Payments declined one-third to $734M, yet the number of victims confronting ransomware still remains a largely unchanged epidemic, sliding just 2% last year.

The Treasury Department released its finding as the White House is wrapping up an international summit on fighting the ransomware problem.

The virtual currency exchange based in Washington state failed to catch more than 100,000 transactions from sanctioned regions.

The Ronin Bridge attack has drawn attention to how DeFi projects can be weaponized in national security threats.

Treasury is reminding banks and other institutions of "red flags" as they handle cryptocurrency that could potentially be headed to Russia.

The State Department is also offering up to $10 million for tips that help track down nation-sponsored hackers who attack critical infrastructure.

It's the first action of its kind by FinCEN, which assessed that the Helix and Coin Ninja services failed to file suspicious activity reports and follow other…

The fine comes in the form of a civil money penalty, the first of its kind for foreign-based virtual currency exchangers.