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Can you believe this year started off with U.S. law enforcement officials arresting two individuals in connection with the 2016 Bitfinex hacked funds? For this week’s newsletter, the 102nd since we first launched in 2021, I asked CoinDesk’s Policy Team what they’re looking out for this upcoming year.
2022-12-31 22:34 | |
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SEC stopped ICOs, lending programs, agreements for future tokens Dinner meetings between Bankman-Fried and government officials were “bad judgment” John Stark, a former chief of the SEC office of internet enforcement and president of John Reed Stark Consulting, joined CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
2022-12-29 17:29 | |
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U.S. federal law enforcement asked the crypto issuer to freeze assets associated with four ethereum addresses as investigations into FTX collapse intensifies.
2022-11-15 18:20 | |
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The two officers tried bribing a U.S. law enforcement official with $61,000 in bitcoin to help support what appears to be Huawei.
2022-10-26 22:38 | |
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Matthew Price, head of intelligence and investigations of the Americas, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” to discuss what role the largest cryptocurrency exchange is playing as it spearheads a global training program for law enforcement officials.
2022-10-4 20:48 | |
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Indian officials searched the offices of leading crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber as they continue to investigate allegations of FEMA violations. The post CoinSwitch Kuber Premises Raided as Indian Enforcement Agency Probe Grows appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-8-26 12:15 | |
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The NFT marketplace noted that it has reported the incident to law enforcement officials and that an inquiry is underway.
2022-6-30 10:37 | |
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It’s unsurprising that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have found their way into the dangerous realm of drug cartels. According to law enforcement officials, cryptocurrency is developing as a new front in Latin America’s fight against gangs vying for control of massive illicit marketplaces for sex, drugs, guns, and people. In Mexico, it has been reported […]
2022-3-14 15:19 | |
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Meanwhile, the top US national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries with plans to combat cyber crime and improve law enforcement collaboration on "the illicit use of cryptocurrency.
2021-10-3 17:46 | |
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1,069 Mining Rigs Crushed Law enforcement officials in Malaysia seized 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs before crushing them all with a big steamroller last week. The seizure was a part of a joint operation between police officers in the city of Miri and Sarawak Energy, an electric utility company in Malaysia, to crack down on crypto […]
2021-9-8 21:29 | |
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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has located a massive coin minting facility that was illegally connected to the power grid in Vinnytsia. Law enforcement officials claim it’s the largest underground crypto mining farm they have found so far.
2021-7-11 00:30 | |
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Law enforcement officials in Ukraine have closed down a cryptocurrency mining farm that was minting digital coins using stolen electricity. The facility had more than 150 mining rigs that have been confiscated during a raid in Chernihiv region.
2021-7-3 09:30 | |
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U.S. law enforcement officials from the Justice Department on Monday announced the seizure of $2.3 million dollars worth of crypto assets that were paid to the Colonial Pipeline hackers. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco explained during a news conference that federal agents “recaptured the majority of the ransom Colonial paid to the Darkside network.” FBI […]
2021-6-8 02:13 | |
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CipherTrace has published comprehensive guidance intended to help law enforcement identify signs of crypto usage when conducting investigations.
2020-10-15 08:06 | |
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The OSCE held a course on the darkweb and cryptocurrencies for law enforcement officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries
2020-2-22 14:55 | |
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The criminal division of the U. S. Internal Revenue System (IRS) recently announced that it was able to identify dozens of people who were using cryptocurrencies to evade taxes or to commit crimes without getting caught.
2019-11-9 07:10 | |
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Law enforcement agents in the Phillippines while acting on a tip from the Chinese Embassy, have arrested 273 Chinese nationals for allegedly defrauding over 1,000 investors in a cryptocurrency investment scam, reports Inquirer on September 16, 2019.
2019-9-17 09:00 | |
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Spanish law enforcement says Bitcoin ATMs enable criminals to circumvent anti-money laundering (AML) regulations according to a report by Bloomberg. This statement comes following calls from officials in Canada for crypto cash machines to be banned over money-laundering concerns.
