Canadians Trapped in Global Crypto Scam Network

A chilling investigation exposes a transnational crypto-scam network run from Southeast Asian call-centre compounds that has cost Canadians millions — with victims and coerced operatives reportedly subjected to abuse. Scammers exploit social ads, private messaging and crypto’s instant rails to move and launder funds across exchanges and mule networks, while platform gaps and cross-border enforcement failures let them scale. Read the full post to learn how regulators, platforms and exchanges could stop the bleeding.

Cracking Crypto Scams: Canada’s Fight Against Cyber Fraud

CTV’s investigation exposes a brutal crypto scam playbook: Canadians are groomed into fake investments, held in overseas compounds and forced to convert cash to crypto while operators launder funds through mixers, bridges and mule networks to outrun detection. Read the full investigation to see how on-chain tracing and cross-border police are racing to freeze assets, why prosecutions are so difficult, and how holiday stresses leave more people vulnerable.

Canada's Crypto Scam Crisis: Global Crime and Forced-Labor Call Centers

A W5 investigation exposes a sprawling, transnational scam industry that has siphoned millions from Canadians and forced workers to run frauds inside Southeast Asian compounds. Combining on-the-ground visits to 35+ buildings, chilling accounts of coercion, and blockchain tracing, the report shows how scammers use crypto, social ads and offshore on-ramps to steal and launder funds — and why weak platform controls and fractured cross-border enforcement make dismantling these networks urgent.

XRP vs Monero: Regulation, Risk, and Growth

Putting $3,000 into crypto? It boils down to a choice between XRP — institutional-friendly, liquid, and legally clearer — and Monero — privacy-first, censorship-resistant, but facing delistings and regulatory pressure. Read the full post to weigh liquidity, custody, tax, and tokenomic tradeoffs and decide whether a single bet or a blended allocation fits your risk tolerance.

Regulators Crack Down on Paxful as Crypto AML Rules Tighten

A landmark December 2025 enforcement against Paxful — parallel FinCEN and DOJ actions with multi‑million dollar penalties — makes plain that peer‑to‑peer and noncustodial crypto marketplaces are squarely inside the BSA’s reach. FinCEN’s new Compliance Considerations read like an examiner’s playbook (MSB registration, robust AML and timely SARs, geolocation/sanctions controls, and board‑level governance), forcing product changes, higher compliance costs, and urgent operational fixes for platforms that want to stay on the right side of regulators.

Bitcoin and Ether Set for 2026 Rally on Regulatory Clarity

Citi Research says Bitcoin and Ether could stage a 2026-style comeback—Bitcoin to $143,000—if regulators provide clarity, spot ETFs reopen and custody/compliance improve, reigniting institutional flows. Near-term weakness is still likely amid tighter policy and recession risks, but Citi outlines flow drivers, price reference points and market fixes (like token structures such as 4TEEN) that could make crypto the next big institutional growth play—read the full post to see the scenarios and tradeable levels.

FBI Cracks Global Crypto Laundering Ring

Global law enforcement has dismantled a cryptocurrency exchange accused of funneling illicit proceeds across borders and charged Russian national Mykhalio Petrovich Chudnovets — a probe that exposed laundering networks tied to cyberattacks on U.S. healthcare and critical infrastructure. Led by FBI Detroit with German, Finnish and Michigan partners, the operation signals intensified targeting of on/off-ramps and obfuscation services and serves as a wake-up call for compliance teams and the broader crypto market.

Brooklyn Man Indicted in $16 Million Crypto Phishing Heist

A Brooklyn man, 23-year-old Ronald Spektor, is accused in a sprawling crypto phishing ring that allegedly siphoned nearly $16 million from about 100 Coinbase users by impersonating exchange support and using bots to launder funds across 12 wallets — one address alone made roughly 29,000 transfers. The indictment paints a picture of industrial-scale social engineering and automated laundering, highlighting how even reputable exchanges can’t stop losses when credentials or users are compromised — and offers stark, practical lessons for investors and platforms.

Crypto's Place in Society: Miran's Federal Reserve Perspective

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran laid out a clear Fed-facing view of crypto: balance the promise of new payment rails and financial access with consumer protection and financial stability. His spotlight on stablecoins, custody practices, banking interoperability and contagion channels will change how markets price risk and how institutions approach crypto exposure. Projects that reduce early sell pressure and create predictable participant behavior—like 4TEEN’s fixed‑price entry and short holding cycles—are increasingly aligned with regulators’ priorities.

Over $1.2 Million Seized in Nationwide Wrong-Number Crypto Scam

Federal agents seized more than $1.2 million in cryptocurrency tied to a nationwide wrong-number text scam that coaxed victims into fake trading platforms — a stark reminder that simple social engineering can yield big crypto theft. The civil-forfeiture action shows blockchain tracing can enable asset seizures without criminal charges, leaving recovery and restitution uncertain; read the full post for the scam playbook, how investigators traced the funds, and practical safeguards for investors.