The defunct NFT lending platform Parallel Finance charges users $500 to help extract locked assets, as it has stopped supporting lending products, resulting in a large number of NFTs being locked. Non-technical users find it difficult to manually extract, and Yuga Labs' 0xQuit has provided a manual extraction guide.

According to a report by Golden Finance, the U.S. Northern California Federal Prosecutor's Office announced on August 13 that a large-scale payment fraud case involving Money Laundering of Crypto Assets has been cracked. Prosecutors charged eight suspects with using Phishing techniques to invade the account system of a mobile shopping service platform, obtaining funds through fake orders and digital payment card traps, and then converting the funds into Crypto Assets by purchasing gift cards, ultimately exchanging the funds for U.S. dollars. The amount involved exceeds $1 million. All defendants have been arrested and granted bail, and will be tried in the Oakland Federal District Court on August 25.

Gate News bot message, the U.S. Court of Appeals has reversed the fraud conviction of Nathaniel Chastain, the former OpenSea product manager who was previously charged in what prosecutors termed the first-ever digital asset insider trading case, according to Reuters. The court determined that the c

Odaily News Mystonks platform has launched a zero-fee policy for Crypto-to-Crypto Trading. All users will no longer be charged any fees for token swaps on the platform, achieving permanent free trading. The platform ensures zero Slippage through a transparent matching mechanism, with on-chain prices being fully predictable. The core smart contracts are Open Source and auditable, eliminating any hidden fees.

PANews, July 26 - According to CCTV News, on the 25th local time, U.S. President Trump clearly stated during a press conference after arriving in Scotland: "I have never been informed that my name appeared in any documents related to Jeffrey Epstein." He insisted that his name was not mentioned in the documents and described the media's excessive attention to the matter as "making a big deal out of nothing." In 2019, billionaire Epstein was charged with sex trafficking of minors.

The DeFi protocol Resolv has announced that it will gradually implement protocol fees starting in July, with the first four weeks being 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5%, and 10.0% of daily profits respectively. Fees are only charged when there are positive returns, aiming to share the rise and activate the RESOLV flywheel.

The Securities Regulatory Commission has registered a second batch of 12 new floating rate funds, which are expected to go on sale next week. The funds have three fee tiers that adjust costs based on holding period performance, and short-term redemptions will be charged at a unified Benchmark rate.

A New Zealand woman, Julia Deluni, has been charged with the murder of her 79-year-old mother. Before the incident, she carried out an encryption "exit scam" and suffered significant losses. The prosecution claims she staged the scene to make it appear as an accidental fall, but forensic evidence indicates the cause of death does not match.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two men from Georgia and New Jersey with operating the international fraud scheme OmegaPro, involving an amount of $650 million. They promoted forex investment packages through multi-level marketing, promising high returns and requiring payment in Crypto Assets, ultimately freezing investors' withdrawals and diverting funds. The two could face up to 40 years in prison.

Odaily News The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged New York man Tushal Rathod with fraudulently obtaining $1.7 million through forged checks and fraudulent business emails, converting most of the illicit gains into Bitcoin. The alleged criminal activities took place between November 2021 and June 2024. If convicted, Rathod faces 20 years in prison. (Decrypt)

According to the Gate News bot, Decrypt reported that the FBI has charged New York resident Tushal Rathod. The FBI's investigation found that from November 2021 to June 2024, Rathod engaged in fraud through forged checks and business email compromise, obtaining illegal proceeds of $1.7 million. FBI agent Samuel Morg

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged North Korean agents with impersonating American citizens to remotely steal Crypto Assets and sensitive information, involving over $900,000 in theft and Money Laundering through Tornado Cash. A lawsuit has been filed, one person has been arrested, and 29 accounts have been seized to combat North Korean fraud.

Gate News bot message, on June 30, the Hong Kong exchange officially implemented the latest stock trading fee structure, removing the previous fee limit of 2 HKD to 100 HKD. Under the new system, the trading fees are uniformly adjusted to 0.0042%, charged in both buying and selling directions. Taking an example of a microtransaction of 1000 HKD, the trading fee has been reduced from the original 2 HKD to 0.042 HKD.

