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Paraguay Cracks Down on Illegal Bitcoin Mining: Over 550 Miners Seized
24.5.2024
Paraguayan authorities have intensified their efforts to fight illegal bitcoin mining, using innovative techniques including artificial intelligence (AI) and its distribution systems to detect these activities. In less than a week, two new illegal bitcoin mining operations have been closed with...
Darknet Drug Dealer ‘Pharaoh’ Accused of Facilitating $100M in Crypto Sales Arrested in New York
21.5.2024
Taiwanese national and darkweb drug dealer Rui-Siang Lin, who allegedly made more than $100 million in cryptocurrency sales of illegal narcotics, has been arrested by U.S. authorities.
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Paraguay Proposes Harsh Penalties for Illegal Bitcoin Mining
20.5.2024
The Paraguayan government is urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would impose up to 10 years in jail for illegal bitcoin miners, in response to the large amounts of electricity theft threatening the state-owned National Electricity Administration (ANDE). The bill includes provisions for Paraguayan...
Paraguay Gov’t Looks to Jail Illegal Bitcoin Miners for ‘Up to 10 Years’
20.5.2024
The government of Paraguay will ask lawmakers to approve a bill that proposes jailing illegal Bitcoin (BTC) miners for up to 10 years.
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Tether’s USDT Implicated in $2B Illegal Foreign Exchange Scheme in China – Regulation Coming?
15.5.2024
On May 15, a few people suspected in an underground banking operation were arrested by Chinese police in Sichuan province. They have been charged in facilitating illegal foreign currency transactions involving around $2 billion worth of Tether's USDT.
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Tether Takes Action: $5.2M in USDT Frozen Due to Phishing Links
14.5.2024
Tether is still keeping an eye out for illegal activity taking place on its blockchain. Tether detected and blocked USDT worth $5.2 million on May 14 as part of its efforts to impose stringent network controls and stop money laundering.
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Latam Insights: Illegal Crypto Crackdown in Argentina, Bancolombia Launches Crypto Exchange
13.5.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Argentine authorities crack down on illegal crypto investment scam, Bancolombia launches cryptocurrency exchange Wenia, and Genesis Digital Assets announces...
Chinese Police Bust $296M Illegal Crypto-Based Currency Operation: Report
13.5.2024
Police in Panshi City, Jilin arrested six people for running an "underground bank."
Chinese Police Arrest Six Suspects in $300 Million Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Case
13.5.2024
The Public Security Bureau of Panshi City in Jilin Province has cracked down on an illegal operation involving underground banks and virtual currencies.
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Illegal XRP Exchange Operator Jailed for Eight Years in South Korea
9.5.2024
An illegal XRP exchange operator has been sentenced to jail for eight years in South Korea after duping investors out of almost $3.4 million.
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Do Kwon appeals Montenegrin court decision, claiming ‘unfounded and illegal’ interpretation
24.4.2024
The question of the Terraform co-founder’s extradition to either the U.S. or South Korea has been bouncing between lower and higher courts in Montenegro for months
Central Bank of Fiji Warns About Penalties For Purchasing Cryptocurrency
19.4.2024
The Reserve Bank of Fiji, Fiji’s central bank, reminded Fijians that cryptocurrencies were not accepted as legal tender in the country. In a recent press release, the institution reinforced that purchasing cryptocurrency with funds held in Fiji was illegal and that penalties could be applied...
Man Charged in ‘Cryptojacking’ Scheme for Stealing Cloud Computing to Mine $1M in Crypto
16.4.2024
US prosecutors have charged a man with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a large-scale illegal 'cryptojacking' operation.
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Illegal Crypto Mining: Russian Police Seize More than 3,200 Rigs in Siberia Raids
12.4.2024
Russian police have seized over 3,200 crypto mining rigs in raids on four large “illegal” data centers in Siberia.
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Coinbase Legal Chief Pushes For Stablecoin Regulation
9.4.2024
Paul Grewal, the legal chief at Coinbase, encouraged the US Congress to quickly pass stablecoin legislation on April 9 in order to combat the illegal usage of cryptocurrencies. Paul Grewal's plea coincides with the Senate Banking trial on combating terrorism, illicit financing, and sanctions...
US Treasury Deputy Secretary Urges Congress for Tools to Tackle Crypto-Related Illicit Finance
9.4.2024
US Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo has urged Congress to provide regulatory tools to combat illicit finance related to cryptocurrencies.
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Beijing Police Uncovers Illegal Sale of Citizen Information Involving $282M Worth of Crypto
8.4.2024
The Beijing police, in collaboration with the Beijing Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, has uncovered a series of cases involving the illegal sale of citizen information using cryptocurrency.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Issues First Statement Since Sentencing: “I Never Thought What I Was Doing Was Illegal,” ABC News Reports
2.4.2024
Former “king of crypto” Sam Bankman-Fried is speaking out following his sentencing last week - telling ABC News that he "never thought" his actions were against the law. The FTX founder is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence and must pay an $11 billion fine for his role in the now doomed...
Indonesia Will Require Crypto Products to Pass Through Regulatory Sandbox or Be Deemed Illegal
28.3.2024
The initiative is aimed at combating fraud and will kick in at the start of next year
KuCoin Crypto Exchange and Founders Charged by DOJ for $9B Laundering, Anti-Money Laundering Violations
26.3.2024
Crypto exchange KuCoin and two of its founders just got charged by US authorities for operating as an illegal exchange in the USA, as well as for failing to implement anti-money laundering protocols.
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