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Michigan House of Representatives Votes to Include Cryptocurrencies in Criminal Laws
The Michigan state legislature has introduced a bill that would update its penal codes to include crimes committed using cryptocurrencies
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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 | |
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South Korea: AI Helps in Arresting Scammers Involved in $18.7 Million Ponzi Scheme
A scam group has been arrested in Seoul for stealing over $18 million from victims after being caught by an artificial intelligence (AI) program, Korea JoongAng Daily reports on April 8, 2019. Big Crime, Big Time Crypto-related crimes are quite wide and varied. дальше »
2019-4-9 20:00 | |
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Crypto Exchange Petitioned for Defrauding Nigerians, They’re Scammers Says Co-founder
A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organization, United Global Resolve For Peace (UGRF), has petitioned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. дальше »
2019-4-7 15:32 | |
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Belgium: FSMA Blacklists Seven More Crypto-Related Fraudulent Websites
On April 4, 2019, Belgium’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), announced that it had updated a blacklist of cryptocurrency-related websites associated with crimes such as fraud. дальше »
2019-4-5 19:00 | |
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Indian court asks government to ban TikTok downloads because it ‘encourages pornography’
Yesterday, the Madras High Court, situated in the southern Indian city of Chennai, directed the country’s central government to ban TiKTok, the popular video creation app from Chinese giant Bytedance. дальше »
2019-4-4 14:56 | |
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New Coinfirm Report Highlights The Lowlights Of KYC Policies And Crypto Exchanges
KYC Policies And Crypto Exchanges KYC, also known as Know Your Customer, is a type of policy issued by the Department of Treasury and enforced by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that cryptocurrency exchanges are required to abide by. дальше »
2019-3-28 20:35 | |
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Dutch Bitcoin Ransom DDoS Hacker Gets No Additional Jail Time
Netherlands seems to be the place to operate elaborate Bitcoin ransom schemes from. A man who extorted over $150,000 from several online services by DdoSing them and submitting a ransom request pleaded guilty last month and admitted wrongdoing. дальше »
2019-3-19 02:00 | |
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Mt. Gox
Mark Karpeles with user funds kept on Mt. Gox in a bid to obfuscate the losses. He was handed a 33-month suspended sentence, Bloomberg reports. The Tokyo District Court also found the Frenchman ‘not-guilty’ of embezzlement, after it decided he had committed those crimes without ill intent. дальше »
2019-3-15 13:36 | |
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Bitcoin Auctioned For Over $300,000 Euros After Police Apprehended Drug-Related Crypto Funds
Bitcoin And Similar Tokens Auctioned For Over $330,000 Euros After Police Seizure Many people associate Bitcoin with crimes. This is a twisted vision that is often this way because people do not understand the asset very well, but they know of old stories like the Silk Road, the illegal marketplace in which people used Bitcoin […] дальше »
2019-3-14 00:42 | |
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Key Witness: Russia Treason Trial Will Defuse US Hacking ‘Hysteria’
The conviction of two former, high-ranking Russian cybersecurity officials for undisclosed acts of treason last month underscores deteriorating cybercrime cooperation between Washington and Moscow, as U. дальше »
2019-3-14 00:17 | |
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CipherTrace Partners with Maltese Regulators to Manage Risk of Financial Crimes
CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics company, is partnering with the Republic of Malta’s sole financial regulatory agency to ensure that all crypto transactions within the country are free of money laundering and other similar financial crimes. дальше »
2019-3-14 00:14 | |
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US Marshals to Dispose Bitcoin, Will Whales Buy Cryptocurrency at Auction?
