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Police body cam leaks suspect's seed phrase during vehicle inspection
20.12.2022
A viral video making rounds on Twitter showed two police officers searching a suspect’s car and coming across pieces of paper, one of which contained seed phrases
Court Documents Say FTX Boss Ryan Salame Snitched on SBF 2 Days Before the Bankruptcy Filing
15.12.2022
According to court documents associated with the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, on Nov. 9 — two days before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) sent customer funds to the firm Alameda Research. A letter...
Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin Pharaoh’ ‘Hired Gunmen’ to ‘Murder’ Crypto Rivals, Say Prosecutors
13.12.2022
Source: Nelson Antoine/Adobe
Brazil’s Public Ministry has claimed it has proof an alleged crypto scam mastermind known as the “Bitcoin Pharaoh” hired “professional gunmen” to murder his crypto competitors.
The “Pharaoh,” real name Glaidson Acácio dos Santos, was jailed last year and is set...
Group Arrested in China for Laundering $1.7 Billion in Cryptocurrency – This is What Happened
13.12.2022
Police in China arrested 63 people accused of laundering ¥12 billion ($1.72 billion) via crypto.
The Public Security Bureau of Inner Mongolia’s Tongliao city in northern China stated that, starting from May 2021, this criminal group converted the proceeds from illicit sources - including pyramid...
Crypto Twitter explodes over the news of Sam Bankman-Fried's arrest
13.12.2022
US politicians, crypto execs, and influencers fired up their Twitter apps upon learning of Sam Bankman-Fried's arrest in The Bahamas
Breaking: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested and in custody
13.12.2022
A statement from the Attorney General of The Bahamas was made on Dec. 12
Fugitive Do Kwon Now Staying in Serbia Report Says — Terraform Labs CEO Suggests SBF Is to Blame for UST Depeg
12.12.2022
A new report has claimed that Do Kwon, the fugitive CEO of Terraform Labs, is currently staying in Serbia. The report added that the South Korean government has engaged the Serbian government regarding the matter. Meanwhile, Kwon has accused Sam Bankman-Fried and Alameda Research of orchestrating...
Coinbase report shows dramatic increase in law enforcement enquiries worldwide
12.12.2022
The crypto exchange says the overall number of enquiries is up 66%, with the United States producing the most by far; the U.S., and three European countries made 80% of all requests
Chinese Police Arrest 63 People Accused of Laundering $1.7B Using Cryptocurrency
12.12.2022
The illicit funds were converted into tether and then laundered by people around the world, authorities said
French Police Catch ‘Crypto Scammers’ Who Lured Victims with ‘Suitcases’ of ‘Cash’
12.12.2022
Source: Maksym Dykha/Adobe
French prosecutors say they have shut down two crypto scammers who used “suitcases” full of counterfeit cash to trick crypto investors into handing over tens of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin (BTC), USD coin (USDC), and ethereum (ETH).
France Blue reported that...
Russia’s Interior Ministry Employs Tool to Identify Crypto Wallet Owners, Track Transactions
10.12.2022
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is now using a digital tool allowing officers to link cryptocurrency wallets to their owners. The software also has a feature facilitating the monitoring of crypto asset transactions, the department told Russian media. Russian Police Brag About New Crypto...
600 Crypto-related Crimes Reported in Ukraine This Year, Say Police
9.12.2022
Ukrainian police officers say they have investigated 600 suspected crimes involving crypto since the start of the year.
Forklog reported that the claim was made by Evgeny Panchenko, the head of the analytics team at the police force’s cyber division.
Panchenko claimed that most of the cases...
Regulators in Japan, South Korea Want to Police Stablecoins
9.12.2022
The top Japanese financial regulator has stated that it intends to police “algorithmic stablecoins.” And the South Korean central bank also wants the power to regulate fiat-pegged tokens....
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Ukrainian Tailor’s Shop a Front for Illegal Crypto Mining Farm
7.12.2022
A tailor’s shop in Kovel, Ukraine, has been exposed as a front for an illegal crypto mining operation. Its masterminds connected their rigs to the local power grid – and stole electricity to power their efforts....
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South Korean Police, Prosecutors Quadruple Spending on Crypto Monitoring Tools
1.12.2022
South Korean police and prosecutors have quadrupled the amount of money they are spending on crypto monitoring tools in the past 12 months.
Per Chosun Ilbo, law enforcers have spent some $2.4 million on crypto monitoring software and crypto-specific training for officers in the past year. Last...
Brazilian Government Wants to Police Crypto and Train Prosecutors to Deal with Scams
30.11.2022
Brazil’s government will look to tighten its policing of the nation’s crypto sector. It has created a “working group” composed of top lawyers and prosecutors who have been tasked with drafting proposals for legal reform.
In an official announcement, the Public Ministry’s policy-making National...
Japanese Regulator Suggests it May Be Preparing to Police DeFi
28.11.2022
The top Japanese financial regulator has given a hint that it may be preparing to attempt to police the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a call for DeFi players to take part in a “fact-finding survey” on the sector.
The FSA wants to “research”...
Billionaire Bill Ackman Discusses Crypto Regulation — Says Industry Must Self-Police or Risks Being Shut Down
28.11.2022
Billionaire Bill Ackman has warned that the crypto industry needs to self-police or it risks being shut down. He added that regulators need more resources to police the bad actors in the crypto space and will likely take years to catch up. Bill Ackman on Crypto Regulation and the Need for Industry...
South Korean Man Who Bought Drugs with Bitcoin Given Jail Sentence
25.11.2022
A South Korean man was handed a host of punishments after a court found him guilty of buying narcotics online – using bitcoin (BTC).
News1 reported that the man, aged 43 but unnamed for legal reasons, was convicted by a branch of the Chuncheon District Court Criminal on charges of violating drug...
Today in Crypto: FTX Miniseries on Prime Video, Hodlnaut Under Police Investigation, Cardano-Based Ardana Stops Development
24.11.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
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