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Canada Revokes Registrations of Crypto Firms in Crackdown on Compliance Failures
Canada’s financial intelligence agency FINTRAC has revoked registrations of 43 crypto firms for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and reporting requirements. The move is part of a broader crackdown on non-compliant businesses. While regulators aim to strengthen oversight and reduce financial crime risks, the action may increase complia...
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Chainalysis Flags $75 Billion in Crypto Linked to Illicit Activity; Highlights Asset Recovery Potential
Chainalysis reports that more than $75 billion (Rs. 6,65,000 crore) in cryptocurrency is linked to criminal activity, with $15 billion (roughly Rs. 1,33,000 crore) held directly by illicit actors and $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,32,000 crore) in downstream wallets. Bitcoin dominates these holdings, while stablecoins and Ether are rising. The data hig...
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Binance Moved $346 Million for Seized Bitzlato Crypto Exchange, Blockchain Data Shows
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, according to blockchain data. The firm was among Bitzlato's top three counterparties by the amount of bitcoin received between May 2018 and September 2022, the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...
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Crypto Police: FBI Forms Digital Currency Unit, US Justice Department Taps Seasoned Computer Crimes Prosecutor
FBI is launching a unit for blockchain analysis and virtual asset seizure and the US Justie department has tapped a seasoned computer crimes prosecutor to lead its new national cryptocurrency enforcement team.
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Bitfinex Hack: $4.5-Billion Crypto Crime Stars an NYC Couple, Stolen Bitcoin, and Rap
They are, to hear the feds tell it, a Bonnie and Clyde for the crypto age — made-for-TikTok personalities who broke bad, glamorously, right before their followers’ eyes.
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Call Centre Targeted US Tax-Payers For Loan Tax, Duped Them In Bitcoins
With the arrest of seven people, police today busted a gang which allegedly duped people living in the US and other countries by telling them that they need to pay tax dues, an official said.
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Bitcoin's Boom Is A Boon For Extremist Groups
After the bloody Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August, technology companies tightened rules against hate speech and banned many extremists from using Web hosting services, social media platforms and online payment systems.
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Apple Denies iCloud, Apple ID Breach After Hackers Threaten to Wipe Data
The hackers, who call themselves 'Turkish Crime Family', asked for $75,000 in Bitcoin or Ethereum or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards.
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Narcotics Trade Via Darknet, Bitcoin Reported In India For First Time
Drug trafficking in India is on a new 'high' with anti-narcotics agencies having detected the crime being perpetrated through the cryptic 'darknet' and the clandestine and unregulated currency Bitcoin.
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Canada Revokes Registrations of Crypto Firms in Crackdown on Compliance Failures
Canada’s financial intelligence agency FINTRAC has revoked registrations of 43 crypto firms for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and reporting requirements. The move is part of a broader crackdown on non-compliant businesses. While regulators aim to strengthen oversight and reduce financial crime risks, the action may increase complia...
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Chainalysis Flags $75 Billion in Crypto Linked to Illicit Activity; Highlights Asset Recovery Potential
Chainalysis reports that more than $75 billion (Rs. 6,65,000 crore) in cryptocurrency is linked to criminal activity, with $15 billion (roughly Rs. 1,33,000 crore) held directly by illicit actors and $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,32,000 crore) in downstream wallets. Bitcoin dominates these holdings, while stablecoins and Ether are rising. The data hig...
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Binance Moved $346 Million for Seized Bitzlato Crypto Exchange, Blockchain Data Shows
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, according to blockchain data. The firm was among Bitzlato's top three counterparties by the amount of bitcoin received between May 2018 and September 2022, the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...
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Crypto Police: FBI Forms Digital Currency Unit, US Justice Department Taps Seasoned Computer Crimes Prosecutor
FBI is launching a unit for blockchain analysis and virtual asset seizure and the US Justie department has tapped a seasoned computer crimes prosecutor to lead its new national cryptocurrency enforcement team.
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Bitfinex Hack: $4.5-Billion Crypto Crime Stars an NYC Couple, Stolen Bitcoin, and Rap
They are, to hear the feds tell it, a Bonnie and Clyde for the crypto age — made-for-TikTok personalities who broke bad, glamorously, right before their followers’ eyes.
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Call Centre Targeted US Tax-Payers For Loan Tax, Duped Them In Bitcoins
With the arrest of seven people, police today busted a gang which allegedly duped people living in the US and other countries by telling them that they need to pay tax dues, an official said.
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Bitcoin's Boom Is A Boon For Extremist Groups
After the bloody Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August, technology companies tightened rules against hate speech and banned many extremists from using Web hosting services, social media platforms and online payment systems.
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Apple Denies iCloud, Apple ID Breach After Hackers Threaten to Wipe Data
The hackers, who call themselves 'Turkish Crime Family', asked for $75,000 in Bitcoin or Ethereum or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards.
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Narcotics Trade Via Darknet, Bitcoin Reported In India For First Time
Drug trafficking in India is on a new 'high' with anti-narcotics agencies having detected the crime being perpetrated through the cryptic 'darknet' and the clandestine and unregulated currency Bitcoin.
