2022-10-26 13:38 |
The police has managed to seize and store up hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency, but welcomes new measures to ease seizures of crypto linked to crime and terrorism. origin »
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The Australian Federal Police has teamed up with Chainalysis to identify over 2,000 compromised crypto wallets belonging to Australians. Australia‘s national policing agency, the Australian Federal Police, has partnered with blockchain forensic firm Chainalysis to combat crypto scammers as the…
2024-8-6 11:38 | |
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From April 26, police can transfer seized illicit crypto to wallets controlled by the authorities, with victims able to reclaim funds from the accounts.
2024-4-27 15:42 | |
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The police alarm crypto is now used as a payment method for buying drugs and guns more than ever before. The use of crypto in illicit activities is growing at an alarming rate as London’s law enforcement officials say digital…
2023-10-18 15:10 | |
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The Metropolitan Police and the National Crime Agency in the UK are increasing their focus on crypto-related crime, recruiting more staff and opening senior roles for crypto investigators. The post Crypto ‘Endemic’ Funds ‘Drugs, Guns, & Girls’ in the UK: Met Police Detective appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-10-18 09:15 | |
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Hogeg raised these funds across the world during 2017-18 under the guise of funding four crypto ventures. Police charged him with fraud, money laundering, tax violations, and sexual offences.
2023-8-24 11:30 | |
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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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Crypto exchange run by former UBS Group executive has frozen customers' crypto withdrawals, some clients have reported that to the police
2022-1-7 15:33 | |
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India Police Commissioner Shikha Goel has asked citizens to be cautious when handling their crypto… The post India police department asks crypto users to be on high alert for crypto fraud appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-12-27 15:32 | |
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A massive police operation took place in Istanbul, Turkey, against a Chinese gang’s crypto scam. Authorities found that criminals kidnapped 101 people and forced them to run scam operations. Scammers Tricked Hostages by Promising Them Work in a Legit ‘Crypto Investment Consultancy’ According to Demirören Haber Ajansı, Istanbul police cracked down a fake “crypto investment […]
2021-3-17 18:00 | |
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Turkish police have arrested 24 people involved in hacking a crypto firm, using online multiplayer game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to communicate
2019-2-13 18:46 | |
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The crypto industry has drawn comparisons with the cannabis industry quite often, especially in the last year. In 2018, stocks of companies dealing in marijuana skyrocketed following a favorable regulatory framework.
2019-2-13 18:05 | |
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Digital asset exchange Cryptopia has been given the green light to open again after New Zealand police announced they have almost completed their investigation at its offices. The crypto trading platform suffered a security breach last month when, according to one estimate, as much as $16 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen.
2019-2-13 16:05 | |
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Police in Adelaide, Australia raided the home of Rob Butvila expecting to find a marijuana grow room, but instead they found an elaborate crypto mining set up, complete with a ventilation system to keep heat the miners generate at bay.
2019-2-12 23:01 | |
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Even in a bear market, Morgan Creek Digital has no problem swimming upstream. The crypto asset management firm just bagged a $40 million dollar investment and what appears to be the first blockchain/crypto investment by a major pension fund.
2019-2-12 20:51 | |
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Frequent Bitcoin commentator and t-shirt salesman Anthony Pompliano told Bloomberg this morning that two Fairfax County, Virginia pension funds have gone in on Morgan Creek Digital’s new fund for cryptocurrency companies.
2019-2-12 19:27 | |
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Two US public pension funds that mange close to $6 billion in combination have become anchor investors in a new $40 million venture-capital fund. The Police Officer’s Retirement System and... The post Two American Pension Funds Invest in Crypto appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-2-12 18:37 | |
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Two public pensions from Fairfax County, Virginia’s Police Officer’s Retirement System and Employees’ Retirement System, have invested in Morgan Creek’s new $40 million crypto fund. Anthony Pompliano, a Morgan Creek general partner, said that it is the first case in which public pensions have invested in the cryptocurrency market.
2019-2-12 18:28 | |
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German police have arrested six members of a mining ring who were making use of stolen electricity to mine currency since 2017, as reported by Freie Presse, February 6, 2019. Hijacked Power While people around the world enjoy using cryptocurrency, the actual process of mining crypto is quite tedious and more importantly, expensive, particularly inRead MoreRead More.
2019-2-9 06:00 | |
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The infamous Cryptopia hack, which resulted in over $16 million in crypto funds being withdrawn from unsuspecting user accounts… The post Cryptopia Hack Investigation, NZ Police Report Says “Excellent Progress Is Being Made” appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-2-9 01:47 | |
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The police force from New Zealand has recently emitted a report stating that it has been making important progress on the case of the local crypto exchange Cryptopia, which was hacked and lost over $16.
2019-2-7 22:53 | |
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German police in the city of Klingenthal have reportedly arrested six suspects for stealing electricity to fuel a crypto mining operation
2019-2-7 03:50 | |
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Police officers investigating the hack of Cryptopia have surprised investors recently as they affirmed that the company might start to work again within the new few weeks. Such a quick recovery was very unexpected as the crypto exchange was hacked on January 14 and it lost over $20 million USD worth in cryptos. Soon after […]
2019-2-5 11:11 | |
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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.