2019-7-13 01:00 | |
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German police have busted Chemical Revolution, a dark web marketplace, which allowed consumers to buy narcotics with Bitcoin. According to a press release issued by Germany‘s Federal Criminal Police Office, officers have made 11 arrests in connection with the operation.
2019-6-29 16:32 | |
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By CCN Markets: According to a recent press release, more than 300 private and public sector law enforcement officials and crypto experts gathered to help Europol understand the changing tides in money.
2019-6-18 20:00 | |
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials on Monday said that one of its subcontractors had been breached in a “malicious cyberattack,” exposing images of travelers coming in and out of the country.
2019-6-11 09:29 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued messaging app Kik over their 2017 ICO for its KIN token. Officials allege that the ICO constituted an unregistered securities offering.
2019-6-5 12:05 | |
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The Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has shut down cryptomixing site Bestmixer. io. According to local media, Dutch authorities moved to shut down the site on May 22, 2019, as part of a joint operation with police agencies from several European nations, including France, Latvia and Luxembourg.
2019-5-22 21:13 | |
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By CCN: ‘Crypto Mom’ and SEC commissioner, Hester Peirce, has extended yet another olive branch to the cryptocurrency community. Speaking at the Securities Enforcement Forum in California on May 9th, Peirce said officials should be wary of stifling creativity with overzealous regulation.
2019-5-10 15:04 | |
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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.
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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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.
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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New York’s Police Department (NYPD) is alerting the public about phone scammers posing as Social Security Administration officials and requesting payment in Bitcoin, prepaid gift cards, and bank wire transfers.
2019-5-2 13:05 | |
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A recent police investigation that involved Bitcoin machines at the Tampines One Mall in Singapore, was able to save an individual from scammers. The fraudsters impersonated officials and scammed users in the market.
2019-4-29 23:12 | |
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Major darknet markets come and go in eras, so it seems, and the current one may be ending. Two of the biggest digital black markets seem to be disappearing, both at the same time.
2019-4-27 21:17 | |
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Brazilian police arrested a man that was apparently running a crypto money laundering scheme in Brazil. The information was released by the local news site Gauchazh on April 23. As per the report, law enforcement officials shut down a Bitcoin (BTC) mining farm that operated in a clandestine drug laboratory in Porto Alegre. Suspect Arrested […]
2019-4-25 00:20 | |
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Brazilian police have arrested a man on suspicion that he was running a drug trafficking ring and laundering funds using Bitcoin. According to a local report, law enforcement officials found a clandestine drug laboratory containing Bitcoin mining equipment in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, and arrested the unnamed man yesterday.
2019-4-24 18:07 | |
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Law enforcers from around the globe seem to finally be getting up to speed with tackling cryptocurrency crimes. But it seems the lure of Bitcoin is still too much for some, even for those that should be protecting citizens from cyber-criminals.
2019-4-23 15:14 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the U. S. Department of the Treasury, has imposed its first-ever penalty on a peer-to-peer crypto exchange for violating AML regulations, among other violations.
2019-4-20 23:38 | |
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Canadian law enforcement officials are on the lookout for 4 individuals who are responsible for carrying out over 100… The post 4 Men Exploit Bitcoin ATMs in Canada for $200,000 — ATMs Companies In Danger? appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-14 11:21 | |
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Canadian police are on the hunt for four individuals, suspected of a defrauding a local bitcoin company via “double spend” attacks on Bitcoin ATMs. CBC News reported March 12, 2019, that law enforcement officials are asking for useful information from the public leading to the arrest of the suspects.
2019-3-14 02:00 | |
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When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition.
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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Cryptocurrency scams happen all around the world, as these individuals seek out ways to get the profits that crypto can offer, but without the same efforts. In a report from Times of India, it looks like law enforcement officials had to crack down on one group in Mumbai, India. The group has been accused of […]
2019-2-18 05:01 | |
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Darknet markets are going as strong as ever, if Chainalysis data is to be believed. In its latest Crypto Crime Report, published earlier this week, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reports that darknet market activity has nearly doubled throughout 2018.
