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Iran Tackles Unauthorised Crypto Mining After 95 Percent of Bitcoin Mining Devices Found Operating Illegally
Iran’s electricity regulator has revealed that 95 percent of the country’s 427,000 Bitcoin mining machines operate without licences, consuming over 1,400 megawatts of subsidised power daily. Authorities have shut down 104 illegal farms and seized 1,465 devices in Tehran Province alone. A new public-reporting scheme offers cash rewards to citize...
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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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CBI Busts Cyber Fraud Racket In Mumbai-Pune, Arrests 3 For Duping Americans
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a major international cyber fraud syndicate operating from Pune and Mumbai, arresting three accused and seizing digital devices, cash, and narcotics in coordinated raids.
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Should India Follow the US and Establish a Bitcoin Reserve? Polygon, Avail Co-Founders Talk to Gadgets 360
In an interview with Gadgets 360, Polygon and Avail co-founders Sandeep Nailwal and Anurag Arjun share their thoughts on whether India should establish a Bitcoin reserve like the US. Nimen Shah, a senior chartered accountant and international tax advisor from Mumbai, contributed to the discussion by emphasising India’s turbulent history with cryp...
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Donald Trump's Bitcoin Reserve A 'Digital Fort Knox'
"Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" is to be funded by about 2,00,000 bitcoins, worth around $17 billion in total, that have been seized in the US as a result of civil and criminal cases.
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Donald Trump Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Crypto Stockpile Utilising Seized Assets
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate crypto stockpile. These reserves will be funded exclusively with crypto assets seized during federal investigations, rather than using taxpayer money to acquire new tokens.
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Probe Agency Arrests Man, Seizes Bitcoin Worth Rs 130 Crore In US Requested Probe
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has seized cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 130 crore and arrested a Uttarakhand-based man as part of a drugs trafficking-linked money laundering probe initiated on the request of US authorities.
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Businessman Raj Kundra's Cryptic Post After Assets Worth Crores Seized
Businessman Raj Kundra shared a cryptic post about staying calm late last night after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized his assets worth Rs 97.79 crore in a probe linked to a Bitcoin ponzi scam.
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Businessman Raj Kundra's Properties Worth Nearly Rs 100 Crore Seized
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized properties worth Rs. 97.79 crore belonging to Raj Kundra in probe linked to a Bitcoin Ponzi scam. Raj Kundra is the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty.
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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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Iran Tackles Unauthorised Crypto Mining After 95 Percent of Bitcoin Mining Devices Found Operating Illegally
Iran’s electricity regulator has revealed that 95 percent of the country’s 427,000 Bitcoin mining machines operate without licences, consuming over 1,400 megawatts of subsidised power daily. Authorities have shut down 104 illegal farms and seized 1,465 devices in Tehran Province alone. A new public-reporting scheme offers cash rewards to citize...
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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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CBI Busts Cyber Fraud Racket In Mumbai-Pune, Arrests 3 For Duping Americans
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a major international cyber fraud syndicate operating from Pune and Mumbai, arresting three accused and seizing digital devices, cash, and narcotics in coordinated raids.
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Should India Follow the US and Establish a Bitcoin Reserve? Polygon, Avail Co-Founders Talk to Gadgets 360
In an interview with Gadgets 360, Polygon and Avail co-founders Sandeep Nailwal and Anurag Arjun share their thoughts on whether India should establish a Bitcoin reserve like the US. Nimen Shah, a senior chartered accountant and international tax advisor from Mumbai, contributed to the discussion by emphasising India’s turbulent history with cryp...
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Donald Trump's Bitcoin Reserve A 'Digital Fort Knox'
"Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" is to be funded by about 2,00,000 bitcoins, worth around $17 billion in total, that have been seized in the US as a result of civil and criminal cases.
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Donald Trump Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Crypto Stockpile Utilising Seized Assets
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate crypto stockpile. These reserves will be funded exclusively with crypto assets seized during federal investigations, rather than using taxpayer money to acquire new tokens.
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Probe Agency Arrests Man, Seizes Bitcoin Worth Rs 130 Crore In US Requested Probe
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has seized cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 130 crore and arrested a Uttarakhand-based man as part of a drugs trafficking-linked money laundering probe initiated on the request of US authorities.
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Businessman Raj Kundra's Cryptic Post After Assets Worth Crores Seized
Businessman Raj Kundra shared a cryptic post about staying calm late last night after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized his assets worth Rs 97.79 crore in a probe linked to a Bitcoin ponzi scam.
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Businessman Raj Kundra's Properties Worth Nearly Rs 100 Crore Seized
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized properties worth Rs. 97.79 crore belonging to Raj Kundra in probe linked to a Bitcoin Ponzi scam. Raj Kundra is the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty.
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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.
