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Authorities supported by Europol have taken down a major crypto launderer and seized 1,909 Bitcoin in a joint operation. The post Europol Seize Nearly $50M Worth of Bitcoin in Money Laundering Racket appeared first on BeInCrypto. origin »
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Europol has found that Bitcoin is still the chosen cryptocurrency of the internet underworld. The insight comes from Europol’s latest Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report.
2018-9-20 18:21 | |
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After a warning from European law enforcement agency Europol earlier this year that billions of pounds are being laundered through cryptocurrencies, City of London officials have decided to take matters into their own hands.
2018-7-24 09:00 | |
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The potential negative use of cryptocurrencies was once again highlighted in a recent headline-grabbing Europol operation. Dubbed as Europe’s biggest LSD bust, authorities seized hundreds of thousands of LSD doses, along with millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrencies.
2018-7-4 06:49 | |
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It appears that there is an international crackdown on darknet marketplaces trading cryptocurrencies for recreational drugs. Soon after American undercover agents exposed dozens of vendors, European forces conducted what Europol calls “Europe’s biggest ever LSD bust.
2018-7-1 18:25 | |
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The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has become the world’s first law enforcement agency to utilize the blockchain for the validation of conference speakers. They say: “In order.
2018-6-22 15:57 | |
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The Europol is meeting 16 cryptocurrency exchanges, digital wallet providers, and payment processors in a three-day conference in Hague. Beginning Tuesday, the participants will discuss ways to curb criminal activity in the digital currency sector and ways to avoid money laundering using digital coins.
2018-6-22 00:46 | |
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A UK court is trialing a British-Chinese woman for laundering $6B in Bitcoin from a Chinese financial fraud. The post This China Bitcoin (BTC) Fraud Dwarfs Recent Crypto Crime Stats appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Europol's report reveals that criminals are deterred from using cryptocurrencies for money laundering due to successful law enforcement seizures, with illicit crypto use representing less than 1% of overall transactions.