2022-9-23 19:06 |
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill is designed to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to seize, freeze and recover crypto assets when used for criminal activities such as money laundering drugs and cybercrime. origin »
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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 biggest news in the cryptoverse for October 5 includes SEC opposing third parties seeking to defend Ripple, Do Kwon describing news of a $40 million crypto freeze as falsehood, and SWIFT showing CBDCs, tokenized assets can be integrated into the global financial system.
2022-10-6 01:34 | |
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The United Kingdom has introduced a new bill that would make it easier for law enforcement agencies to freeze and seize crypto assets. The post UK’s new bill aims to help law enforcement seize, freeze crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-9-23 23:36 | |
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King Charles announced the bill in May to both houses of the U.K. Parliament, saying it was aimed at tackling illicit finance, reducing economic crime and helping businesses grow.
2022-9-23 23:00 | |
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The Indian crypto exchange was under investigation by local authorities for money laundering allegations which caused a freeze on over $8.1 million in bank account funds.
2022-9-13 12:06 | |
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Chainalysis Crypto Incident Response team helped law enforcement trace stolen funds to cash out points and for their subsequent freeze.
2022-9-9 22:01 | |
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The U.K. Treasury, the government’s finance arm, wants crypto exchanges and wallet providers operating in the country to report suspected sanctions breaches to authorities, updated guidance shows.
2022-9-6 18:33 | |
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Troubled crypto lender Hodlnaut has been placed under interim judicial management in Singapore three weeks after it was forced to freeze withdrawals due to "difficult market conditions".
2022-8-30 10:17 | |
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The latest firm to freeze crypto withdrawals is engaged in “proceedings” with Singaporean police.
2022-8-19 08:32 | |
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The latest firm to freeze crypto withdrawals is engaged in “proceedings” with Singaporean police.
2022-8-19 08:32 | |
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Major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it will briefly disable ETH and ERC-20 withdrawals and deposits when the Ethereum blockchain moves to proof-of-stake (PoS) from proof-of-work (PoW).
2022-8-17 01:31 | |
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Singaporean crypto lender Vauld bristles as the Indian Enforcement Directorate (ED) issues a freezing order in connection with an ongoing money laundering case. The post Vauld Pursues Legal Counsel After ED Issues Asset Freeze Order appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-8-14 17:45 | |
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The Indian Directorate of Enforcement froze $46.4 million in the accounts of Vauld’s Indian branch until the exchange can account for the criminal proceeds it transferred out of the country.
2022-8-13 23:59 | |
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Nearly $50 million worth has been frozen by authorities at the troubled crypto exchange, media reports say
2022-8-12 13:47 | |
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It's not yet clear how the alleged criminal misconduct of a former employee led to a law enforcement freeze on users' funds.
2022-8-11 22:30 | |
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Hotbit suspended crypto trading, deposits and withdrawals due to a criminal investigation into a former employee that led law-enforcement authorities to freeze some of the firm's funds.
2022-8-10 18:48 | |
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Hodlnaut has said it is working on a recovery plan without disclosing any additional information concerning the current status of users’ funds. Hodlnaut Suspends Services Singapore-based crypto lending platform Hodlnaut...
2022-8-8 18:37 | |
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Singapore-based crypto lending platform Hodlnaut announced a freeze on withdrawals citing declining market conditions. The post Singapore-based Hodlnaut freezes customer accounts, drops license application appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-8-8 16:00 | |
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The Directorate of Enforcement of India alleged that WazirX "actively assisted around 16 accused fintech companies in laundering the proceeds of crime using the crypto route."
2022-8-6 19:48 | |
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Singapore-based crypto exchange Zipmex has become the latest in a series of crypto companies to freeze user transactions and withdrawals “until further notice.”
2022-7-20 18:50 | |
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The crypto lending and trading platform Vauld has suspended customer withdrawals and hired financial and legal advisors to help it evaluate potential paths forward amid volatility in the crypto market....
2022-7-4 13:50 | |
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The latest price moves in bitcoin ($BTC) and crypto markets in context, for June 28, 2022.
2022-6-28 17:33 | |
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Crypto lending platform Celsius Network has paused AMAs (ask-me-anything) and Twitter spaces following its decision to freeze withdrawals last week.
2022-6-21 17:07 | |
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Hong Kong-based crypto lender Babel Finance has reached "preliminary agreements" with several counterparties and customers after a withdrawal freeze last week.
2022-6-21 16:02 | |
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Australian crypto exchange BTC dot com.au announced its closure on June 17 and said “it’s not possible to continue operating” under the current market circumstances. The post Crypto winter causes Australian exchange to freeze operations permanently appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-6-17 16:30 | |
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Crypto savings platform Finblox posted a Twitter statement on June 16 informing users of a freeze on rewards and the imposition of a daily withdrawal limit. The post Finblox becomes latest crypto lending platform to report difficulties appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-6-17 14:30 | |
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Crypto lender Babel Finance is the latest company to freeze withdrawals following speculation about the possible collapse of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.
