2020-12-17 20:55 |
Pressured by U.S. authorities, more foreign exchanges are blocking American investors, but are vague U.S. regulations the real problem? origin »
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Last week, French authorities agreed upon new measures to tackle anonymous crypto transactions. The new rules affect all French crypto exchanges, which must adhere to tougher know your customer (KYC) requirements.
2020-12-14 18:54 | |
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Are a raft of recent FUD events coincidental, or are global authorities targeting unregulated crypto exchanges?
2020-11-10 20:06 | |
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PRESS RELEASE. NEW YORK/PARIS – October 29, 2020 – Bitcoin. com Exchange, one of the leading authorities in cryptocurrency exchanges announces the launch of the Atari Token (ATRI) public sale today at 12:00 UTC.
2020-10-30 14:00 | |
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If I told you back in March that six months later, Bitcoin would be trading at over $13,000 while the biggest derivatives exchanges' executives were indicted by U.S authorities and the biggest crypto-The post Bitcoin's market still has plenty to fear from OKEx halt appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-10-25 17:00 | |
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Funds from wallets involved in the 2016 Bitfinex hack and the 2020 KuCoin hack have been on the move of late. With whale bots tweeting these transactions and exchanges working with authorities, the anonymous hackers seem to have nowhere to hide.
2020-10-19 01:58 | |
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Price per Atari Token: $0. 25 IEO platform has been enabled for prospective purchasers to pass KYC before public sale NEW YORK/ PARIS – October 16, 2020 – Bitcoin. com Exchange, one of the leading authorities in cryptocurrency exchanges announces the details of the upcoming public sale of the Atari Token (ATRI).
2020-10-16 09:01 | |
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On September 24, 2020, Binance – one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world in terms of trade volume – announced on its website that its domain has been blacklisted in Russia. It seems that the exchange platform has been taken by surprise when the Roskomnadzor – the Federal Service for Supervision of Information […] The post Binance Domain Blacklisted by Russian Authorities appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2020-9-25 13:36 | |
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After two weeks, Bitcoin finally jumped above $12,000 on the first day of September but again failed to hold onto its position. Today, BTC/USD dropped to $11,155, which could be on the back of the news of South Korean authorities seizing one of the country's biggest crypto exchanges, Bithumb, for a $25 million token sale […] The post This is Only the Testament of How 'Powerful' Bitcoin is: Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2020-9-2 15:30 | |
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Mongolian authorities have limited cheap electricity for crypto miners, Venezuela is seeing crypto use outside government-approved exchanges and a “critical bug” has left 13% of Ethereum nodes useless.
2020-8-28 19:44 | |
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Two Chinese crypto exchanges allegedly lost millions of dollars to North Korean hackers.
2020-8-28 23:09 | |
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The authorities in Hong Kong have arrested three people in connection with robberies from six bitcoin ATMs after two cryptocurrency exchanges reported funds being illegally withdrawn from them. 6 Bitcoin ATMs Targeted The Hong Kong Police Force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau has arrested three people after two cryptocurrency exchanges filed reports that funds had […] The post 3 People Arrested in Hong Kong for Cheating Bitcoin ATMs appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-8-17 19:30 | |
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One of the issues regulatory authorities have experienced is that its nearly impossible to track the movements of cryptocurrencies. The movement of funds from one blockchain participant to another is invisible unless you know who ones an account and a cryptocurrency address.
2020-6-19 21:00 | |
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The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, elected to revisit the probing of some banks who closed the bank accounts belonging to local crypto exchanges. Antitrust Agency Probes Banks’ Closure of Crypto Exchange Accounts According to a report by Finance Magnate on Thursday (May 21, 2020) the CADE moved to continue itsRead MoreRead More.
2020-5-21 17:00 | |
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IT experts believe that South Korean authorities could not track the crypto payments made from overseas exchanges
2020-5-7 23:33 | |
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Dutch authorities have told crypto exchanges to be ready to comply with tougher anti-money laundering (AML) laws or face mandatory shutdowns. DNB Gives Crypto Exchanges Two Weeks Ultimatum In a press release published by the Netherlands’ central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), on Monday (May 4, 2020), crypto exchanges operating in the country were givenRead MoreRead More.
