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US regulator seeks feedback on DeFi’s impact on financial crime: Finance Redefined
9.12.2022
US regulators want to know from the industry on what they think about the financial crimes associated with DeFi
Bizarre New GTA Online-Looking Game Is Full Of '90s Stars
9.12.2022
Kim Basinger, Danny Glover...Vanilla Ice? I thought I might have been having a stroke when 505 Games revealed its colorful multiplayer heist game Crime Boss: Rockay City at The Game Awards last night. It was getting late. Everything about the trailer screamed Grand Theft Auto, but it was not,...
US regulator to seek feedback on DeFi's impact on financial crime
8.12.2022
A “close look” is being taken at money laundering and terror financing laws by FinCEN as it asked banking sector players for feedback on DeFi’s crime risks
Retro Game Consoles Stolen In Literal Highway Robbery
8.12.2022
The CEO of the company behind some of the best retro consoles on the market has announced on their website than an entire shipment of units, due for release all over the world, has been stolen in a robbery in the UK.Read more
The Crypto 6 Case Heads to Trial With Only 1 Defendant Left, Prosecutor’s So-Called ‘Expert’ Excluded
4.12.2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the “Crypto Six” case will be heading to trial, and out of all six defendants, only Ian Freeman, co-host of the radio broadcast Free Talk Live, has not accepted a plea bargain. According to the most recent hearing, Freeman’s legal counsel filed a Daubert motion, which aims...
FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident
30.11.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried is a con man and fraudster of historic proportions. But you might not learn that from the New York Times
Latam Still Unprepared to Deal With Crypto Crime and Scams, According to GFI Report
26.11.2022
Latam is still unprepared to deal with cryptocurrency-related crimes and scam situations, according to a recent report issued by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington DC-based think tank. The document states that crypto regulation has failed to grow with the adoption of these...
£3.2 Million Crypto Scam Dismantled by UK Cyber Crime Unit – Over 100 Arrests Made in ‘Biggest Ever Fraud Operation’
25.11.2022
The UK’s Metropolitan Police has taken down an international crypto scam ring in what it describes as the largest ever fraud operation led by the force. ...
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These Two Fraudsters Duped Crypto Investors Out of $575,000,000 – This is What Happened
22.11.2022
Two Estonian nationals have been arrested for alleged involvement in crypto-related fraud and money laundering activities worth some $575m.
The two were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia on Sunday on an 18-count indictment that involved a crypto mining service called HashFlare, and a fictitious...
Crypto Scammers are Buying Fake Identities on the Black Market for as Little as $8 – Here’s What You Need to Know
18.11.2022
A vast underground ring of know-your-customer (KYC) actors for hire has been increasingly used by rogue developers with the aim to scam Web3 communities, according to a recent analysis by security-focused ranking platform CertiK. ...
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Report: Legendary Sonic Designer Yuji Naka Arrested In Japan
18.11.2022
Over the past 24 hours a number of people in Japan—including a Square Enix employee—have been arrested on insider trading charges related to a Dragon Quest game announcement. Legendary Sega designer Yuji Naka is reportedly among them.Read more
27,000 requests last year: Collaboration key for Binance’s Investigations team
16.11.2022
Binance’s Investigations and Intelligence team plays a role in helping global law enforcement agencies identify and combat crypto-related crime
Turkey’s Financial Intelligence Unit Launches Investigation Into FTX Collapse
16.11.2022
The Turkish agency responsible for tackling money-related crime has initiated an investigation against troubled crypto exchange FTX. Days after the trading platform filed for bankruptcy in the United States, the department revealed it has been tracking its activities in Turkey. Turkish Financial...
Russia and Turkey to Collaborate on Combating Crime-Related Crypto Transactions
11.11.2022
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Russia and Turkey are joining forces in the fight against cybercrime, including the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes. The collaboration has been agreed upon during a visit by Russia’s Prosecutor General to Ankara. Russia, Turkey Arrange...
Beijing: Digital CNY Will Tread Line Between Ensuring Privacy and Fighting Crime
1.11.2022
China’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan, continues to break new ground. And while it is already in use at over 5.6 million stores in the nation, its architects say they will build privacy-protecting functions into the coin....
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Crypto News Summary: Asian Banking Giant Joins Singapore’s CBDC Effort, Hong Kong to Launch Crypto ETF, Argo Blockchain May Be Forced to Shut Down
31.10.2022
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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UN Says Terrorists Are Funding Activities Through Crypto Transactions
31.10.2022
Terror organizations are increasingly turning to cryptoassests to fund their activities, said United Nations (UN) officials.
During the UN’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting in India on Friday and Saturday, the officials discussed the "threats and opportunities related to new payment...
Criminal use of crypto an ‘emerging threat’ — Australian police
25.10.2022
Law enforcement will need to “continually evolve” in order to keep pace with criminals, Australia’s federal police said
Two Americans Jailed for Stealing $330,000 in Crypto by ‘Sim-Swapping’
24.10.2022
Two men from Massachusetts, USA, were sentenced last week for what's been described as "an extensive scheme" to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal some $330,000 in cryptocurrency using SIM swapping and computer hacking, among other methods....
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OSCE Trains Uzbekistan Law Enforcement to Track and Seize Crypto, Search Dark Web
22.10.2022
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has set out to teach law enforcement officers in Uzbekistan how to conduct crypto and dark web investigations. The regional body recently organized a training course for employees of the country’s security agencies in Tashkent....