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Binance CEO Clarifies Involvement In WazirX As India Raids Director

Per a press release from India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), crypto exchange Binance is allegedly involved in a money laundering scheme created with WazirX. This entity operates as a crypto exchange platform in this country; one of its offices was raided on August 3rd, as a result of an ongoing investigation. Related Reading: Data Shows Bitcoin […] дальше »

2022-8-7 22:06


Crypto NFT unicorn Sorare hit by UK regulators over operating a ‘gambling’ platform

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission, the country’s premier gambling watchdog, has launched an investigation into cards trading platform Sorare, said a notification released Monday.   The commission alleged Sorare offered and operated an unregistered gambling platform targeted towards UK citizens. дальше »

2021-10-12 16:00


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Brazil’s Police Force Seizes 591 Bitcoin In Country’s Largest Crypto Seizure

The Brazilian Police Force confiscated 591 bitcoin amounting to 150 million Brazilian real (about $28.6 million) in a crackdown on a suspected fraudulent scheme. According to a CNN Brazil report, federal police as part of “Operation Kryptos” – an ongoing investigation of an alleged financial pyramid scheme arrested 5 persons in connection with the crime […] дальше »

2021-8-28 17:38


QuadrigaCX was an “Old-fashioned Fraud Wrapped in Modern Technology” – OSC Report

“What happened at Quadriga was an old-fashioned fraud wrapped in modern technology,” said the Ontario Securities Commission in an investigation. The 10-month long investigation into the exchange by the country’s biggest securities regulator revealed that the collapse of the Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform QuadrigaCX was because of a Ponzi scheme operated by its founder Gerald […] дальше »

2020-6-12 17:20


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Bitcoin Companies Under Investigation by Indian Government

Lawmakers in India are investigating the operations of Bitcoin and crypto companies in the country over suspected fraudulent activities. India’s Lower Parliament Looking into Bitcoin Companies According to a document released by Lok Sabha — the lower house of India’s bicameral parliament, some lawmakers in the country want the Executive to look into the activitiesRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2020-3-19 20:00


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Study: Trump’s paid Peter Thiel’s Palantir $1.5B so far to build ICE’s mass-surveillance network

Perhaps no other company has profited more from the Trump administration’s treatment of undocumented immigrants — and US citizens of similar appearance — than Peter Thiel‘s Palantir. A recent investigation, conducted by Mijente, revealed the US government has at least 29 active contracts with the company worth approximately $1. дальше »

2019-8-13 23:28


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Venezuela is buying Bitcoin with airport taxes to smuggle in US dollars, report

Venezuela appears to be leveraging cryptocurrencies as part of a larger effort to bypass US sanctions. According to an investigation by Spanish newspaper ABC, President Nicolas Maduro and his administration are using a digital wallet app called Jetman Pay to convert tax revenue from one of the country’s main airports into Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. дальше »

2019-7-26 14:02


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India addresses cryptocurrency scam wave with new police training course

High-ranking police officers in India will receive cryptocurrency training to help with investigations involving digital currency. The country’s national police academy – the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVP NPA) – has launched an educational course to help officers gain an understanding of how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology work. дальше »

2019-7-8 13:52


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Three Chinese Men In Custody Over $87M Cryptocurrency Theft

Police in China has detained three men suspected of pulling the country’s biggest ever cryptocurrency heist — worth 600 million yuan ($87 million).   Theft is China’s Biggest: Reports As multiple outlets report quoting local news publication Huashang News on August 19, authorities concluded an investigation spanning almost six months into three men who allegedly hacked a computer for Bitcoin and Ether. дальше »

2018-8-20 12:00


Police Drive Takes 295 Bitcoins from Criminal in UK First

A British county police force has become the first in the country to seize and exchange bitcoins discovered during a criminal investigation. According to a report from the Financial Times yesterday, the Surrey police force obtained 295 bitcoins last October after arresting a Latvian man called Seregjs Teresko, who has since been convicted for money laundering and дальше »

2018-7-20 16:50


Indian Bitcoin Ponzi Kingpin Amit Bhardwaj, Offers Compensation To Victims

Amit Bhardwaj, the Ponzi scheme kingpin accused of scamming thousands by promising outlandish returns on investments in Bitcoins, has offered to pay back investors their initial investments in Indian rupees even as one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Zebpay, has been roped in to help with the investigation. What Was Bharadwaj's Ponzi Scheme? Over […] дальше »

2018-7-20 13:06


Indian Congress Demands Probe Into Bitcoin Scam Involving Top Officials

Another day, another crypto-related scam. This time it’s in India, where members of the nation’s congress have demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into a “mega Bitcoin scam.” Calls for the probe are led by senior congressional leader Shaktisinh Gohil, who accuses the top leadership of the country’s largest political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, of […] дальше »

2018-7-8 19:00


On the backdrop of recent developments concerning the status and the future of cryptocurrencies in India, Bitcoin has been dragged into a political scandal between the country’s two major parties. We’ve covered the story in today’s Bitcoin in

Also in the daily, check the details around some BCH-related projects and services, as well as the latest incarnations of the blockchain technology. However, he also quoted local press mentioning figures of up to 88,000 crore rupees, close to 13 billion USD. дальше »

2018-7-7 16:12


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DOJ, U.S. Agencies Seize Over $12M Bitcoin in a Slew of Dark Web Busts

The U. S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Secret Service (USSS), the Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have apprehended more than 35 dark web drugs and arms dealers in a nation-wide bust. дальше »

2018-6-27 20:26