British man Kai West has been charged with allegedly selling stolen data under the name "IntelBroker" on a cybercrime forum, causing losses of over $25 million. U.S. prosecutors are seeking to extradite him.

Odaily News The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Nigerian citizen, Charles Uchenna Nwadavid, admitted yesterday in a Boston federal court to participating in a "Pig-butchering scam" case, with six victims involved and more than $2.5 million in illicit funds, which have been transferred to a crypto assets account controlled by Charles Uchenna Nwadavid. He acknowledged charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.

According to Gate News bot, as reported by the Pioneer Economic Daily on June 19, South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) will investigate the transaction fees charged by domestic exchanges and review potential intervention measures. This move is part of a broader agenda to support Crypto Assets by newly elected President Lee Jae-myung. It has been reported that Lee Jae-myung promised to reduce the volume of Crypto Assets transactions during his presidential campaign to support young traders. As part of the investigation, the FSC plans to examine the current fee structure, charging methods, and fee amounts of Crypto Assets exchanges.

BlockBeats news, on June 17, reported by The Block, that a South Korean court announced on Tuesday that Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyung-soo was found not guilty, dismissing the fraud charges against him. Lee Hyung-soo was previously facing fraud charges after Haru Invest suddenly closed user withdrawal channels and shut down its office in June 2023. It was alleged that the company attracted thousands of investors by promising "full principal refund" and high returns of up to 25% annually. The South Korean prosecution initially charged the company with illegally obtaining 1.39 trillion won (approximately 1.02 billion USD) from about 16,000 investors, but later reduced the amount to 880.5 billion won (approximately 650 million USD) in the formal indictment, involving about 6,000 people.

Gate News bot, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said that almost a year after his arrest at the Paris airport, he is still unable to travel freely. Durov posted a video interview with Tucker Carlson on YouTube on Tuesday in which he said French authorities had held him in solitary confinement for four days since his arrest in August 2024, during which time he was denied access to a lawyer or spoken to the police. "They looked at the list of allegations; I had nothing to do with these crimes, like organized crime, drug trafficking, but then I realized that it was serious because they wouldn't let me out. Durov said the allegations are related to the alleged criminal activity of some users on Telegram. Telegram is an instant messaging app he founded and currently has about 1 billion users. French prosecutors charged Durov at the end of August with six counts, including "conspiracy" to disseminate child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking. Prosecutors allege that he connived at the rampant illegal activity on Telegram while refusing to cooperate with the authorities.

On June 5 to 6, the Australian Federal Police conducted 14 raids, dismantling a Money Laundering network that involved converting $190 million in cash into encryption assets through an armored cash transport company. Four people have been charged, with $170,000 in encryption assets and multiple properties seized, and the investigation is ongoing.

Gate News bot reported that the Ukrainian police arrested a man and charged him with hacking into the account of an international hosting company and using its servers for crypto mining. The Cyber Police of the National Police of Ukraine stated that the 35-year-old man from the Poltava region has allegedly been investigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities of multiple international companies since at least 2018 and gained access to their servers. After obtaining access to the account, the man reportedly deployed unauthorized Virtual Machines and crypto mining programs on the company's servers, which is commonly referred to as cryptocurrency hijacking. The man misappropriated resources without paying any fees, resulting in losses estimated at over 185 million Ukrainian Hryvnias (4.4 million USD) for the company.

The French government has charged 25 individuals with kidnapping in the field of Crypto Assets, including 6 minors. The suspects are aged between 16 and 23 and are accused of a conspiracy targeting well-known figures in the Crypto Assets space and their families. 18 individuals are in pre-trial detention, 3 have requested an extension to appear in court, and 4 are under judicial supervision. The core incident occurred on May 13, targeting the family of Paymium CEO Pierre Noizat.

French prosecutors have charged 25 suspects involved in the kidnapping of individuals in the Crypto Assets industry, including 6 minors. The case originated from an attempted kidnapping of the family of the CEO of Paymium, with 18 people detained, 3 requesting postponed hearings, and 4 under supervision. The incidents occurred near Nantes and Paris, with the suspects aged between 16 and 23 years.