The US Marshals Service is appealing for help disposing of seized or forfeited cryptocurrency. The government body is looking for firms to provide feedback on appropriate methods to store, liquidate, or potentially return Bitcoin and other cryptos involved with financial crimes. дальше »
2019-3-9 00:00 | |
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South Korean Prosecutors Create Task Force to Combat Crypto Criminals
Seoul prosecutors announced on March 5, 2019, that they are forming a “Task Force” with the sole purpose of fighting off crypto and fintech-related crimes of fraud as reported by the country’s News1 Agency. дальше »
2019-3-7 10:00 | |
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French Finance Committee: Ban on Anonymous Cryptocurrencies Appropriate
In a report published earlier today, the Finance Committee of France’s National Assembly has stated that it would be appropriate to ban all cryptocurrencies focused on providing greater anonymity to the user. дальше »
2019-3-7 00:00 | |
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India’s Cybercrime Detection Center Has Cryptocurrency Threats on its Radar
The National Cyber Forensic Lab has been created under the Union Home ministry’s Cyber Crime Coordination Center. The unit will focus its energy on cryptocurrency-related crimes to help police officers detect cyber fraud. дальше »
2019-2-20 06:00 | |
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FBI Admits It’s Unlikely Scam ICOs Will Go Away and Shares Tips on How To Recognize One
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), known for working on high-profile crimes, acts of terrorism, and other threats… The post FBI Admits It’s Unlikely Scam ICOs Will Go Away and Shares Tips on How To Recognize One appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-2-20 01:30 | |
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FBI Admits: It’s Unlikely Scam ICOs Will Go Away and Shares Tips on How To Recognize One
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), known for working on high-profile crimes, acts of terrorism, and other threats… The post FBI Admits: It’s Unlikely Scam ICOs Will Go Away and Shares Tips on How To Recognize One appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-2-20 01:30 | |
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Unknown Value of Crypto Assets Seized in Dark Web Drug Bust, Along with Multiple Cars and $80,000 In Cash
Cryptocurrency has been blamed for a lot of things, but one of the biggest issues it faces is that it keeps being tied in with major crimes on the Dark Web. Though the immutability and transparency that a blockchain holds is often the reason that even Dark Web transactions can ultimately be found. That fact […] дальше »
2019-2-17 20:34 | |
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Ocasio-Cortez Tries to Tear Down Trump’s Border Wall Just 24 Hours after Chasing Amazon out of NYC
The wide criticism U. S. House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received when she cheered Amazon’s decision to not build a second headquarters in New York didn’t seem to faze her. Instead, the freshman congresswoman seems emboldened, and now, just one day later, she’s setting her sights on President Donald Trump and his beloved border wall. дальше »
2019-2-16 00:28 | |
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Why the criminal justice system should abandon algorithms
Here’s a choose-your-own-adventure game nobody wants to play: you’re a United States judge tasked with deciding bail for a black man, a first-time offender, accused of a non-violent crime. An algorithm just told you there’s a 100 percent chance he’ll re-offend. дальше »
2019-2-7 04:02 | |
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Hacker Gets 10 Years in First SIM-Swapping Sentencing in the U.S.
According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States. дальше »
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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The Money Laundering War Wages On But is Bitcoin Really Better Than Banks for Financial Crimes
One of the biggest arguments that naysayers of cryptocurrency like to bring against it is the concept of money laundering. A recent report in September last year in the Wall Street Journal indicated that criminals used cryptocurrency exchanges in the laundering of $90 million in the last two years, though much of the report had […] дальше »
2019-2-5 17:24 | |
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Report: Two Hacker Groups Stole $1 Billion From Crypto Exchanges
A new report alleges that just two groups of hackers dominate the majority of cybercrime directed against cryptocurrency exchanges. Together, these groups have responsible for stealing about $1 billion of cryptocurrency so far. дальше »
2019-1-30 00:25 | |
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Bitcoin Bull John Mcafee to Lead 2020 Presidential Campaign While Fleeing IRS Indictment
CoinSpeaker Bitcoin Bull John Mcafee to Lead 2020 Presidential Campaign While Fleeing IRS Indictment Cryptocurrency proponent John McAfee revealed that the IRS has convened a grand jury to charge him, his wife, and four of his campaign workers, with ‘unspecified’ crimes of felonious nature. дальше »
2019-1-24 13:41 | |
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McAfee Hunted by the IRS But Will Still Run For President ‘In Exile’
Controversial cryptocurrency proponent John McAfee revealed that the IRS has convened a grand jury to charge him, his wife, and four of his campaign workers, with ‘unspecified’ crimes of felonious nature. дальше »
