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Europol Cracks $540M Crypto Laundering Ring in Spain
Europol reported that on June 30, 2025, Spain broke up a big crypto investment fraud ring. Spanish police, with help from law enforcement in France, Estonia, and the United States, worked together to find the criminal network that was responsible for laundering almost €460 million ($540 million). This operation is a big step in the fight against the growing number of cryptocurrency-related scams, which have become bigger and more complicated than ever before. The fraud ring ran a complicated network around the world that stole from more than 5,000 people. The group is said to have employed a network of colleagues ... (full story)