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22-year-old gets 2 years in jail for illegally selling hundreds of thousands in Bitcoin

A 22-year-old man in the US has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin through an unlicensed money transmitting business. Jacob Burrell Campos, who had been in custody without bail since he was arrested in August last year, was also forced to forfeit $823,357 in illicit profits. дальше »

2019-4-9 13:04


Bitcointopia Founder Admits Selling Government-Owned Land to Bitcoiners

The founder of a scheme called Bitcointopia to sell land in the U. S. state of Nevada to bitcoiners has admitted in a federal court that some land was not his to sell. Previously arrested for selling BTC to an undercover agent through Localbitcoins, he also pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business. дальше »

2019-3-10 10:15


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Florida Judge Overturns Ruling That Bitcoin Isn’t ‘Money’

A Florida appeals court has overturned a ruling that acquitted a Localbitcoins trader of money laundering and working as an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitcoin No Longer ‘Poker Chips’? As local news outlet Miami Herald reported January 30, Michell Espinoza, who sold bitcoin worth around $1350 to an undercover police detective in 2014, will now face a jury. дальше »

2019-1-31 18:00


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Texas State Securities Board Takes Emergency Actions Against Crypto Fraudsters

The Texas State Securities Board entered emergency action on November 6, against two fraudulent companies involved in cryptocurrency mining activities. AWS Mining PTY Ltd and EXY Crypto had been allegedly deceiving investors promising unrealistic returns, enticing them through social media platforms and by recruiting unlicensed multilevel marketing agents, respectively. дальше »

2018-11-7 18:59


Winklevoss brothers are suing Charlie Shrem over 5 000 of Bitcoin (BTC)

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are suing early bitcoin investor and entrepreneur Charlie Shrem over thousands of bitcoin they allege he owes them from a previous business deal. The New York Times reported on Thursday that Shrem – who previously spent a year in prison for money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business related to […] дальше »

2018-11-3 18:18


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US man faces 5 years in prison for unlicensed trading of over $3.2M in Bitcoin

An American man has fessed up in front of federal court judges, pleading guilty for operating an “unlicensed money transmitting business. ” A Department of Justics (DoJ) published a press release yesterday that details how Jacob Burrell Campos has been selling “hundres of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin to over 1,000 customers” across the United States. дальше »

2018-10-30 16:22


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Regulations Round-Up: 21-Year-Old Arrested, Coinbase Files for Patent

In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency regulations, Alibaba and Tencent are collaborating with Chinese authorities to monitor and prevent peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading via their respective mobile payments platforms, a 21-year-old has been indicted for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange, and Coinbase has filed with the U. дальше »

2018-8-25 21:05


A deeper look into the role of Bitcoin [BTC] in the discovery of election manipulation by Russia

OPINION: Ever since its entry into the mainstream, Bitcoin [BTC] has been criticized for being supportive towards illegal activities to the tune of money laundering and funding terrorists. Moreover, Bitcoin primarily gained prominence during the heyday of dark web-based black marketplace Silk Road, where illegal items such as drugs and unlicensed guns were purchased using […] дальше »

2018-7-17 17:29


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‘Pitcin Maven’ imprisoned for multi-million dollar Bitcoin cash transaction – Kismotto

The latest cryptocurrency criminal to get the book thrown at them is “Bitcoin Maven,” a 50-year-old woman who ran a bitcoin-for-cash exchange operation. The Department of Justice announced Theresa Lynn Tetley, a former stockbroker and real estate investor, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison this week for operating an unlicensed дальше »

2018-7-12 09:36