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South Korean gov't doesn't know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers
23.10.2020
Can anyone hold North Korea responsible for its attacks on the crypto industry?
European Commission Opposes Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund: Victims Say Commission Cozying up to the Industry
21.10.2020
The European Commission (EC) is opposing the creation of the crypto crime victim superfund to be financed with $0.0001 per dollar on all cryptocurrency transactions occurring within the EU. The Commission says that it does not have the competence to set up and administer such a fund. It also argues...
US Financial Watchdog Fines Bitcoin Mixer Service for $60 Million
20.10.2020
Larry Dean Harmon, founder and operator of early bitcoin mixing services Helix and Coin Ninja, is being fined $60 million by the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen) for allegedly violating anti-money laundering rules. According to documents published Oct. 19...
US financial watchdog fines early Bitcoin mixer $60M for money laundering
19.10.2020
FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations
Latvian regulators warn public about cryptocurrency fraud
19.10.2020
Crypto remains under-regulated, so Latvian investors need to be extra vigilant, says the FCMC
Crypto Capital's NFL defendant open to guilty plea, but not for $371M
16.10.2020
A former NFL team owner has been asked to pay $371M as part of a plea deal over bank fraud, illegal money transfers, and wire fraud. He's not interested
Belgian investors lost $12M to crypto and forex scams last year
12.10.2020
Losses due to crypto scams are on the rise in Belgium
These are the end days for crypto criminals, and good riddance
9.10.2020
Nobody who believes in crypto wants it to be a sector beholden to criminality or poor commitment to security
Cashless future ahead? Utopian digital dream with dystopian inequality
2.10.2020
A society without paper money might be a less equitable society. Those lacking digital connectivity would suffer
French police arrest terror financing ring that used Bitcoin coupons
30.9.2020
The terror financing ring reportedly bought cryptocurrency coupons in licensed tobacco shops across France
Investor losses legal battle against Bithumb for 2017 data breach incident
28.9.2020
The user claimed to have lost a massive amount of money due to Bithumb’s negligence
Darknet, cryptocurrency and two intersecting health crises
27.9.2020
With new technologies evolving, criminals find easier ways for illicit activities — that is the dark side of anonymity and decentralization
Crypto crimes are no excuse for taking away digital asset fungibility
26.9.2020
The rise of crypto-related crimes and money laundering cases is the result of the increasing mass crypto adoption
Russian ministry proposes criminal charges for failure to report crypto tax
24.9.2020
To ban crypto or to tax, that seems to be the question
Former government contractor avoids jail for mining crypto at work
20.9.2020
Just don’t use work resources for personal gain
Illicit crypto transactions are getting more attention from the government
19.9.2020
The IRS has a strong interest in receiving information from informed whistleblowers about offshore crypto accounts and criminal crypto tax activity
Police summon Bithumb chairman for questioning over alleged fraud
18.9.2020
Police raids on the Bithumb offices are apparently not just FUD as more investigation reports come in
IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
11.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types of cryptocurrency...
Binance will ‘do what they can’ to help recover funds stolen in yesterday’s $5M Eterbase hack
10.9.2020
Whether CZ is coming to the rescue or not remains to be seen
Singapore man pleads guilty to stealing $360K in fake Bitcoin sale
9.9.2020
The cases of the robber’s two accomplices are still pending