2020-5-7 23:00 | |
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Authorities in crypto-friendly Hong Kong have revealed that the nation is making plans to further increase regulatory oversight on bitcoin (BTC) trading venues and crypto-related businesses operating in the state, in accordance with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to a speech on February 26, 2020.
2020-2-28 12:00 | |
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Chinese authorities have decided to suspend trading on the nation's two major stock exchanges. This comes after fears of a coronavirus crash. The post China Frantically Shuts Down Stock Market to Prevent Coronavirus Selloff appeared first on CCN.com
2020-1-29 06:48 | |
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Authorities in Uzbekistan have effectively banned residents from purchasing cryptocurrencies on digital asset exchanges licensed in the country. Crypto holders will only be able to sell their coins and that’s if these have not been obtained through anonymous transactions, amendments to the local regulations postulate.
2019-12-24 04:20 | |
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Are authorities in Australia starting to turn bearish on cryptocurrency as we enter a new year? The nation’s AML Agency ‘AUSTRAC’ has now revoked three of its previously issued licenses to cryptocurrency exchanges for alleged criminal ties.
2019-12-20 16:00 | |
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Over 20,000 Danish citizens are getting warning letters from local tax authorities after crypto exchanges handed over their information without consent. Investors were urged to amend their tax reports or face penalties.
2019-12-11 10:58 | |
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A California federal court finds that U.S. tax authorities have broadly stayed within their legitimate remit when collecting user data from crypto exchanges
2019-11-30 13:57 | |
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Authorities around the world are trying to stamp out online anonymity in various ways, sacrificing users’ privacy for alleged security. One of these ways is forcing digital asset exchanges to drop support for some cryptos, as European venue Bitbay is now the latest to do with monero.
2019-11-27 21:30 | |
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China seems to be very ambitious when it comes to putting down illegal cryptocurrency activities, causing a lot of speculations in the country. After Shanghai has investigated the local crypto marketplace, it’s the technology capital Shenzhen’s turn to so the same.
2019-11-22 20:38 | |
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The chief executive of Binance, one of the world’s top crypto exchanges, has vociferously denied reports that the firm’s Shanghai office has been raided by Chinese authorities. Incredibly, CEO Changpeng Zhao claims Malta-based Binance, in fact, has no Shanghai office and that the allegations are part of a smear campaign paid for by rival crypto […] The post Binance CEO dismisses Shanghai police raid news as “pure FUD,” says rival crypto exchanges are paying for disinformation appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2019-11-22 08:21 | |
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According to a notice issued on weibo. com, and later confirmed as authentic by business publication Caixin, authorities in Shanghai appear to have dispatched officials for conducting reviews of area businesses engaged in cryptocurrency dealings, and are set to report back to financial regulators by November 22.
2019-11-20 17:30 | |
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McAfee Also Mentioned that Authorities Should Handle Crypto Crimes John McAfee continued by saying that authorities shouldn’t be helped by cryptocurrency firms or trading platforms to control frauds done with digital currency.
2019-11-13 23:42 | |
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John McAfee has argued that authorities should not require crypto companies and exchanges to help them control digital currency’s use in illicit activities
2019-11-13 21:05 | |
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Senior executives at a South Korean crypto exchange have been indicted in connection with a $386 million investment fraud. The news marks yet another drastic action taken by authorities in the country against cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-11-13 21:00 | |
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What has been a fairly bad few weeks for cryptocurrency exchanges, just got a little worse? A Vancouver-based crypto trading platform, Einstein Exchange, has been closed by Candian authorities; while still owing $16 million in outstanding obligations.
2019-11-6 18:52 | |
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South Korea’s regulatory authorities have strongly favored backing blockchain-related projects over decentralized cryptocurrencies. Some recent events confirm that the nation’s government is more supportive of distributed ledger technology (DLT) itself rather than speculative tokens. Around...
2019-10-6 15:54 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges and other service providers play a major role of importance. Not only are they the gateways to this industry, but they can be powerful allies for law enforcement agencies around the globe.
