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Brazil Passes Law Allowing Seized Crypto to Fund Public Security Efforts
Brazil has passed a new law allowing authorities to use seized cryptocurrencies to support public security initiatives. The move enables funding for police training, equipment, and intelligence operations. The legislation also strengthens enforcement powers to restrict access to crypto platforms. This comes amid rising illicit crypto activity globa...
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US Treasury Department Sanctions North Korea-Linked Network Over Crypto IT Worker Fraud
The US Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities tied to a North Korea-linked IT worker scheme that allegedly used fake identities to secure remote tech jobs and funnel earnings through cryptocurrency. Officials say the network helped generate illicit revenue for the North Korean regime.
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Rs 1,000-Crore Illicit Funds Routed Via Mule Accounts, CBI Charges 19
The CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank andThe CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank and 18 others for allegedly opening mule accounts which were used to conceal and layer funds over R
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Nationwide Raids Uncover ISIS-Linked Radicalisation, Illicit Funding Network
The searches were carried out at premises linked to the accused individuals, their close associates, family members, and entities showing dubious financial connections or suspicious monetary transactions.
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Massive Crackdown Over Rs 200-Crore Front-Running Scam Linked To Axis Mutual Fund
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive searches across multiple cities over the past two days as part of a widening probe into an alleged front-running scam involving Axis Mutual Fund.
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Probe Agency Summons Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, 2 Others In Betting App Case
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned actors Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Vijay Deverakonda and Lakshmi Manchu for questioning in a money laundering case linked to illegal online betting and gambling by certain platforms, official sources said on
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Fake Call Centre Scammed Foreigners, Busted. Assets Attached By Enforcement Directorate
The Patna zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth approximately Rs 2.83 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
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Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs Unite via Financial Crime Unit T3, Freeze $126 Million in Illicit Funds
This week, Tron confirmed that the T3 unit successfully retrieved and froze $126 million (roughly Rs. 1,081 crore) in crime-related funds. Established by Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, the T3 financial crime unit was created to combat the criminal misuse of USDT on the Tron network.
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Chainalysis Acquires Web3 Security Firm Hexagate to Advance Strategic Growth Objectives
Blockchain data firm Chainalysis announced its acquisition of Hexagate this week. Hexagate specialises in providing comprehensive tools for Web3 security, including risk mitigation, forensic analysis, and compliance solutions. Its services support a range of prominent crypto firms, including Coinbase, Polygon, Uniswap, and Consensys, among others.
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FIU-Nepal Flags Rise in Crypto-Based Money Laundering; Plans to Increase Tracking, Awareness
FIU-Nepal has said that the laundering of illicit funding through cryptocurrencies has spiked in the country. In its report, the Nepal Rastra Bank noted conversion of proceeds of fraud to cryptocurrency or for online betting purpose has also been frequently observed.
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Brazil Passes Law Allowing Seized Crypto to Fund Public Security Efforts
Brazil has passed a new law allowing authorities to use seized cryptocurrencies to support public security initiatives. The move enables funding for police training, equipment, and intelligence operations. The legislation also strengthens enforcement powers to restrict access to crypto platforms. This comes amid rising illicit crypto activity globa...
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US Treasury Department Sanctions North Korea-Linked Network Over Crypto IT Worker Fraud
The US Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities tied to a North Korea-linked IT worker scheme that allegedly used fake identities to secure remote tech jobs and funnel earnings through cryptocurrency. Officials say the network helped generate illicit revenue for the North Korean regime.
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Rs 1,000-Crore Illicit Funds Routed Via Mule Accounts, CBI Charges 19
The CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank andThe CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank and 18 others for allegedly opening mule accounts which were used to conceal and layer funds over R
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Nationwide Raids Uncover ISIS-Linked Radicalisation, Illicit Funding Network
The searches were carried out at premises linked to the accused individuals, their close associates, family members, and entities showing dubious financial connections or suspicious monetary transactions.
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Massive Crackdown Over Rs 200-Crore Front-Running Scam Linked To Axis Mutual Fund
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive searches across multiple cities over the past two days as part of a widening probe into an alleged front-running scam involving Axis Mutual Fund.
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Probe Agency Summons Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, 2 Others In Betting App Case
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned actors Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Vijay Deverakonda and Lakshmi Manchu for questioning in a money laundering case linked to illegal online betting and gambling by certain platforms, official sources said on
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Fake Call Centre Scammed Foreigners, Busted. Assets Attached By Enforcement Directorate
The Patna zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth approximately Rs 2.83 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
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Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs Unite via Financial Crime Unit T3, Freeze $126 Million in Illicit Funds
This week, Tron confirmed that the T3 unit successfully retrieved and froze $126 million (roughly Rs. 1,081 crore) in crime-related funds. Established by Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, the T3 financial crime unit was created to combat the criminal misuse of USDT on the Tron network.
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Chainalysis Acquires Web3 Security Firm Hexagate to Advance Strategic Growth Objectives
Blockchain data firm Chainalysis announced its acquisition of Hexagate this week. Hexagate specialises in providing comprehensive tools for Web3 security, including risk mitigation, forensic analysis, and compliance solutions. Its services support a range of prominent crypto firms, including Coinbase, Polygon, Uniswap, and Consensys, among others.
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FIU-Nepal Flags Rise in Crypto-Based Money Laundering; Plans to Increase Tracking, Awareness
FIU-Nepal has said that the laundering of illicit funding through cryptocurrencies has spiked in the country. In its report, the Nepal Rastra Bank noted conversion of proceeds of fraud to cryptocurrency or for online betting purpose has also been frequently observed.
