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Police Freeze Chinese Crypto OTC Traders’ Accounts; Digital Assets Tied to Laundered Money

Chinese Police freeze crypto over the counter traders (OTC) accounts to investigate a possible incident of money laundering stains on some of the digital assets on exchanges. The abrupt halt in China’s biggest fiat on- and off- ramp gives sets in surveillance by the relevant law enforcement officers with locked users’ accounts needing an “approval […] дальше »

2020-6-9 19:02


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UK Government Seizes $185 Million From Dormant Bank Accounts for Crisis Relief

The UK government is seizing funds in dormant bank accounts worth approximately $185 million to fund its coronavirus relief efforts. So far, 30 banks have been voluntarily transferring money from dormant accounts to the government, including HSBC, Barclays, Clydesdale, Credit Agricole, Danske, Santander, Lloyds, and Bank of Scotland. дальше »

2020-6-1 04:10


Everex blockchain-powered money transfer app launches for the UK

Everex, a blockchain-powered payment network and wallet application, announced today it has launched its services for the United Kingdom. British users with bank accounts in the UK, can now: Send money to and from Thailand and Myanmar and other supported countries using newly added GBC (GBP-based) token, with the total process usually taking only a […] CryptoNinjas: Everex blockchain-powered money transfer app launches for the UK дальше »

2019-12-18 16:43


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Support Mobile Banking, Discredit Crypto: How The IMF Treats The Unbanked

The IMF has recently found that mobile money accounts are growing in Asia, fast catching up to Africa where it all began. Mobile money – the ability for anyone with a mobile phone to transfer money to somebody else using a phone and a network of kiosks that far exceeded bank branch and ATM reach […] The post Support Mobile Banking, Discredit Crypto: How The IMF Treats The Unbanked appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2019-10-15 18:30


Financial Giant Plans To Launch Wells Fargo Digital Cash; Internal Settlement Service On DLT

Remember when Wells Fargo froze users’ accounts who bought cryptocurrency using their money? Well, the financial giant is now ready to launch its own digital asset dubbed, Wells Fargo Digital Cash. It is an internal settlement service that will run and power the company’s decentralized ledger technology (DLT) platform to “complete internal book transfers of […] дальше »

2019-9-18 23:09


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Bitcoin traders in Israel fight bank lockouts with petition, lawsuits

Israel‘s Bitcoin fans have formally lodged a petition that demands the nation’s banks disclose internal policies for dealing with proceeds of cryptocurrency trading, Globes reports. The move follows a series of lawsuits filed against financial institutions that refuse to accept money generated by selling digital currency such as Bitcoin. дальше »

2019-8-20 19:19


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Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math

Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a bid to quell their hand in upsetting Moscow politics. дальше »

2019-8-14 16:30


Florida Police Discover Bitcoin Money Laundering Gig While Being Locked Up via Commissary Accounts

Financial crimes exist in many forms and one of the most common is money laundering, which is practiced all over the world. There are the disadvantages that come with the prevalence of cryptocurrency with one being the fact that they are often used for the perpetuation of crime and this includes money laundering purposes as […] дальше »

2019-7-5 23:17


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This Bitcoin money-laundering cartel was operating from inside a Florida prison

Authorities in Florida have busted an elaborate operation which saw prison inmates use Bitcoin to launder thousands of dollars via their commissary accounts. An investigation by Pasco County Sherriff’s Deputies revealed how inmates at the county jail were having money deposited into their commissary accounts using stolen credit cards. дальше »

2019-7-4 15:46


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Kik raised $98M with a potentially illegal ICO. Now it wants your money to fight the SEC

Kik, the embattled messaging startup behind the Kin cryptocurrency, is now crowd-sourcing donations to help fund its legal battle with US regulators. The Defend Crypto Fund is said to be tailored specifically to fight the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “on behalf of the future of crypto in the [United States]. дальше »

2019-5-28 17:30


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Australian ‘influencer’ Belle Gibson faked cancer and used profits to trade cryptocurrency

Authorities are investigating an Australian social media influencer‘s bank accounts after she defrauded her followers with fake cancer claims and used the money to trade cryptocurrency. Annabelle “Belle” Gibson has been systematically lying to her followers and using her company’s profits to trade cryptocurrencies, futures, and place sports bets, the Canberra Times reports. дальше »

2019-5-14 12:36


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30