Gate News bot news, the co-founders of the Bitcoin privacy application Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, were previously charged with operating an unlicensed remittance business and conspiracy to commit money laundering. They submitted a joint motion requesting a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss the charges. In a new court filing, they argued that the Justice Department's case should be dismissed because it violates years of Treasury policy and could criminalize open source software. The two's lawyers stated that Samourai Wallet has never handled user funds and, under federal law, should not be considered a financial institution or remittance agency.

PANews May 27 news, according to local media reports from Cointelegraph, French authorities have arrested 12 suspects related to two high-profile Crypto Assets kidnapping cases in Paris. The arrested individuals include several minors, and they are charged with kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy. French investigators are looking into whether there are criminal organizations behind the recent two kidnapping cases related to Crypto Assets, which recruit through social media networks.

According to Jinse Finance and Decrypt, a man in New York, USA, has been arrested in New York for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a victim to obtain their Bitcoin wallet password. The suspect, John Woeltz (37), was arrested last Friday. Prosecutors say a 28-year-old Italian victim was held captive for weeks in a Manhattan mansion where he was subjected to abuse, including tying, beating, injecting drugs and electric shocks. The victim eventually managed to escape by stratagem on May 24. The police found tools used in the crime at the scene, including cocaine, a chainsaw, barbed wire, and night vision goggles. The prosecution stated that Woeltz did not act alone, and there are other accomplices at large. Woeltz has currently been charged with kidnapping, assault, unlawful confinement, and illegal possession of weapons, and the court has ordered that he be denied bail.

37-year-old New York encryption investor John Woeltz is accused of kidnapping and abusing a 28-year-old Italian man to obtain the Bitcoin wallet password. The victim was held hostage in a luxury villa, during which he suffered physical abuse and threats. The victim was kidnapped after arriving in the U.S. on May 6 and eventually escaped to call the police. Woeltz was arrested on May 23 and faces four felony charges, including kidnapping and extortion.

According to Gate News bot, the New York Post reported that New York police arrested 37-year-old crypto assets investor John Woeltz and his 24-year-old female accomplice in downtown Manhattan. The two are suspected of kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist. According to sources, Woeltz imprisoned the victim in an upscale apartment in SoHo for more than two weeks. At the scene, police found multiple Polaroid photographs documenting the abuse, including images of the victim being pointed at gunpoint. The victim was kidnapped and abused on May 6 after being lured to his apartment for a business transaction in order to gain access to his financial account, which amounted to millions of dollars. When the victim escaped, he stated that Woeltz planned to kill him. According to TheBlock, Woeltz was involved in early investments in Bitcoin, and his GitHub account has been inactive since 2020. Currently, Woeltz is facing charges of second-degree assault, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, and illegal possession of a firearm, while his female accomplice is charged with kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.

John Woeltz, a 37-year-old U.S. cryptocurrency investor, and a 24-year-old suspected female associate are accused of illegally detaining and torturing a 28-year-old Italian businessman in an upscale apartment in Manhattan, New York, for more than two weeks in an attempt to obtain the password to his crypto account. The victim arrived in New York on May 6 to meet with Woeltz, with whom he had been doing business, before being seized of his passport and subjected to electric shocks, drug coercion, chainsaw threats, and other abuses. It is reported that the police found multiple Polaroid photos of the victims being tied up and tortured at the scene, as well as guns, chainsaws and other tools. The victim eventually escaped on May 23 and called the police. John Woeltz has been charged with multiple counts of first-degree kidnapping, false imprisonment, assault and unlawful possession of a weapon, and the investigation is ongoing. （The Block）

