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190 Indian Bank Locations Raided in Massive Fraud Crackdown
6.11.2019
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has reportedly raided over 190 bank locations nationwide in an effort to crack down on fraud involving at least 15 banks. As many as 1,000 officers were involved in what is now one of the largest coordinated searches in India this year. Also read: State...
Bitmain Aims to Build a 300MW Texas Mining Farm
23.10.2019
The Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies and DMG Blockchain Solutions announced the launch of a 25MW mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. The new mine aims to bolster Bitmain’s international expansion which will soon expand to 50MW of processing power and then extend the operation’s...
The Silk Road Investigation: A ‘Pattern of Bad Behavior and Double Agents’
23.10.2019
Kathryn Haun, a general partner at U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has revealed in recent interviews how she helped take down the Silk Road when she was working for the Attorney General’s office. According to her accounts, the U.S. government agency also asked her to help...
Mt. Gox Trustee Contacts US DOJ in Connection with Vinnik Investigation
3.10.2019
Mt. Gox’s rehabilitation trustee has contacted the United States Department of Justice in search of information about the alleged former BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik
NYAG to Court: Don’t Let Bitfinex Keep Stonewalling Our Investigation
2.10.2019
Bitfinex may be enjoying a break from having to give documents to investigators, but it should be preparing for when the reprieve ends, the NYAG said
Leaked Tax Filing: CEO of Under Fire Brazilian Firm Owns 25,000 Bitcoin
1.10.2019
Exclusive: CEO of Brazilian crypto firm refusing to pay out customer funds declared owning 25K BTC
Vanbex Labs Sells Two Products to Hyperion Amid Fraud Investigation
5.9.2019
Vanbex sells Rocket and CryptoTaxes to crypto exchange Hyperion Technologies amid fraud investigation
John McAfee Responds to Google’s Settlement for FTC YouTube Investigation
3.9.2019
In an important recent development, the internet searching joint Google has finally agreed to pay a fine amounting between $150 million and $200 million to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to finally settle the ongoing investigation in the case of an alleged infringement of children’s privacy...
Initiative to Curtail Negative Interest Rates Gains Traction in Germany
24.8.2019
Negative interest rates, a common occurrence in Europe these days, are unpleasant for both banks and clients. And financial institutions have been increasingly transferring the bulk of the burden on to their customers. Some political factions in Germany, however, aren’t happy with the trend...
Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math
14.8.2019
Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a...
NYAG Pushes Back on Bitfinex’s Claim That State’s Investigation Is Burdensome
1.8.2019
The New York Attorney General office pushed back on Bitfinex's complaints about the cost of complying with the agency's demands for documents
Importer of Bitmain’s Bitcoin Miners Draws Criminal Investigation in Russia
31.7.2019
An importer of Bitmain's bitcoin miners is under investigation for underpaying customs fees, a search warrant obtained by CoinDesk reveals
New CFTC Investigation Targets BitMEX
19.7.2019
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating whether major crypto exchange BitMEX broke rules by allowing Americans to trade on the platform, which isn’t registered with the agency, Bloomberg reported, citing "people familiar with the matter."
The months-long CFTC probe...
Crypto Exchange BitMEX Under Investigation By CFTC: Bloomberg
19.7.2019
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is being probed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over client trades, Bloomberg says
Ross Ulbricht Letter Questions the Wisdom of Imprisoning Non-Violent Offenders
29.6.2019
Forced to spend the rest of his days in a cage, Ross Ulbricht has recounted his situation in a letter, which explains how he’s spent more than 2,096 days in a U.S. federal penitentiary for running a website. Also Read: Bitcoin ‘Inventor’ Craig Wright Claims He Can’t Access...
US Federal Bureau of Investigation Calls for QuadrigaCX Users to Provide Information
4.6.2019
Victims in the aftermath of the QuadrigaCX scandal have been called on to provide information by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bitstamp Starts Investigation After Large BTC Sell Leads to $250 Mln Liquidated on BitMEX
17.5.2019
Bitstamp launched an investigation after a large BTC/USD sell order resulted in a 20% bitcoin price decline on the platform
India’s Anti-Trust Regulator Order Probe on Google Over Android Abuse
12.5.2019
Google has been beleaguered with anti-trust issues for more than half a decade in Europe, and it has now emerged, that the same troubles are going to bog the company down in India, one of its biggest markets. The entire issue revolves around the Android operating system that is used in mobile...
WSJ Claim of $9 Mln Laundered Via Shapeshift Based on Flawed Investigation, Analysts Say
21.3.2019
Analysts have accused the Wall Street Journal of using flawed investigative methods and grossly overestimating the extent of alleged laundering via crypto exchange ShapeShift