The Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment this week against Murad Mahajna, 46, a resident of Tel Aviv, for the violent robbery of cryptocurrencies from a residential apartment in Herzliya.

Personal Opinion

The normallization of bearer assets yet no right to concealed carry. You may hold your wealth in your pocket, but not your defense.

A 39 year-old Portuguese national suspected of orchestrating cryptocurrency and credit card fraud worth €500 million has been arrested at a luxury shopping mall in Bangkok. The suspect, wanted across Europe and Asia, was apprehended following a tip from a Portuguese journalist on vacation

Personal Opinion

While the story credits a vacationing journalist with identifying the suspect, it’s hard to ignore how implausible this sounds in an age of pervasive surveillance. With facial recognition systems deployed across airports, malls, and public spaces, and massive biometric databases maintained by most governments, it seems far more likely to me that automated systems flagged this person. The journalist tip might have been a convenient cover or a final confirmation, but the idea of a chance encounter seems somewhat outdated.

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to two federal crimes in connection with his side work for a cryptocurrency magnate who referred to himself as “the Godfather.”

Personal Opinion

Scary and the stuff of movies!

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Belgian court sentences three in kidnapping of crypto investor's wife

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India's Most Prolific Darknet Drug Syndicate Used Monero to Evade Cops

Teen Has "Strong Incentives to Flee" After Pleading Guilty to 245M USD Bitcoin Heist

Israeli Man Accused of Spying for Iran in Exchange for Crypto

Teen Has 'Strong Incentives to Flee' After Pleading Guilty to 245M USD Bitcoin Heist