Jin10 reported on May 23 that court documents show Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the shooting near the Washington Museum in the United States, has been charged with first-degree murder. Additionally, Rodriguez is also charged with murdering a foreign official, using a firearm to cause death, and violent discharge of a firearm. On the evening of the 21st local time, two staff members of the Israeli embassy in the U.S. were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum, which is only about two kilometers from the White House.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 12 young suspects involved in a $263 million Crypto Assets fraud and Money Laundering case. The criminal gang stole crypto assets through hacking and social engineering, with one victim losing approximately 4,100 Bits. The suspects hid the proceeds in toys for shipping, mainly including Malone Lam, Marlon Ferro, and Conor Flansburg. They were arrested after spending lavishly, with some still fleeing to Dubai.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 12 defendants with involvement in a $263 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering case. The criminal gang, mostly young people, met through online gaming and later stole the victims' crypto assets through hacking, social engineering and burglary, with one victim losing about 4,100 bitcoins, worth about $230 million. To cover up their ill-gotten gains, the suspects stuffed large amounts of cash into Squishmallows plush toys and mailed them to each other through the U.S. postal system. The main suspects include 20-year-old Malone Lam (aka "King Greavys"), 19-year-old Marlon Ferro ("GothFerrari") and 21-year-old Conor Flansburg ("Green").

According to the Gate.io News bot, Hong Kong 01 reported that a 29-year-old man from Hong Kong, while working at a fintech company in Singapore, stole more than 3.2 million USDT from the company account in 64 transactions between November 2021 and July 2022. The man transferred part of the funds to the Wallets held by his girlfriend and her brother. The police arrested two men and one woman in September 2022, recovering approximately 8.6 million HKD in virtual currency and 4.65 million HKD in cash and assets. The man has pleaded guilty and was charged with one count of theft and three counts of money laundering, being sentenced to 78 months in prison on the 15th.

According to Gate News bot, Hong Kong 01 reported that a 29-year-old man from Hong Kong, while working at a fintech company in Singapore, stole over 3.2 million USDT from the company's account in 64 transactions between November 2021 and July 2022. The man transferred part of the funds to the Wallets held by his girlfriend and her brother. Police arrested two men and one woman in September 2022, recovering approximately HKD 8.6 million in virtual currency and HKD 4.65 million in cash and assets. The man was charged with one count of theft and three counts of money laundering, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 78 months in prison on the 15th.

According to ChainCatcher news and CNBC reports, U.S. federal prosecutors have charged 13 individuals, accusing them of orchestrating a large-scale conspiracy targeting high-net-worth crypto asset users, stealing over $265 million in assets and engaging in money laundering. Among them is 20-year-old Malone Lam from Singapore, who is suspected of stealing approximately $245 million in Bitcoin in a single case and squandering it on luxury cars, nightclubs, and luxury goods.

Federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. have charged 13 men in connection with a widespread conspiracy involving the theft of Crypto Assets, with a total value of over $265 million being stolen. One of the defendants, Singaporean Malone Lam, is accused of lavishly spending these assets after stealing them from victims, including purchasing luxury cars, nightclubs, real estate, and watches.

Gate.io News bot message, the U.S. Department of Justice has brought RICO conspiracy charges against 12 defendants, involving theft of Crypto Assets, Money Laundering, and burglary, with a total amount of 263 million dollars. Investigations show that criminal gangs hack into Crypto Assets databases and conduct phone scams posing as bank or exchange staff. They convert the proceeds from the scams into cash or luxury goods through Money Laundering networks. The main suspect Malone Lam defrauded over 4,100 coins in the case, continuing criminal activities through accomplices even after being arrested. Source: Wu says

Encryption analyst Topher questioned the creator revenue sharing policy announced by PumpSwap, believing it may be an additional charge to the community rather than a true return of 50% to creators. Topher pointed out that the new policy effectively imposes extra costs on the community to support creators and expressed doubts about Pump's move to impose additional fees on the DEX, deeming it unwise.

According to the Gate.io News bot, TheBlock reports that the Sky core governance team Atlas Axis has submitted a new proposal to the community, planning to completely upgrade the governance token of the Sky ecosystem from MKR to SKY. Sky is renamed from Maker in 2024 through the "Endgame" strategy, having previously launched USDS and SKY tokens to replace DAI and MKR respectively. According to the proposal, MKR holders can convert their tokens to SKY at a ratio of 1:24000. Starting from September 18, a 1% fee will be charged for the conversion, which will increase by 1% every three months. Once the proposal is approved, all governance rights will be transferred to the SKY Token. The conversion process is expected to be completed between May 15 and May 19, with the specific timing determined by on-chain voting. Currently, the supply of USDS has exceeded $7.5 billion.

