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US Treasury plans to ask public if crypto-related regulations are 'no longer fit for purpose'

19.9.2022
The public has until Nov. 3 to submit comments on Treasury addressing ransomware attacks, illicit finance risks of cryptocurrency mixers and DeFi, and coordinating AML/CFT policy

South Korean authorities ask Interpol to issue 'Red Notice' for Do Kwon: Report

19.9.2022
According to Interpol, there are currently 7,151 individuals publicly named on the agency’s Red Notice list out of 69,270

Brother of former Coinbase employee pleads guilty to charges related to insider trading: Report

12.9.2022
Nikhil Wahi and his brother Ishan were arrested and charged in July, while their associate Sameer Ramani remained at large at the time of publication

Basketball star for a crypto launderer? Alexander Vinnik's lawyers considers prisoner swap: Report

6.9.2022
Though political tensions may be high between the U.S. and Russia, authorities still negotiated a prisoner swap of Trevor Reed for drug smuggler Konstantin Yaroshenko in April

Bitcoiner sentenced to federal prison warns users involved in OTC trading

5.9.2022
"I'm just a regular Bitcoiner caught in the crosshairs," claimed Mark Alexander Hopkins, also known as Rizzn, prior to serving his prison sentence

Thai SEC alleges Bitkub CTO committed insider trading

30.8.2022
“The act of Mr. Wajanasathian is an offense of buying KUB coins by being a person who knows or possesses inside information,” said Thailand's financial regulator

Binance Aus ramping up measures to protect vulnerable users, says CEO

30.8.2022
The general type of people Binance Australia has flagged as vulnerable users are the elderly, people that live in remote areas, or those with disabilities

More than $100M worth of NFTs stolen since 2021 — Elliptic

24.8.2022
The firm reported that although the market downturn had caused the value of NFTs to “slump”, scammers stole an estimated 4,647 of the tokens in July 2022

Prosecutors want to claim NFTs as securities, alleges legal team of former OpenSea employee

22.8.2022
“The government has brought the instant prosecution using ill-founded applications of criminal law to set precedent in the digital asset space,” said Nathaniel Chastain’s lawyers

Popular Uniswap Frontend Blocks Over 250 Crypto Addresses Related to DeFi Crimes

22.8.2022
The move came weeks after the U.S. government placed sanctions on privacy mixer Tornado Cash, prompting other DeFi developers to take protective measures

Uniswap Censors 253 Crypto Addresses Blacklisted for Crime, Sanction Associations

20.8.2022
According to a recently published report, the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap has blocked roughly 253 cryptocurrency addresses allegedly tied to crimes or government sanctions. The information was discovered by the software developer Banteg who analyzed and saved the shared logs from...

Binance CEO’s Warning About Wazirx Wallets, Nigerian EFCC on Naira Depreciation, O’Leary Buys the Dip — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review

14.8.2022
Another week has passed and developments in the Binance-Wazirx controversy continue, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claims it has identified individuals fueling the naira’s depreciation, Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary says crypto “desperately...

AML and KYC: A catalyst for mainstream crypto adoption

14.8.2022
One of the quickest ways to ensure crypto’s mainstream adoption is by working with the regulators, which includes implementing effective and investor-centric KYC and AML tools

Crypto Exchange BTC-e Operator Vinnik Reportedly Denied Bail in US, Maintains Innocence

14.8.2022
Alexander Vinnik, the alleged owner and operator of the infamous cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has been found not eligible for release on bail in the United States, where he was recently transferred from Greece. The Russian, accused of large-scale money laundering through the now-defunct trading...

Dutch authorities arrest suspected Tornado Cash developer

12.8.2022
The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service doesn't rule out multiple arrests in its ongoing criminal investigation against the crypto mixer Tornado Cash

Committing CSS Crimes

9.8.2022
The time for CSS-Tricks is over. Now is the time for CSS Crimes! In this current landscape of content service providers, users are often limited to expressing themselves in text, links, and images. Sanitization rules tend to strip out HTML, … Committing CSS Crimes originally published...

Report: Nigerian Anti-Graft Body Identifies Individuals Fueling the Naira’s Rapid Depreciation

9.8.2022
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently claimed it had identified individuals and organizations whose rapid accumulation of U.S. dollars recently accelerated the depreciation of the local currency, a report said. According to Abdulrasheed Bawa, the EFCC chairman...