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Binance Extends Blockade of Zimbabwean Crypto Users to Include Non-Resident Traders

3.6.2021
Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has reportedly extended its blockade of Zimbabwean users to include non-resident citizens. As a result of the new measures, all Zimbabwean nationals are now precluded from using the Binance trading platform. Zimbabwean Nationals Blocked Prior to...

US Sends Bitcoin ATM Operator to Prison for Illegal Operation — 17 Machines Seized

29.5.2021
A bitcoin ATM operator has been sent to federal prison for two years for running an illegal cryptocurrency exchange operation. U.S. authorities have seized 17 bitcoin ATMs, along with some cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Illegal Bitcoin ATM Operator Sent to Prison The U.S. Department...

Bitcoin slips below $46K as correction deepens; institutions keep accumulating

16.5.2021
After failing to reclaim the $50,000 level, BTC faces renewed selling pressure in the short term. However, short-term headwinds don’t negate the bull market

Binance Faces DOJ Probe as Investigators Target Crypto Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

13.5.2021
Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is now being probed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the assumption that it could be immersed in money laundering transactions. The investigation will also include inquiries from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which...

Bitcoin drops to $46K, altcoins sell-off as report claims Binance is under investigation

13.5.2021
News that Binance could be under investigation by the US Justice Department and IRS triggered a market-wide sell-off which saw Bitcoin price drop to $46,000

Binance is reportedly under investigation from IRS and Justice Department

13.5.2021
The price of Bitcoin and Ether both fell between 3-5% as the report spread across social media

Court Authorizes IRS to Summon User Records From Kraken Cryptocurrency Exchange

6.5.2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has obtained court authorization to serve a John Doe summons on cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The tax agency is seeking data of users with $20,000 or more in cryptocurrency transactions during the years 2016 to 2020. IRS Wants User Information From Crypto...

Bitgo Chosen to Manage Seized Cryptocurrencies for the US Marshals Service

23.4.2021
The U.S. Marshals Service has published a contract showing the crypto custodian Bitgo has been chosen to manage law enforcement’s seized bitcoin acquired through criminal forfeiture. The contracted deal is $4.5 million for the storage, maintenance, and disposal of cryptocurrencies according...

North Korean Hackers Threatened Bithumb Exchange With a $16M Ransom Amid the 2017 Data Breach, Says Report

7.4.2021
A new report commissioned by the U.S. secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange. The case is about a breach on June 29, 2017, which exposed data tied to over 30,000 customers stemming from Bithumb. Hackers...

Instagram influencer charged over duping followers out of $2.5M BTC

25.3.2021
A social media influencer known for “cash giveaways” has failed to show the money in alleged Bitcoin wire fraud scheme

FBI Arrests 6 Free Keene Members Operating Cryptocurrency Exchange

21.3.2021
Six people involved with the Free Keene movement have been arrested and charged for allegedly operating an illegal cryptocurrency exchange business. “They operated their virtual currency exchange business using websites, as well as operating virtual currency ATM machines in...

The things the DoJ’s latest move against McAfee has taught us

10.3.2021
The actions against McAfee by the DoJ and the IRS represent a worrying shift in the view of the U.S. government’s criminal enforcement arm

US Court Sentences Another Centra Tech Co-Founder to 8 Years in Jail

8.3.2021
Sohrab Sharma, a co-founder with the now-defunct Florida cryptocurrency firm, Centra Tech, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of duping investors via a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). Additionally, the court has ordered Sharma to forfeit...

McAfee claims DOGE price prediction to blame for latest US charges

8.3.2021
Detained antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee points a 1,000% spike of DOGE since he called it the “coin of the week” years ago

John McAfee Indicted by DOJ Over Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraud Charges

6.3.2021
Tech entrepreneur and former anti-virus tycoon John McAfee has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on money laundering and fraud charges. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI unsealed the indictment charging McAfee and his associate Jimmy...

McAfee faces crypto-related fraud charges from NY court

5.3.2021
Meanwhile, the anti-virus mogul is still imprisoned in Spain

US Government Expands Charges Against North Korean Hackers- Authorities Describe Them as The ‘World’s Leading Bank Robbers’

19.2.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed new charges against the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. The hackers are allegedly responsible for stealing over $1.3 billion in cryptocurrencies and fiat during coordinated cyber-heists. North Korean Hackers Also Developed and Deployed...