2022-6-17 14:13 | |
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Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program that the crypto lending platform Celsius had misled investors.
2022-6-15 04:38 | |
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Elon Musk, the Tesla big boss, sent an email to executives announcing layoffs and a global recruiting freeze. Multiple news sites reported on Friday that he ascribed the decision to a “super bad feeling” about the economy.
2022-6-4 16:35 | |
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The company will focus on its current operations in Argentina, Mexico and Peru, and freeze previous plans to expand into other countries.
2022-5-24 21:31 | |
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Seoul police are seeking to ban the entity from withdrawing crypto amid suspicions of embezzlement.
2022-5-24 20:35 | |
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On Monday, Japanese authorities directed cryptocurrency exchanges to refrain from processing transactions involving digital assets that are liable to asset freeze restrictions on Russia and Belarus over the Ukraine war.
2022-3-15 14:32 | |
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A new task force has been created to freeze or take the assets of Russians that have been sanctioned following the invasion of Ukraine.
2022-3-12 22:19 | |
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The crypto community stands up for the rights of ordinary Russians amid hundreds of businesses leaving the country, but the final decision is up to regulators.
2022-3-11 15:04 | |
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A number of prominent cryptocurrency exchanges have defied calls from Ukrainian politicians for a unilateral freeze on all Russian accounts, citing crypto’s libertarian ideals to justify their decisions.
2022-3-7 17:47 | |
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Switzerland’s federal government is planning to seize Russian crypto assets inside its borders, including those held by corporate entities and billionaires, multiple news outlets reported Saturday.
2022-3-6 15:13 | |
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Hillary Clinton, the former presidential candidate in the US elections, has criticized the cryptocurrency exchanges that have failed to block and freeze the accounts of Russian users. She has now called for a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets.
2022-3-2 12:40 | |
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A coalition of countries including the U.S. and European Union want to freeze the Russian central bank’s international reserves and lock (some) Russian banks out of the global financial system.
2022-3-2 21:57 | |
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Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, has urged cryptocurrency exchanges to block addresses of Russia-based customers.
2022-3-1 22:11 | |
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As some platforms freeze accounts linked to Russia and Belarus, Binance said it will not block innocent Russians’ crypto assets.
2022-3-1 14:45 | |
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A Ukraine born company answers the call; U.S.-based KrakenFX explains why it won't.
2022-3-1 12:52 | |
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Following the weeks-long Freedom Convoy protests in Canada, the government has finally ended the Emergencies act. The government had deemed these protests illegal and even allowed banks to freeze accounts linked to the protests.
2022-2-26 13:10 | |
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A Canadian court issued a Mareva Injunction against crypto wallet provider Nunchuk, among other intermediaries and individuals, ordering it to disclose user information and freeze any assets related to the Freedom Convoy 2022 protests.
2022-2-23 03:00 | |
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Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau invoked a country-wide Emergency Act against the Ottawa trucker convoy. The Emergency Act criminalizes many things, among them; financing the protestors. To enforce the rule, the government has full authority to freeze bank and crypto trading accounts suspected of aiding the truckers.
2022-2-22 05:00 | |
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Kraken’s CEO admitted that the firm could be forced to freeze some wallets by the police, advising to move crypto out of exchanges.
2022-2-19 16:34 | |
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Canada Emergencies Act, a law that allows the government to freeze the bank accounts of protesters without the necessity for a court order. This will be the first time the law is enforced.
2022-2-17 14:31 | |
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The broadened scope of the Terrorist Funding rules includes crypto transactions to protesters and gives the government the power to freeze bank accounts.
2022-2-15 06:46 | |
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Since the onset of the student loan freeze in the US in March 2020, 18% of borrowers have been using the extra money to invest in crypto or NFTs, a recent study showed. The post Survey shows 44% of student loan borrowers plan to invest in crypto or NFTs appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-12-24 02:00 | |
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Dogecoin withdrawals have been frozen on the leading crypto exchange Binance. The freeze has led investors to question the exchange’s motives. But it would seem that it was a move that was made out of necessity.
2021-11-13 02:00 | |
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The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Tulip Siddiq as the City Minister, a role that oversees financial services including crypto.
Taiwan's crypto advocacy body, the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, has been formally established and the founding meeting held with 24 cryptocurrency-related entities.
The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.
This is the third test for the Province's new tool to combat money laundering.
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said.
India's most controversial crypto tax, the 1% TDS levy deducted at source, should be lowered to 0.01%, according to the findings of a new study.