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Thai Regulator Accuses Digital Asset Service Provider of Failing to Comply With Information Request – Matter Referred to Law Enforcement

9.9.2022
Thailand’s securities regulator recently said it had referred digital asset service provider Zipmex and its Thai unit chief executive officer, Akalarp Yimwilai, to a technology crime division of the Royal Thai Police. The regulator said it made decision after Yimwilai and his company failed...

Thai SEC files police report on Zipmex, alleging ‘incomplete’ info for compliance procedures

7.9.2022
The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau in Thailand will now consider whether to pursue legal action against Zipmex following the SEC's allegations

Thai SEC Files Police Complaint Against Crypto Exchange Zipmex

7.9.2022
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission filed a police complaint against cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex and its CEO, Mr. Eklarp Yimwilai

South Korean Police Swoop on 86 Suspected Bitcoin-using Drug Traders

7.9.2022
South Korean police officers continue to close the net on suspected darkweb-based drug traders – with officers in North Gyeongsang Province arresting 86 people they believe bought or sold narcotics using bitcoin (BTC) as a payments tool. As reported last month, officers in the capital Seoul...

Last-gasp Brazilian Securities Regulator Intervention Could Scupper MPs’ Efforts to Police Crypto

6.9.2022
Brazilian markets regulator says it wants to play a leading role in regulating crypto – in a move that could derail parliamentarians’ own attempts to regulate the sector. Per the financial arm of the newspaper giant Globo, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, known locally as the...

Indian Police Arrest Two Suspected of Duping 1,400 in Alleged $12M Crypto Scam

6.9.2022
Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of duping 1,441 investors in a crypto scam, according to the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai's Thane Police in the western state of Maharashtra

Australian Federal Police Forms Cryptocurrency Unit to Tackle Money Laundering, Offshoring: Report

5.9.2022
The Australian Federal Police has formed a unit to tackle the use of cryptocurrency as a means of money laundering and offshoring, the Australian Financial Review reported Monday

Australian state police sets up crypto division to trace transactions

5.9.2022
The use of crypto in criminal activity has reportedly significantly increased since the AFP made its first crypto seizure in early 2018

Russian Arrested for Defrauding Buyers of Mining Hardware Worth Over $300,000

5.9.2022
Police in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan have detained a man accused of defrauding people who wanted to purchase crypto miners. Law enforcement officials say the suspect made millions of rubles through fictitious sales of mining devices to Russian citizens and foreigners. Investigators...

Ukrainian Police Bust Crypto Call Centers Defrauding Investors Across Europe

1.9.2022
Ukrainian investigators have exposed a scheme targeting residents of the country and the European Union with various financial scams, including some related to cryptocurrencies. The criminal organization members contacted their victims through call centers to collect personal financial information....

Fugitive Founder of Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex Arrested in Albania

30.8.2022
Albanian authorities have detained the founder and chief executive of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, who allegedly fled Turkey with customer funds as the trading platform collapsed. Faruk Fatih Ozer was wanted for fraud with a red notice issued by Interpol. Albania Captures Alleged...

Afghanistan Closes Down 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Arrests Operators

26.8.2022
Law enforcement in Afghanistan has shut down over a dozen crypto exchanges in Herat, detaining the people who were running them. The offensive comes after the introduction of a ban on online foreign exchange that the Taliban seem to have applied to coin trading as well. Taliban Government Goes...

178 South Korean Darkweb Users Arrested on Suspicion of Crypto-powered Drug Trading

26.8.2022
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have arrested 178 people on suspicion of buying and selling drugs online using cryptoassets as a means of payment. According to JTBC, Seoul Metropolitan Police officers said they had arrested 12 suspected drug dealers and 166 of their alleged customers, stating that...

Afghan police close down cryptocurrency exchanges to enforce central bank ban: Report

25.8.2022
The Afghan central bank declared forex trading un-Islamic and illegal earlier this year, and issued a warning about continuing activities a month later; now arrests have been made

MEW Launches NFT Manager, Hodlnaut Denies Police Investigation, Influencer Hodlonaut Receives BTC 52 in Donations Ahead of 'Faketoshi' Battle + More News

23.8.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________... Read More: MEW Launches NFT Manager, Hodlnaut Denies Police Investigation, Influencer Hodlonaut Receives BTC 52 in Donations Ahead...

Brazilian Local Gov’t Chief & ‘Bitcoin Pharaoh’ Suspected of Crypto-powered Money Laundering

22.8.2022
Brazilian law enforcement agencies have swooped on the home of a local government chief they suspect of heading a crime ring that laundered money using cryptoassets – along with a controversial figure named “the Bitcoin Pharaoh.” The raid took place at the home of the Armação de Búzios councilman...

Indian Police Search for Bitconnect Founder After the US Indicted Him for Defrauding Crypto Investors

20.8.2022
The Indian police have launched an investigation into Bitconnect and booked its founder after a bitcoin investor reported being defrauded by the global crypto “Ponzi scheme.” According to U.S. authorities, the scheme reached a market capitalization of $3.4 billion at its peak....