Tornado Cash Suspected Developer Collared By Dutch Authorities

The Tornado Cash chronicle unfolds. Authorities in the Netherlands apprehended a man suspected to be a Tornado Cash developer in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The Fiscal Information and Investigation Service said that the unidentified 29-year-old man was reportedly involved in money laundering via the decentralized Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash. In the Netherlands, FIOD is the body […]

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Netherlands Crime Agency Arrests “Suspected Developer” of Tornado Cash

Dutch authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man they believe is involved in developing Tornado Cash. Suspected Tornado Cash Developer Detained The Fiscal Information and Investigation Service has weighed in on...

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FBI Seizes 800 Beverly Hills Safety Deposit Boxes With $86M, Attorneys Claim Fed’s Raid ‘Unconstitutional’

The Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) is under fire for an alleged unconstitutional seizure of 800 safety deposit boxes in Beverly Hills. According to reports, the FBI confiscated $86 million in cash, jewelry, and thousands of gold and silver bars.

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US Charges 6 With Laundering Mexican Drug Cartel Cash Using Crypto and Casinos

The U.S. Department of Justice charged the six individuals for alleged involvement in laundering funds from Mexican drug cartels after an investigation spanning years.

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German Authorities Confiscate $30 Million in Bitcoin From Pirate Movie Site

German authorities, with the help of the U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have confiscated about $30 million in bitcoin from an operator of a pirate movie website. An unspecified amount of bitcoin cash was also seized.

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Australian Arrested for Running An Unregistered Crypto Exchange, His Bitcoin ATM Was Also Seized

The Australian E-Crime Squad detectives have caught a 38-year-old man from Cairnlea. He was conducting unregistered crypto exchanges. The arrest followed an investigation that started after illegal activity was registered at a cryptocurrency ATM close to Braybrook, not too far from Cairnlea.

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Op Ed: A Summary of

In the latest on the ongoing legal dispute between the New York Attorney General (NYAG), cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, the New York Supreme Court has modified an April 24, 2019, preliminary injunction and now Bitfinex is allowed to continue using the Tether reserves that were loaned to it to maintain its ordinary course of business, such as paying employees and consultants.

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PayPal snitched on bullish movie pirate who bought $1M in cryptocurrency from Coinbase

US authorities have seized over $4 million worth of cryptocurrency and cash following a movie piracy investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

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Bitfinex and Tether Ask Court to Loosen NYAG’s Restrictions

Tether has asked a judge for more leeway to use its cash amid the New York Attorney General's investigation of it and Bitfinex.

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Bitfinex and Tether Ask Court to Loosen NYAG’s Fund Restrictions

Tether has asked a judge for more leeway to use its cash amid the New York Attorney General's investigation of it and Bitfinex.

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Singapore Police Rescue Victim from Elaborate Bitcoin Machine Scam

By CCN. com: A police investigation involving bitcoin machines at Tampines One Mall in Singapore saved a 32-year-old man from scammers impersonating officials. They also helped a 49-year-old man not to transfer any more of his bitcoin to the alleged lying thieves.

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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.

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Bitcoin Trader Sentenced to Two-Year Prison Term

Bitcoin trader Jacob Burrell Campos was sentenced on April 8, 2019, to serve a two-year prison sentence and to forfeit more than $800,000 “for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

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In Fourth Report, QuadrigaCX Court Monitor Recommends Bankruptcy Proceedings

QuadrigaCX monitor Ernst & Young suspects that the beleaguered exchange’s late CEO, Gerald Cotten, may have been financing personal expenditures with company funds, and it is now recommending that the assets in Cotten’s estate be placed under a preservation order.

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FBI seizes $4.5M in cryptocurrency in dark web drug bust

Yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the results of its latest dark web investigation which saw over $4 million worth of cryptocurrency seized from criminals. Led by members of the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) team, Operation SaboTor resulted in 61 arrests and the shutdown of 50 dark web accounts associated with online criminal activity.

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Kraken “Mentioned” in SEC Investigation as Calvin Ayre Plans Release of Market Manipulation Documents

The move of exchanges to side with one of the branched networks of the Bitcoin Cash blockchain has caused accusations of market manipulation.

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Kraken ‘Named’ in SEC Investigation, Calvin Ayre Claims as Bitcoin Cash Forks Go Live

The controversy surrounding the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork is increasingly engulfing cryptocurrency exchange Kraken as the altcoin’s proponents take aim at its treatment of its two forks. Deposits, Withdrawals And Up To 30 Confirmations After BCH split into ABC and SV forks, Kraken opted to keep the BCH ticker to describe ABC, crediting users with SV tokens while describing it as an “extremely high risk investment.

