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Wells Fargo Fined $3 Billion for 15 Years of Illegal Practices Affecting Millions of Customers

23.2.2020
Wells Fargo, one of the largest U.S. financial services companies, has agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve the U.S. government’s investigations into fraudulent sales practices spanning over 15 years. The Wells Fargo fraud case involved the company forging customer signatures, moving money...

Illegal Crypto-Bookmakers Pose Risk to Integrity of Hong Kong Horse Racing

21.2.2020
Horse racing’s integrity is under threat in the Asian region, due to the rise of unregistered illegal bookmaking platforms

Crypto Accused of Facilitating Illegal Gambling — What Are the Odds?

20.2.2020
Crypto has continued to attract a lot of negative attention for its increasing popularity within the global illegal gambling market

Tax Agents ‘Confiscate’ Bitcoin From Criminal but Keep the Coins in His Wallet

7.2.2020
The State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS) has seized some bitcoins for the first time. The cryptocurrency, allegedly acquired through illegal means, is still being stored in the wallet set up by a criminal. Experts have expressed concerns about the risk of the money disappearing as officials...

6 Bankers Accused of Earning €30M in Bonuses From German Fraud, Tax Lawyer Out on €4M Bail

22.1.2020
Former bank employees have received bonuses worth millions of euros in an illegal trading scheme that also involved a tax lawyer, prosecutors in Frankfurt revealed this week. The case is part of multiple investigations carried out across Germany, the hardest hit country in a notorious tax fraud...

China Saw $11.4 Billion in Crypto-Based Capital Flight Last Year

13.1.2020
On January 8, China-based blockchain security firm Peckshield published its “2019 Global Digital Asset AML Research Report” noting a variety of crypto trends throughout the year. According to the study, cryptocurrency-based capital flight stemming from China was around $11.4 billion...

‘The Internet Was Illegal’ and Other Early Stories With Zooko Wilcox

12.1.2020
In this wide ranging conversation, CoinDesk Reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox discuss what crypto can learn from technology successes and failures in the 80's and 90s', and how in the future your perAI will be a lot like lawyers today

How Dropgangs and Dead Drops Are Transforming Darknet Practices

10.1.2020
Since the creation of the Silk Road, authorities have waged a war against the online drug trade with a wave of surveillance and enforcement. However, crypto-anarchists are developing new ways to evade the state’s tentacles as the next technological phase started to emerge in late 2017....

Was Youtube’s Christmas Crypto Purge Illegal?

2.1.2020
This article considers the legal implications of Youtube’s notorious purge of crypto channels on Christmas Eve. What legal context induces Youtube and other social media giants to operate as they do? The article does not explore whether it is morally proper to terminate a contract without...

Former Kraken Employee Sues Exchange for ‘Unethical and Illegal Business Tactics

18.12.2019
An ex-employee of Kraken has sued the exchange for sanctions violation and discrimination, among other issues

Ex-Kraken Employee Alleges ‘Unethical and Illegal Tactics’ in Discrimination Lawsuit

18.12.2019
The cryptocurrency exchange is being sued by an ex-employee who alleges the company unfairly fired him for raising serious issues with its business practices

US Fed Official Says 50% of Bitcoin Transactions Associated With Illegal Activity

18.12.2019
A Federal Reserve official supported a study claiming that 25% of Bitcoin users and 50% of transactions are in some way illegal

Indian Crypto Community Gathers to Dispel Confusion About Regulation

18.12.2019
As the Indian government deliberates on the country’s crypto policy, there has been some confusion in media reports regarding crypto regulation in India. A group of local crypto enthusiasts and community members have gathered in an effort to ensure that the crypto situation in India...

MARKETS DAILY: Russian Drugs and The Most Illegal ICO Ever?

13.12.2019
With bitcoin recovering after four straight days of decline we're talking about what may be the most illegal ICO ever, tokens for Mongolian taxi fares, Bitmain’s Texas hedge and one "suicidal" startups surprising success

Ohio Crypto Program Hits a Snag, Attorney General Finds It Illegal

14.11.2019
The Attorney General of the U.S. state of Ohio has assessed the state’s crypto program and concluded that it is a legal violation of state law. The state’s former treasurer skirted the law to launch a website that allowed 23 types of tax payments in cryptocurrency ahead of other states....

Jailed Deepdotweb Admin Denies Earning $15M From Darknet Links

12.11.2019
In an interview from prison, one of Deepdotweb’s operators has disputed the $15 million allegedly made from “illegal” referral links, claiming “There was no such amount.” Currently on remand in France, Israeli citizen Tal Prihar stands accused of directing visitors...

Impacts of Blockchain Technology in Preventing Illegitimate and Illegal Activities

11.11.2019
Illegal activities associated with cryptocurrencies are not a new thing and it has been raising mammoth concern in the financial markets as well. The government is taking precautionary measures in every way possible, to stop these illicit activities involving crypto-assets. In fact, the Government...