2019-2-1 00:35 | |
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Law enforcement officials in New Zealand are in the early stages of investigating this week’s Cryptopia hack. The country’s police force released an update Wednesday saying it was keeping an “open mind” on all possibilities related to the hack.
2019-1-17 01:06 | |
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Anyone who is involved in darknet markets has become a target for law enforcement agencies these days. Officials are effectively cracking down on darknet activity, whether it involves buyers or sellers.
2018-10-26 20:30 | |
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It has been a while since any new development occurred in the Silk Road investigation. Ever since shutting down the world’s biggest darknet marketplace a few years ago, law enforcement agencies have been trying to put the final nail in the coffin for all individuals involved in this project.
2018-10-25 03:01 | |
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Darknet activity is attracting a lot of attention these days. Although some people see this as a way to get rich quick, law enforcement agencies have a very different opinion on the matter. In the UK, City of London police officials have arrested one darknet drug vendor and confiscated near $400,000 worth of cocaine.
2018-10-19 20:50 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an emergency court order issuing the stoppage of a recently planned initial coin offering (ICO) by Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, who falsely advertised that the token sale was approved by the SEC.
2018-10-12 01:12 | |
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Law enforcement officials in Russia have seized 22 BATMs installed at stores and restaurants in 9 different cities. The confiscation has been carried out on orders from the Prosecutor’s Office and the Central Bank, local media reported.
2018-9-2 04:50 | |
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ECoinmerce, a DAO e-commerce platform, has announced the launch of the Crypto Community Watch program, in partnership with a consortium of crypto industry organizations including ICO Alert, GZH, Step VC and NewEconomies.
2018-8-21 19:07 | |
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Many people in some quarters are beginning to trust the police in carrying out tough investigations to conclusion. Previously, what had been common was credit card hacking and online dating scams.
2018-8-20 13:16 | |
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Bitcoin, although it is gaining increasing popularity in the world, still causes suspicions among law enforcement officials. Therefore, it is better to refrain from showing symbols related to cryptocurrencies, while traveling.
2018-8-20 15:50 | |
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Fintech businesses struggling to stay inbounds of government rules may soon receive a dose of much-needed guidance via the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
2018-8-3 18:23 | |
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After a warning from European law enforcement agency Europol earlier this year that billions of pounds are being laundered through cryptocurrencies, City of London officials have decided to take matters into their own hands.
2018-7-24 09:00 | |
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Aave now controls 51. 5% of the DeFi lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold since 2020. The milestone arrives not through competitor collapse but through steady accumulation: Aave's $33.
Aave now controls 51. 5% of the DeFi lending market share, the first time any protocol has crossed the 50% threshold since 2020. The milestone arrives not through competitor collapse but through steady accumulation: Aave's $33.
Decentralized credit protocol Maple reported that none of the platform users’ positions were liquidated during the Feb. 2 price crashes, resulting in no bad debt. It also reported that users deposited $10 million to reinforce their margins over the period to avoid liquidation events.
NYDIG, Stone Ridge’s subsidiary that offers Bitcoin-backed loans, is preparing to expand its offering through float financing, according to the firm’s 2024 investor letter. The letter rebuts common objections to Bitcoin’s (BTC) utility, suggesting that it can generate cash flow through sales and serve as collateral for fiat loans.
The potential deployment on a Bitcoin layer-2 by the largest DeFi lending protocol highlights the appetite for harnessing the original blockchain for purposes that are commonplace elsewhere in the crypto ecosystem.
DeFi is poised to create a future where financial services are digital, open, always-on, and borderless, says Bill Barhydt, ceo, Abra.
Celsius' bankruptcy administrator has distributed more than $2.53 billion to some 251,000 creditors, it said in its first status report.