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Regulations Roundup: Ebang IPO Challenged by Probe, Plattsburgh Passes Mining Guidelines

In recent regulatory news, a criminal investigation may prevent Ebang from conducting an initial public offering, Plattsburgh has passed new regulations governing commercial mining operations, and Ron Paul has endorsed precious metals and cryptocurrencies as a viable alternative to fiat currency.

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Coinbase Lawsuit at a Standstill as Judge Grants Motion to Dismiss

The judge presiding over a class action lawsuit against Coinbase over allegations of insider trading has approved Coinbase’s motion to dismiss the suit. In March of 2018, Jeffrey Berk filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of himself and other investors against Coinbase.

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Coinbase Finds Employees Not Guilty of Bitcoin Cash Insider Trading

According to Fortune, Coinbase is closing an investigation into whether Coinbase employees participated in insider trading. Coinbase concluded that, while Bitcoin Cash did experience a notable increase in value just before the exchange announced its support for BCH, there was no apparent wrongdoing from Coinbase employees.

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Coinbase Investigation Concludes There Was No Insider Trading Ahead of Bitcoin Cash Launch

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in The U. S. was under the much-unwanted limelight in 2017 when there were concerns that its employees had been a part of insider trading, as the exchange added Bitcoin Cash to its list of assets.

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Coinbase’s invesigation doesn’t find irregularity

The increase set the stage for Coinbase’s unprompted listing of Bitcoin Cash on December 19. Originally reported by Fortune, two prominent U. S. law firms, the identities of which are undisclosed, just concluded a multi-month internal investigation of Coinbase.

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ICYMI: Coinbase Crypto Exchange Says no Insider BCH trading Happened in December

One of the most significant crypto exchanges, Coinbase, has stated that there was no insider trading of Bitcoin cash in December 2017 after the firm thoroughly investigated the matter. According to a credible source who pleaded anonymity, Coinbase conducted a brainstorming meeting last week to deliberate the result of an internal investigation that has been […] The post ICYMI: Coinbase Crypto Exchange Says no Insider BCH trading Happened in December appeared first on ZyCrypto.

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Coinbase’s Internal Investigation Finds No Irregularities With Bitcoin Cash Listing

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Coinbase Finds Employees Not Guilty of Bitcoin Cash Insider Trading

According to Fortune, Coinbase is closing an investigation into whether Coinbase employees participated in insider trading. Coinbase concluded that, while Bitcoin Cash did experience a notable increase in value just before the exchange announced its support for BCH, there was no apparent wrongdoing from Coinbase employees.

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Coinbase Cleared of Insider Trading Accusations After Investigation

Many users remember Coinbase’s Bitcoin Cash debacle in December, with a bulk of the community accusing the exchange’s employees of insider trading. But according to a recent development, an investigation has found that none of the firm’s employees participated in insider trading.

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Bitcoin Cash: Internal Investigation Clears Coinbase of Insider Trading Allegations

Coinbase has concluded that there was wrongdoing on its part concerning the listing of Bitcoin Cash on its platform in December 2017. This conclusion was based on an investigation into the circumstances that surrounded the listing of the popular Bitcoin fork on the platform.

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‘Thank God They Cleared Themselves’ – Coinbase Finds No Hint of Insider Trading

Coinbase has revealed unofficially that its internal investigation into insider trading of Bitcoin Cash found no evidence of foul play. ‘No Disciplinary Action’ In private comments to Fortune, the US’ largest cryptocurrency exchange said that as of last week, the long-awaited investigation had come to an end, but that “no disciplinary action” would occur.

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No Insider Trading at Coinbase, Internal Investigation Concludes

Coinbase exchange has reportedly concluded that no insider trading of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) took place in December 2017, Fortune reports Tuesday, July 24. Anonymous sources close to Coinbase told Fortune that the exchange and wallet service provider conducted a company-wide meeting last week to discuss the results of an internal investigation. A Coinbase spokesperson revealed

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Coinbase Internal Investigation Concludes No Insider Trading Took Place

A Coinbase internal investigation has found that no insider trading of Bitcoin Cash took place in December, 2017, while a class action lawsuit is still being pursued

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DOJ, U.S. Agencies Seize Over $12M Bitcoin in a Slew of Dark Web Busts

The U. S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Secret Service (USSS), the Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have apprehended more than 35 dark web drugs and arms dealers in a nation-wide bust.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Looking Back to See the Way Ahead

It’s been a turbulent time for the cryptocurrency markets, so now is a good time to reflect on how and why we got here in the first place. First, an op ed makes the ideological case for Bitcoin.

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