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UK drafts collaborative plan to crack down on cryptocurrency crime
The UK government is seeking to crack down on the use of crypto assets for money laundering or other illicit activities. To do so, the government has published the Economic Crime Plan, agreed between the Chancellor Philip Hammond, Home Secretary Sajid Javid, and heads of law enforcement, major financial institutions and legal, accountancy and property organisations. дальше »
2019-7-15 14:54 | |
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La Porte County in Indiana Dishes Out $130,000 in Bitcoin Ransomware Attack
It's starting to seem like there’s no end to hack attacks on the horizon. All technology can be tweaked and manipulated to enable cybercriminals to carry out the illicit activity and what better way is there for them to receive their ransoms than to use untraceable, irrevocable cryptocurrency? 2019 has seen its fair share of […] дальше »
2019-7-14 18:48 | |
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Would President Trump Prefer Ripple’s XRP Over Bitcoin?
U. S. President Donald Trump’s public bashing of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is no longer news. In a recent tweet on Friday 11th of July, Trump publicly declared that he isn’t a fan of cryptocurrencies, alleging that the unregulated nature of digital assets makes it easy for crypto to facilitate crime and other illicit activity. дальше »
2019-7-14 23:40 | |
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Trump Blasts Bitcoin For Illicit Use As NY College Is Hit With $2M Ransomware
Last night, the TV personality, businessman, president of the “free world,” Donald Trump took to twitter to blast Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra, and the entire asset class of cryptocurrencies. The outspoken United States president said that the asset class is “highly volatile,” “unregulated,” “based on thin air,” and “can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and. дальше »
2019-7-13 23:00 | |
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Iranian Energy Grid Blames 7% Consumption Increase on Bitcoin Miners
Mostafa Rajabi Mashhad, the spokesperson for Tavanir, an Iranian state-operated grid entity, has explained that electrical consumption has spiked by 7% in comparison to the previous year. Rajabi blames illegal cryptocurrency mining operations for the country’s increased electrical consumption and has warned that illicit mining facilities will be cut off from the grid. дальше »
2019-6-26 00:30 | |
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France to Launch G7 Cryptocurrency Task Force in Wake of Libra Concerns
According to a report published by Reuters on June 21, 2019, France is set to form a G7 cryptocurrency task force to explore how global central banks can regulate cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra without the risk of it being used for money laundering and other illicit activities. дальше »
2019-6-22 23:00 | |
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Europol is developing a ‘game’ to teach officers how to trace cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency crime fighters are about to have a lot more fun after Europol has revealed its developing a game to help law enforcers learn how to trace and investigate illicit uses of digital currencies. дальше »
2019-6-14 14:07 | |
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Nevada Bitcoin broker on LocalBitcoins sentenced to 2 years in prison
Morgan Rockcoons, a Nevadan man accused of wire fraud and operating an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange for using LocalBitcoins, was sentenced to nearly two years in prison. According to a government press release, Rockcoons will also have to forfeit $80,600 in illicit profits. дальше »
2019-6-1 19:53 | |
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Firefox Users Can Now Block Mining Scripts On Websites
Joining the likes of Opera and Chrome, which banned all mining extensions, Firefox hopes its feature can cut back on illicit crypto-jacking programs that can slow down users' computers and raise their electric bills. дальше »
2019-5-23 19:24 | |
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Australian civil servant faces 10 years for mining cryptocurrency on government computers
An Australian government employee is appearing in court today after using work equipment to mine cryptocurrency for his own gain. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) allege that the 33 year-old from Killara in New South Wales took advantage of his position as an IT contractor to modify government computer systems to mine cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-5-21 13:27 | |
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Crypto Has One Major Obstacle in Mass Adoption, Can it be Solved?