2019-1-24 02:00 | |
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Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments
Several of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time. According to a news report on the Korean website Blockinpress, the CEO of Komid, a Korean crypto exchange, has received a three-year prison sentence for committing fraud against investors by artificially inflating the exchange’s actual trading volume. дальше »
2019-1-23 00:57 | |
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Long-serving cryptocurrency exchange forced offline, hackers blamed
One of the internet’s longest serving digital asset exchanges, Cryptopia, claims to have been hit by a debilitating hack. After a full day of unscheduled maintenance outages, the NZ-based cryptocurrency exchange posted an official statement, explaining it had suffered “a security breach which resulted in significant losses. дальше »
2019-1-15 14:02 | |
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Owner of Romanian Exchange Coinflux to Be Extradited to the US
The Romanian judiciary has decided to hand over to U. S. authorities the founder and CEO of Coinflux, one of the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges. Vlad Nistor has been accused of a number of crimes including the laundering of illicitly obtained funds through his digital asset trading platform. дальше »
2019-1-5 04:05 | |
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CEO of Coinflux Exchange Accused of Fraud and Money Laundering
Vlad Nistor, CEO of Coinflux, was arrested by local authorities in his native Romania after the United States launched a formal investigation charging him with several crimes against American citizens. дальше »
2018-12-17 16:23 | |
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CEO of Romanian Exchange Coinflux Arrested on US Warrant
Police in Romania have detained the founder and CEO of Coinflux, one of the country’s major cryptocurrency exchanges. Vlad Nistor has been arrested on a warrant issued by U. S. authorities accusing him of a number of crimes, including the defrauding of American citizens. дальше »
2018-12-16 12:05 | |
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US Treasury Official Urges Global Crypto Regulators to Use America’s Blockchain Enforcement Lead
The United States has an unclear stance towards cryptocurrency. Despite that unclear stance, however, one major U. S. regulatory authority is urging the rest of the world to follow the country’s lead in crypto enforcement. дальше »
2018-12-5 00:54 | |
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US government building tools to deanonymize anonymous cryptocurrencies
If you thought you were safe using privacy coins like Zcash and Monero you might want to think again. It appears that the US Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) is looking to develop forensic analysis techniques for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Zcash and Monero, according to a pre-solicitation document spotted by The Block. дальше »
2018-12-4 15:19 | |
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G20 Leaders Pledge Crypto-Asset Regulation After Buenos Aires Meeting
G20 leaders declared that they would regulate crypto to mitigate financial crimes in a statement after this weekend's summit. дальше »
2018-12-3 20:00 | |
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Op Ed: From Gray To Black and White: Traditional Regulations Come to Crypto
For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront. дальше »
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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Cyprus Court Drops Money Laundering & Fraud Charges In Lawsuit Against Defunct BTC-e Operator
A Lawyer operating behalf of Alexander Vinnik, an alleged former operator of the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has made the statement that a district court in Court within Cyprus has officially withdrawn a lawsuit which operated under the charges of “of fraud, money laundering, and other crimes.” This was reported by RIA Novosti, the state […] дальше »
2018-11-30 08:12 | |
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Court Drops Charges Against Alleged Btc-e Operator Alexander Vinnik
The lawsuit against alleged Btc-e operator Alexander Vinnik for “fraud, money laundering, and other grave crimes” filed in Cyprus has reportedly been dropped. His lawyer says the case “fell apart at the very early stage” at the initiative of the plaintiffs themselves. дальше »
2018-11-29 11:30 | |
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ACLU demands FBI explain request to wiretap Facebook Messenger
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today filed a motion with a Federal court requesting documents pertaining to an FBI attempt to force Facebook to hack its own Messenger service be unsealed. дальше »
2018-11-29 01:26 | |
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Mexican Startup Wants to Support Venezuelans With $1 Million Crypto Airdrop
Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela. дальше »
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Says Regulators Should Investigate Crypto Crimes
The U. S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is worried about criminals hiding themselves behind cryptocurrencies. He has also called for wider cooperation on the international stage to investigate crimes related to virtual currencies. дальше »
2018-11-20 05:14 | |
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