced the funds and brought him to justice.

CoinDCX operator Neblio reportedly filed a complaint against software engineer Rahul Agarwal after discovering that his credentials had been compromised through his work laptop.

The pastor claimed that “God told” him to shill INDXcoin, which caused financial losses to at least 300 investors.

The Justice Department says two LA Sheriff deputies admitted to helping extort victims, including for a local crypto mogul, while working their private security side hustles.

Tasmanian police said they found victims were being directed to crypto ATMs by scammers after regular financial institutions flagged the transactions.

After sentencing the three kidnappers to 12 years each and ordering civil damages, the court noted that the masterminds behind the attack remain at large.

The father of an unnamed crypto entrepreneur was held captive at a property for several days until a May 3 police raid liberated him.

Moroccan police arrested Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, who is accused of being one of the ringleaders behind a spate of recent crypto-related kidnappings in France.

Ukrainian police claimed the man’s actions caused a server hosting company to suffer losses estimated at over $4.4 million.

The incident is the latest in a string of “wrench attacks” and other violent crimes targeting crypto investors and industry professionals.

A second person suspected of being tied to the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man for his crypto will surrender to New York City police, according to multiple reports.