U.S. federal prosecutors have charged Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky, submitting 200 victim statements, alleging he engaged in commodity and securities fraud. Mashinsky has pleaded guilty and could face 30 years in prison. Victims are seeking the maximum sentence, while the defense team is requesting no more than 366 days of incarceration. Sentencing will be announced on May 8.

Gate news bot message, the Hong Kong police launched a large-scale law enforcement operation from April 7 to 17, arresting 503 people and cracking 404 fraud and technology crime cases, with a total amount involved reaching 1.56 billion Hong Kong dollars. The police, in collaboration with the mainland public security, successfully dismantled two cross-border crime groups. The first group recruited puppet members to come to Hong Kong to purchase gold jewelry, laundering proceeds from 240 mainland fraud cases, involving an amount of 18.5 million yuan. The second group specialized in providing fake documents to open puppet accounts. The mainland side has dismantled a fake document factory and arrested 12 people, while the Hong Kong side arrested 4 people, involving 61 local fraud cases, with an amount of 26.7 million Hong Kong dollars. The police discovered a fraud center in an industrial building in Tsuen Wan, which lured victims to open online stores on a fake e-commerce platform through online dating platforms, and charged them using virtual currency. The police have arrested 11 people. Source: Xinbao

Gate.io News bot message, the SEC has filed a lawsuit against PGI Global founder Ramil Palafox in the Eastern District Court of Virginia. According to the lawsuit documents, Palafox raised approximately $198 million from January 2020 to October 2021 through a "membership" package and multi-level marketing model. The investigation shows that Palafox embezzled over $57 million to purchase Lamborghinis, luxury goods, and pay personal expenses. The remaining funds were used in a Ponzi scheme to pay investor returns and referral rewards, which ultimately collapsed at the end of 2021. The SEC has charged Palafox with violating anti-fraud and registration regulations, requesting the court to issue a permanent injunction, a conduct restraining order, and to recover illegal gains and civil penalties. The SEC has also initiated criminal proceedings against the relevant parties. Source: Wu Says

According to the Gate.io News bot, Bloomberg reports that Senate Democrats have proposed the "Clean Cloud Act" draft. This draft establishes a charging mechanism for data centers that support blockchain networks and artificial intelligence models exceeding federal emission targets. According to the bill, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to develop emission standards for data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities that have an IT nameplate power exceeding 100 KW, with an annual emission reduction target of 11%. For emissions exceeding the limit, a fee of $20 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent will be charged, with this fee standard being adjusted annually by $10 for inflation.

According to the Gate.io News bot, Decrypt reported that the Spanish police successfully dismantled a criminal gang that used artificial intelligence technology to carry out Crypto Assets investment scams after a two-year investigation. The police arrested a total of 6 suspects, and the gang promised high returns on Crypto Assets investments to victims by creating fake celebrity videos, defrauding a total of 208 victims, with the amount involved exceeding 19 million euros (21.5 million dollars). Currently, these suspects have been charged with fraud, money laundering, and false documentation. The Spanish police are conducting further investigations into the case.

Golden Ten Data reported on March 19 that on the evening of March 19, a number of fund companies such as Huaxia, E Fund, Yinhua, China Merchants, and China Universal announced that they would change the index usage fees of stock index products, which would be paid from fund assets to be borne by fund managers. Previously, the index usage fee was charged according to the principle of "new and old separation", but after this change, all index fund index usage fees under many fund managers are borne by fund managers, which will really reduce investment costs for the people.

Netflix director Carl Erik Rinsch is accused of misappropriating the series budget for stock and Crypto Assets trading, profiting tens of millions of dollars. He used the $4 million budget for the Netflix series Conquest to bet on DOGE, resulting in a profit of $27 million. Netflix invested $55 million in Conquest but did not release any episodes. Netflix initially offered a budget of $44 million and later added $11 million.