Cryptocurrency advocates often ponder over mass adoption. But in truth, the usability of cryptocurrency, or lack of, presents a significant hurdle for no-coiners. On top of fears over security and the association with illicit activities, mass adoption will remain a distant fantasy unless it gets easier to buy, store and use cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-5-17 18:00 | |
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FinCEN releases report on illegal activities concerning Bitcoin [BTC] and other cryptocurrencies
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN] recently released guidance for money transmitter using digital currencies. Along with this, it also released a document titled ‘Advisory on Illicit Activity Involving Convertible Virtual Currency’ guiding institutions on how to identify and report “suspicious activity concerning how criminals and other bad actors exploit convertible virtual currencies”. дальше »
2019-5-10 18:45 | |
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Bitfinex Alleged $850M Fraud Now Wants To Raise $1B For Its Token
Following the controversy that Bitfinex allegedly used illicit funds to cover $850 million in losses, which it, along with… The post Bitfinex Alleged $850M Fraud Now Wants To Raise $1B For Its Token appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-5-9 10:39 | |
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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Bot Web
Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Dot Web
Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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Website Providing Links to Illicit Crypto Marketplaces Seized
A website that provided a link between the regular internet and dark web marketplaces offering illegal goods and services in exchange for crypto has been seized. Deep Dot Web went down earlier today with a seizure notice detailing the authorities involved with the bust. дальше »
2019-5-8 00:00 | |
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Major Darknet Player Wall Street Market Gets Taken Down
It has not been an easy year for the top darknet marketplaces. Not entirely surprising when considering how law enforcement agencies are actively cracking down on these illicit services. Wall Street Market, a platform recently thought to have exit scammed, has been taken over by German and Dutch law enforcement agencies. дальше »
2019-5-4 21:53 | |
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Darknet Market Wall Street Shut Down by the German Federal Criminal Police
In a press release published earlier today, Europol announced that they have shut down the latest darknet marketplace – Wall Street. The market had over one million users and over five thousand vendors and was ranked the world’s second largest dark web market trading drugs, stolen data, fake IDs and other illicit products you would […] The post Darknet Market Wall Street Shut Down by the German Federal Criminal Police appeared first on NullTX. дальше »
2019-5-3 19:49 | |
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A Putin-opposing politician has raised more than $3M in Bitcoin
Despite a recent survey showing that most Russians actually know very little about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, it appears that one politician is a little more au fait with the technology. The man who is thought to be Vladimir Putin‘s main opponent, Alexei Navalny, has received over $3 million (591 BTC) worth of donations in Bitcoin over the last three years, CoinDesk reports. дальше »
2019-4-24 11:56 | |
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Mueller Report: Russia Used Bitcoin to Fund DNC Hacks
An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims. дальше »
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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Mozilla rolls out new automated crypto-jacking filtering in Firefox
Popular browser solution Mozilla Firefox is finally rolling out its long-awaited system for stopping internet baddies from secretly mining cryptocurrencies with your computing resources. As of today, users of Firefox‘ Nightly and Beta browsers are equipped with the option to automatically block crypto-jacking scripts (like the infamous CoinHive). дальше »
2019-4-9 15:59 | |
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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 Korean government officials consider making cryptocurrency, blockchain regulations laxer
The cryptocurrency world has been pushing its limit to educate people about blockchain and cryptocurrency globally. South Korea was one of the countries to adopt the new tech, but framed strong regulations to keep the field from the illicit players. дальше »
2019-4-6 19:30 | |
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Jurassic Park: Media Dinosaurs Still Struggle To Grasp Crypto
“Those who say bitcoin is completely useless are completely wrong,” began Financial Times journalist Jemima Kelly, in an Alphaville article published on April 1st. “[It’s] the currency of choice for people buying drugs, arms and other illicit things. дальше »
2019-4-6 20:52 | |
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Pursuing Illicit Crypto Mining Operations Within Hong Kong Will Earn Miners A Major Fine, Jail Time
While much of the attention of regulatory measures for cryptocurrency around the world has to do with exchanges and the classification of coins, crypto mining has been working to find its place as well. дальше »
2019-4-5 04:09 | |
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Paxful Introduces AI-Powered, Biometric Verification to Improve KYC and AML
The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced today, April 2, 2019, that it’s introducing AI-powered identity verification to help improve know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures on the platform. дальше »
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Pakistan Introduces Crypto Regulation
The Pakistani government will now regulate local cryptocurrency firms under new legislation. Local news outlet The Express Tribune reported that the government of Pakistan will introduce Electronic Money Institutions (EMI) regulations based on the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). дальше »
2019-4-2 01:33 | |
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Binance Partners With IdentityMind for Enhanced Compliance and Security
Binance has partnered with Medici Ventures’ portfolio company IdentityMind, a risk management and regulatory-technology compliance platform, in a bid to enhance its fraud protection and compliance protocols. дальше »
2019-3-28 18:08 | |
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Bitcoin vs Gold 2019 Investment: Is Crypto a Smarter Choice than the Top Precious Metal?