2019-2-5 21:41 | |
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Tidbits is a roundup of talking points from across the cryptosphere. In this edition, Jesse Powell offers to help the Canadian police investigate the supposed death of Quadrigacx CEO Gerald Cotten and the subsequent movement of funds.
2019-2-4 17:45 | |
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Estonia’s e-Residency program allows location-independent non-citizens and firms to access services such as banking digitally. Cryptocurrency firms have particularly embraced the program warmly with around 600 of them estimated to be registered there currently.
2019-2-2 15:30 | |
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Chinese Police arrested a group of cryptocurrency scammers following a raid in Xuchang City. The bust, which took place five months ago, was only publicized this week after a story on CCTV News. During the break-in, police seized cash valued at $1.
2019-2-1 02:07 | |
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Fifteen suspects allegedly running a cryptocurrency scam which raked in millions of dollars have been arrested by police in Taiwan
2019-1-27 14:56 | |
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The presidential election in the Ukraine will soon commence in March, but this occasion is not being surrounded with news of candidates or even their stances on different issues. Instead, the news is plagued with reports from the cyber police, who say that hackers are attempting to disrupt the authenticity of the election, attacking electoral […]
2019-1-25 21:58 | |
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An investigation by Europol and other police agencies has led to the arrest of a British suspect allegedly behind a spate of crypto thefts.
2019-1-24 19:00 | |
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Every company in the world has a certain user agreement that participants have to abide by to continue interacting with it. Most of the time, violation of his agreement, which is usually a condition of creating an account, will get the user kicked off of the forum. However, a user on ZB.com with the surname […]
2019-1-24 00:51 | |
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The cryptocurrency exchange ZB(dot)com has been accused by one of its Chinese users of reporting him to the police
2019-1-24 22:16 | |
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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.
2019-1-23 00:57 | |
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A Group of Bitcoin con artists in Taipei, Taiwan, have recently been charged by the police for creating a crypto scam that took millions of dollars from investors. Both foreign and local investors were fooled according to The Next’s Web’s Hard Fork, which has also reported on this story. The scam began on October 2016 […]
2019-1-18 23:03 | |
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New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia is the latest victim of a major cryptocurrency exchange hack that resulted in at least… The post $3.6 Million Cryptopia Hack Sparks Investigation by New Zealand Police appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-17 03:15 | |
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New Zealand police are investigating the hack of cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, which resulted in “significant losses” that some estimate could amount to more than US$3.5 million. Christchurch company Cryptopia, which has been said to be operating New Zealand’s largest cryptocurrench exchange, shut down its website and exchange services on January 14 citing a security […] The post NZ Police Investigate Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Hack appeared first on Coinjournal.
2019-1-17 22:15 | |
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New Zealand Police says the investigation into the hack of crypto exchange Cryptopia is complex and it's keeping an "open mind" on all possibilities.
2019-1-16 16:00 | |
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Although 2019 is expected to be a turnaround year for the broader Bitcoin market, a crypto exchange recently divulged that it had fallen victim to a “security breach. ” This is the exchange hack of 2019.
2019-1-15 11:22 | |
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В России анонсировали интернет-сервис, который анализирует риски при использовании криптовалюты и расследует преступления, совершенные в этой сфере. Разработкой занималась компания «Интернет-розыск».
2019-1-15 19:58 | |
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A Maltese actor and two TV show hosts notify the police following a fake news article about their involvement in a crypto investment scheme
2019-1-11 20:36 | |
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A group of individuals accused of conducting a crypto-related scam have been arrested by the Indian police. Apparently, they have been involved in a scam related to virtual currencies that reaches $71.
2019-1-8 04:49 | |
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Last year, the Thane Police busted a 500-crore rupee (approx. $717,950) cryptocurrency scam in Mumbai. Recently, the Delhi Police also arrested the fourth accused in the case, as per reports in the local news outlet The Indian Express.
2019-1-7 19:09 | |
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By now, we’ve just about heard it all from crypto skeptics. From some of the world’s wealthiest investors such as Warren Buffet to economists such as Nouriel Roubini. This time, however, the skepticism is coming from another party: the Indian police.
2019-1-5 15:37 | |
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According to a report by Yahoo Taiwan, published on December 26, 2018, a Taiwanese man has been arrested by the local police for allegedly stealing electricity worth over $3 million to mine cryptocurrencies.
2019-1-1 08:00 | |
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A man with the Surname of Yang has been accused of stealing 100 million Taiwanese dollars (nearly $3. 25 million) worth of electricity to mine cryptocurrencies. Yang is suspected of stealing power from 17 different stores in Northern Taiwan to fuel his mining operations.
2018-12-28 22:15 | |
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Scammers lured about 8,000 people into their scheme by offering unrealistically high returns.
2018-12-22 22:27 | |
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The Times of India reported on December 20, 2018, that the cyber crime branch of Pune police had seized 452 bitcoins worth $1. 8 million from one of the ten suspects involved in a cryptocurrency related Ponzi scheme case.
2018-12-21 01:00 | |
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The Federal Council commissioned further analyses by the Federal Department of Finance and the Federal Department of Justice and Police to improve the country’s financial landscape.
2018-12-18 22:39 | |
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Crypto-hackers are the latest example of technology hackers to hit the mainstream. From South Korea to Great Britain, crypto-hackers have even gone so far as to hold government entities hostage to their bitcoin demands.
2018-12-17 03:37 | |
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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.