The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department, which is probing the alleged bitcoin scam, is in touch with over 30 foreign-based bitcoin exchanges in a bid to collect evidence on the movement of cryptocurrencies allegedly moved by hacker Srikrishna Ramesh aka Sriki. Sriki, arrested in a darknet drugs case in 2020 by the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru …
In January 2021, the US Department of Justice was closing in on its biggest financial bust ever: the seizure of more than $US3.6 billion in cryptocurrency. While the the trial date has not yet been set, it looks set to deliver on drama, with prosecutors alleging Lichtenstein and Morgan's activities "appear pulled from the pages of a spy novel". Prosecutors …