It has been over a decade since Bitcoin first appeared. A long ten years of struggle, during which the crypto space went through quite a journey. Back when BTC first gained value, it was barely known, and those who did know about it — used it on the dark web for all kinds of illicit […] дальше »
2019-3-23 19:02 | |
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Narcotics Dealers Dump Dark Web for Telegram & WhatsApp
As law enforcement increasingly cracks down on centralized dark-web markets, online narcotics dealers are migrating to encrypted messing apps like Telegram and WhatsApp, according to a new report from the Independent. дальше »
2019-3-22 21:07 | |
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UN Report: North Korea pocketed $571 million from exchange hacks
A new U.N. report is linking cryptocurrency exchange hacks to North Korea. The report reveals that the embattled dictatorship continues to wage cyber attacks against other countries as a way to circumvent global sanctions and acquire foreign currency, using digital currencies to launder its illicit gains. дальше »
2019-3-19 21:00 | |
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Illicit mining rigs commonplace at universities and small businesses
A new CISCO report finds that malicious crypto-mining related traffic increased 19x in the last nine months of 2018, with much of the activity focused on the hotspots of college campuses and small businesses. дальше »
2019-3-14 15:00 | |
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CipherTrace CEO Becomes First-Ever Bitcoin Expert Witness in $1.4 Million Darkweb Crypto Case
A very high-profile court case involving cryptocurrencies is currently happening in Canada. No, we’re not talking about QuadrigaCX, the exchange which has lost all its funds after its owner died and took the private keys to the clients’ funds with him. дальше »
2019-3-6 23:10 | |
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Canadian Police Call Bitcoin Expert Witness In $1.4 Million BTC Case
CipherTrace, a blockchain forensics company, makes headlines today for its role in the seizure of $1. 4 million in bitcoins that may have been destined for illicit usage. In the resulting court case, David Jevans, CEO of CipherTrace was called upon to serve as the first ever Bitcoin expert witness. дальше »
2019-3-6 19:18 | |
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Angry users call for Coinbase boycott with #DeleteCoinbase after contested acquisition
Disgruntled cryptocurrency enthusiasts are lobbying to boycott popular exchange Coinbase. Users have taken to social media using the #DeleteCoinbase hashtag, encouraging others to delete their accounts, following a series of perceived mishaps by the US-based company. дальше »
2019-2-28 13:38 | |
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How The Demise of a Crypto Scourge Will Benefit The Industry
The prolonged crypto bear market has hit a number of high profile companies such as Bitmain and ConsenSys but even the purveyors of the world’s most popular mining malware have felt the squeeze. The notorious Coinhive mining service is shutting down as it is no longer economically viable. дальше »
2019-2-28 11:00 | |
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New AML Protocols Amendments in Russia Lists Illicit Use of Cryptocurrency as a Criminal Offense
Russia has been working to ensure that its financial regulations within their country appropriately cover cryptocurrency. Though their original decree on anti-money laundering came out in July 2015, new developments in cryptocurrency have urged them to make some changes. дальше »
2019-2-27 05:50 | |
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Establishing a Trustworthy Environment: Blockshow Opens Pre-Registration
As blockchain technology celebrates its tenth year, it is clear the ecosystem has evolved significantly. Nefarious activity has long tarnished the sector, from those who favored bitcoin’s anonymity in illicit online marketplaces through to high-profile thefts from exchanges. дальше »
2019-2-26 08:46 | |
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8 Illicit Crypto-Mining Windows Apps Removed From Microsoft Store
Eight apps have been removed from Microsoft's app store after Symantec found they could illicitly mine cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-2-15 16:00 | |
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Facebook sucks for privacy, but how good are advertisers at targeting me?
Amid the massive hue and cry about Facebook’s utter disregard for data privacy, and the illicit use of personally identifiable information, I thought I’d take a step back and examine the company’s data handling from a new perspective. дальше »
2019-2-10 10:30 | |
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HSBC Whistleblower Falciani to Launch a Clean and Ethical Crypto Token for Regulators
CoinSpeaker HSBC Whistleblower Falciani to Launch a Clean and Ethical Crypto Token for Regulators The HSBC whistleblower wants to help regulators to fight illicit use of cryptocurrency through his anti-fraud crypto token called Tabu. дальше »
2019-2-9 11:09 | |
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US Indicts Two More Men On Cryptocurrency SIM-Swapping Case for Fraud, ID Theft and Extortion
SIM-swapping cases are, unfortunately, getting more and more common recently, especially the ones involving cryptos being stolen. Now, the law enforcement from the United States has indicted two more men alleged of being involved in this illicit activity, according to a press release from the Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of California. The two […] дальше »
2019-2-6 00:12 | |
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Monero Is Now A Major Target For Chainalysis
The well-known blockchain investigation firm Chainalysis seemingly has a new target: Monero. During a recent webinar concerning illicit crypto activity, presenters from the firm stated that “Monero is our top priority. дальше »
2019-2-5 00:12 | |
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Palestinian Fundamentalist Group Hamas Receives Funding via Bitcoin
In a particularly interesting case study for the consequence of Bitcoin’s global impact, the internationally recognized terrorist group Hamas has announced that it will accept bitcoin to fund itself. дальше »
2019-2-5 21:41 | |
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