2019-9-30 01:59 | |
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Many attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges were executed by hacker units created by the Chinese authorities, researchers suggest. Hackers also help gather economic and political intelligence data.
2019-8-21 15:03 | |
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The U.K. tax authority is pressuring crypto exchanges to reveal customers' names and transaction histories in a bid to claw back unpaid taxes, sources said.
2019-8-7 17:02 | |
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Cryptocurrencies are frequently compared to the Wild West, with regulators as the absent lawmen. But authorities are now appearing in force, and cowboys are taking note. The latest actions against BitMEX could completely upend the crypto trading industry.
2019-7-29 21:20 | |
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Canada introduces new KYC/AML compliance laws that require cryptocurrency exchanges to register with FinTRAC by June 2020. Regulation of virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies is picking up pace in 2019 as governments and financial authorities impose new laws for the growing industry.
2019-7-11 21:04 | |
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Brazil's federal revenue service now requires that crypto exchanges report on users’ transactions
2019-6-20 01:37 | |
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Russian Hackers Linked To Coincheck 2018 Hacking A new report of the investigation into the hacked Coincheck exchange has revealed that the personal computers of the exchanges’ staff workers have allegedly been established to have been compromised by a virus originating from a Russian hacker syndicate.
2019-6-17 20:30 | |
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While the surge in bitcoin and altcoin prices has ushered in another wave of excitement into the cryptospace, South Korean authorities remain focused on managing local expectations surrounding the industry.
2019-5-29 15:00 | |
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The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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China is currently one of the countries with heavily regulated markets, and most especially the crypto market. In fact, the Chinese government seems to be heavily anti-cryptos and mining, although it does encourage the propagation of blockchain technology.
2019-5-22 13:45 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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WeChat, the #1 messaging app in China, is also widely used for cryptocurrency transactions. Recently, WeChat Payment has revised the “WeChat Agreement for Payment Service,” which involves the control and regulation of illegal transactions, including cryptocurrency transactions.
2019-5-9 22:54 | |
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Crypto security and intelligence firm CipherTrace has published its Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, revealing that exchange platforms all over the world have lost nearly $400 million as a result of hacks and thefts.
2019-5-3 17:40 | |
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An Arizona Man and an Israeli woman have been charged in connection with providing “shadow banking services” to cryptocurrency exchanges — involving millions of dollars. The two individuals were charged by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a criminal investigation.
2019-5-2 14:00 | |
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The crypto world has an unflattering history with security breaches and today, hacker groups are unabating in targeting investors and exchanges. So far this year, tens of millions of dollars… The post Crypto Hacker Groups Get More Sophisticated, Exchanges and Authorities Fight Back appeared first on CoinCentral.
2019-4-30 23:59 | |
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The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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As Chinese citizens appear to have once more found a way to participate in the crypto market through USDT and crypto only exchanges, noises in the Communist Party have once... The post Chinese Authorities Propose a Complete Crypto Mining Ban appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-4-9 14:06 | |
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As part of an ongoing criminal case, a judge in Canada has ordered that a local online drug dealer must forfeit about 281. 41 bitcoin (worth about $1. 4 million) after it was found that he used the cryptocurrency to fund his illegal activities.
2019-4-5 20:02 | |
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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.
2019-3-28 18:08 | |
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Many users' Binance USD balances will automatically be converted into First Digital USD starting on Dec. 31.
The surge suggests significant institutional attention despite the token’s historical association with FTX’s financial challenges.
Crypto exchange Bitget has abandoned plans for a crypto license in Hong Kong, asking users to withdraw their assets by Dec. 13.
The license allows WadzPay to begin preparing to provide virtual asset services and activities under the VASP License for Transfer and Settlement and Broker/Dealer activities.
The Backpack crypto wallet has bagged operational licenses across several jurisdictions worldwide over the past five months, according to the company announcement.
A British investigative firm tracked down stolen funds and convinced the High Court of Singapore to mark the wallets containing the funds permanently with its order.
The freeze resulted from a collaboration between Atomic Wallet, forensic companies and centralized exchanges following reports from users claiming unauthorized transactions from their wallets.