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Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report
A few years ago, bitcoin {{BTC}} became a popular means to conduct illegal transactions to support a booming global business in the smuggling and exploitation of people, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. дальше »
2024-2-14 02:41 | |
Amit Shah: Crypto Is Responsible for Spike in Drug Smuggling in India
The Union Minister of India, Amit Shah, said there is an increase in drug smuggling in India through crypto. Over 7% of the Indian population owns crypto. The post Amit Shah: Crypto Is Responsible for Spike in Drug Smuggling in India appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2022-10-28 01:53 | |
US Alleges 5 Russian Nationals Used Crypto as Part of Sanctions Evasion, Smuggling Scheme
Federal prosecutors alleged that five Russian nationals laundered "millions of dollars" worth of unnamed cryptocurrency as part of a scheme to smuggle military technology and oil. дальше »
2022-10-20 21:17 | |
Report: South African Taxes and Smuggling Behind Gold’s Price Distortions in Zimbabwe
Despite gold’s longstanding status as an alternative store of value, the commodity continues to experience unusual price variations in countries like South Africa and Zimbabwe. In turn, such price variances, as well as the rampant smuggling of the commodity, are distorting the precious metal’s actual production figures. дальше »
2021-5-18 10:00 | |
Iranian President Calls for Launching a Cryptocurrency Mining Strategy
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for a mining strategy throughout the oil-rich nation. The latest statements from the Iranian President follows Iran’s moves to restrict specific crypto trading platforms over “currency smuggling” mandates. дальше »
2020-5-24 17:15 | |
Iranian Parliament Proposes to Regulate Cryptocurrencies Under ‘Currency Smuggling’ Laws
The Iranian parliament has proposed to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges and digital currencies under the existing ‘foreign currency exchange’ regulations and ‘money smuggling’ laws, reported a local daily. дальше »
2020-5-21 19:29 | |
Iran’s Crypto Exchanges Now Under the “Money Smuggling” Category
Iran’s love-hate relationship with cryptocurrencies is now tilted in favor of a no-go zone, as the country just passed proposals terming the operation of crypto-services a “smuggling” activity. Local Crypto Scene Faces Battle As per reports on local publication ArzDigital earlier this week, the Irani parliament passed a proposal to include cryptocurrency within strict foreignRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2020-5-21 15:00 | |
Bitcoin Used in Gun Smuggling Operation, Allege US Feds
A Bosninan immigrant living in Tulali, Washington has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for receiving Bitcoin in return for illegally modified guns and gun parts. Authorities assert that Hany Veletanlic, 36, sent the weapons to violent extremists in Sweden in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. дальше »
2020-1-29 14:00 | |
India’s Special Investigation Team cautions government of growing use of crypto in money laundering, drug smuggling
India’s Special Investigation Team [SIT] has observed a growing network of criminal gangs using cryptocurrencies for illicit activities like laundering money and smuggling drugs, reported Firstpost. дальше »
2019-8-31 19:30 | |
US Government Vague On Bitcoin Role In Fentanyl Drug ‘Epidemic’
The US government has singled out cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin as a funding mechanism for the ongoing trend for smuggling the drug fentanyl. FinCEN Advisory Mentions Cryptocurrencies In an advisory issued on August 21, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) highlighted the use of “convertible virtual currency” (“CVC”) in facilitating the black market. дальше »
2019-8-23 16:00 | |
U.S. Treasury Discloses Bitcoin and Litecoin Addresses of Alleged Chinese Drug Smugglers
According to a press release dated August 21, 2019, the U. S. Treasury Department has blacklisted three Chinese citizens and one Chinese Entity for allegedly leading an online-based drug trafficking organization that was smuggling opioids inside the US. дальше »
2019-8-23 01:00 | |
US Treasury Blacklists BTC and LTC Wallet Addresses Said To Be Owned by 3 Chinese Drug Kingpins
The government of the United States, via the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has decided to blacklist three crypto addresses this week. According to the institution, the owners of these crypto addresses were guilty of money laundering and drug smuggling. дальше »
2019-8-22 01:15 | |
Indian police arrest 78 in Bitcoin call center scam
A call center scam that targeted US citizens and requested payment in Bitcoin has been busted by police in India resulting in the arrest of 78 people. According to a report, the Indore unit of Madhya Pradesh police’s Cyber Cell unearthed the online scam, which saw tele callers with American accents dupe US citizens. дальше »
2019-6-13 11:21 | |
Bitcoin ATM Firm ‘Auscoin’ a Front for International Drug Smuggling Ring: Australian Police
By CCN. com: As bitcoin entrepreneurs who founded the fast-growing Auscoin Bitcoin ATM business in Australia, there was nothing suspicious about Steen McBeth and Sam Karagiozis leading a flashy lifestyle including driving Lamborghinis and BMW motorcycles. дальше »
2019-4-22 12:36 | |
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 | |
Paraguay’s Economic Debt Crisis Could End with Bitcoin Mining as a Big Boost to the Bottom Line
Paraguay has had several hydroelectric towns that many had associated them with the drug cartels, ammunition and also smuggling. But now it has become the new home for the crypto miners in the market who have been connected to a very sophisticated network involved with mining crypto coins for their owners. It is finally giving […] дальше »
2018-11-14 02:43 | |
Bitcoin Mining May Trigger the End of Paraguay’s Economic and Debt Crisis
Paraguay’s hydroelectric powered-towns, long associated as dugouts for drug cartels, smuggling, and ammunition rackets, are now home to miners connected in a sophisticated network circuitry to mine cryptocurrencies for their owners. дальше »
2018-11-12 16:00 | |
Police are outsourcing criminal-catching to IoT in Dutch ports
The Internet of Trucks is here. Or, to be, more specific: the internet of tarpaulins. Industrial textile company Sioen is currently developing smart truck tarpaulins that notify security when someone tries to cut through it. дальше »
2018-11-1 11:29 | |
Blockchain Could Track the Globe’s Gold Bullion by 2019
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) is to create a set of standards for blockchain-based gold tracking, as well as an oversight committee to approve and monitor technology providers. Ethical sourcing is becoming critical in such a high-value sector as precious metals. дальше »
2018-10-21 08:00 | |