The numbers are hard to spin. According to the Chainalysis 2026 Crypto Crime Report, illicit cryptocurrency transactions reached at least $154 billion in 2025 - a 162% jump from the revised 2024 figure of $57.2 billion.

A shareholder of Coinbase Global has filed a derivative lawsuit against several of the crypto exchange’s executives and board members, alleging they failed to properly oversee compliance and disclosure obligations, exposing the company to regulatory and legal risks.

Riot Platforms has agreed to pay $20 million in cash to SBI Crypto, bringing an end to a high-profile legal battle tied to a failed 2021 bitcoin mining hosting deal.

A former Los Angeles Police Department officer was found guilty Monday of kidnapping and robbery after he and a crew of accomplices impersonated police officers to steal $350,000 in Bitcoin from a 17-year-old in a Koreatown high-rise.

After years of legal back-and-forth, a federal judge finally put a fork in the Risley v. Universal Navigation lawsuit - and the crypto world is exhaling.