2022-7-21 18:00 |
Finland has sold 1889.1 Bitcoin (BTC) from its confiscated stash, earning roughly $48 million, Bloomberg News reported July 21. The post Finland earns $48M from sales of seized Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate. origin »
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Finland's government has selected two local digital asset service providers - Coinmotion and Tesseract - to act as brokers for its planned bitcoin donation to Ukraine.
2022-4-29 13:12 | |
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The bitcoin seized in various criminal investigations and donated could be worth as much as $77 million, according to the report.
2022-4-28 00:36 | |
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Easiest and cheapest ways to buy crypto in Finland Getting bitcoins in Finland is not an easy task as not all popular crypto exchanges are available to Finland citizens. This is a current list of bitcoin exchanges that allow users from Finland to buy crypto.
2022-3-22 12:31 | |
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Finland is currently looking for cryptocurrency brokers to assist in the sale of bitcoin used in criminal activities. The post Finland Seeking Brokers to Assist in Sale of $82M Worth of Seized BTC appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-8-1 17:19 | |
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Finnish Customs has announced a tender for cryptocurrency brokers to sell roughly $78 million worth of Bitcoin
2021-7-29 19:01 | |
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Finland continues to hold its massive Bitcoin stash, but it plans to eventually sell it for euros
2021-5-26 19:00 | |
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“Have fun staying poor” is what Crypto Twitter thinks of Finland's this move. Tulli, the Customs department of Finland, has decided to sell nearly 2,000 Bitcoin, worth over $68. 2 million at current BTC prices .
2021-1-13 23:53 | |
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Tulli, Finland’s customs service is the latest government agency looking to profit off the recent Bitcoin price spike by auctioning off its stash of seized BTC. Several enforcement agencies have in the past sold off cryptocurrencies recovered as part of investigations into criminal syndicates.
2021-1-9 16:01 | |
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The customs service of Finland is planning to sell its Bitcoin assets, which the government agency had earlier confiscated in connection with criminal investigations related to drugs. According tThe post Finnish Customs to sell 2016 confiscated Bitcoins now worth over $75 million appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-1-7 19:16 | |
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Since its inception, Bitcoin has been the most popular payment tool among criminals operating in the markets of the darknet. Even today, with mainstream attention, global regulation, and billions in dThe post Bitcoin: Why Finland is the biggest recipient of funds coming from criminal sources appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-7-27 20:00 | |
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Finland’s Customs, locally known as Tulli, is considering auctioning some 1,666 bitcoins (BTC) worth approximately $14 million seized during a successful drug bust back in 2016. Authorities Concerned About Selling Bitcoin To Criminals According to local news outlet Yle, Finland’s Customs agency is considering auctioning some 1,666 BTC seized from criminals and illegal drug operations.
2020-2-27 02:00 | |
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Finland is coordinating a simulated Bitcoin ransomware attack on more than 200 Finnish cities and organizations
2019-11-24 01:30 | |
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Finland is in preparations for a cyber warfare after a mysterious activist group has made cyberattack threats in which Bitcoin (BTC) ransoms are being demanded. The drills involved over 200 municipalities and public organizations in Finland.
2019-11-22 21:18 | |
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LocalEthereum now LocalCryptos as Bitcoin support begins
2019-11-20 10:59 | |
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LocalBitcoins, the P2P bitcoin marketplace, announced today that The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority, FIN-FSA, has registered LocalBitcoins as an official virtual currency provider. Starting from the beginning of November 2019, only registered virtual currency providers that fulfill the legal requirements are allowed to operate in Finland.
2019-11-11 17:49 | |
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Finland’s crypto regulation is now in full effect. The first five crypto service providers have been approved to legally operate in the country, the Finnish financial regulator confirmed to news.
2019-11-5 14:20 | |
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Bitcoin’s hashrate reached new record highs this week, leading one study to estimate its total energy consumption now matches some EU nations. More Power Than Belgium? According to the latest data from the University of Cambridge, the Bitcoin network uses around 79.
2019-10-24 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin too risky to entice women to invest, says Miss Finland winner
2019-9-6 11:25 | |
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Finland’s president has approved a law to regulate cryptocurrency service providers including exchanges, custodian wallet providers, and issuers of cryptocurrencies. The law will enter into force next week.
2019-4-28 06:05 | |
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Earlier today, the global crypto industry took yet another step in the right direction when former Miss Universe (Finland) 2015, Rosa-Maria Ryyti, became the latest recipient of the much-talked about ‘BTC Lightning Torch’.
2019-4-9 18:14 | |
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Bitcoin adoption took a step in a new direction this weekend after a former Miss Universe contestant joined the Lightning Torch transaction relay. Rosa-Maria Ryyti HODLs Lightning Torch In what appears to be an unexpected choice, Jeremias Kangas, founder of P2P trading platform Localbitcoins, opted to pass the Torch outside the cryptocurrency community – to Miss Universe Finland 2015, Rosa-Maria Ryyti.
2019-4-9 00:00 | |
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Unemployed people derive considerable psychological benefits from receiving a minimum fixed amount of financial aid from the state, reports Bloomberg on April 4, 2019. Finland Pilots a Basic Income Experiment Minimum income for the unemployed has become one of the most talked about issues of the 21st century.
2019-4-7 21:00 | |
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The Finland-based, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform LocalBitcoins released a statement on March 25, 2019, responding to a new act approved by the Finnish Parliament that will require users to verify their identities.
2019-3-28 18:00 | |
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LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange platforms, will be taking steps to change its anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) policies. The move follows the introduction of new regulation from Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), where the company is based.
2019-3-28 10:53 | |
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On Monday, the Helsinki-based peer-to-peer crypto exchange Localbitcoins announced it is adding several different identification processes in order to improve AML and KYC requirements. The move to bolster the new customer verification procedure follows Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) mandating supervision over exchange operations.
2019-3-27 03:58 | |
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On March 25, 2019, international peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange platform LocalBitcoins announced through a blog post that it would soon come under the purview of the anti-money laundering (AML) law supervised by the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) of Finland.
2019-3-26 18:00 | |
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CryptoNinjas LocalBitcoins, the popular Finland based person-to-person bitcoin trading site, announced it is currently developing a more efficient and reliable identity verification process.
2019-3-26 16:12 | |
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P2P Bitcoin trading platform Localbitcoins has has said it will launch fresh user identification requirements as part of its push to remain compliant with EU law. EU Compliance Looms For Localbitcoins In a statement published February 8, Localbitcoins said it would make “major changes” to its user experience following new anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) policies being enacted in its home jurisdiction of Finland.
2019-2-11 11:00 | |
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Peer-to-peer crypto exchange Localbitcoins is preparing to implement updated requirements for the identity verification of its users. The company recently revealed it’s cooperating with regulatory agencies in Finland on the implementation of the latest EU anti-money laundering rules.
2019-2-11 23:32 | |
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Finnish tax authorities have handed over information on 2,700 bitcoin traders to its Danish counterpart, Skattestyrelsen (SKAT). According to a press release, the traders used an undisclosed Finnish exchange to collectively purchase and sell some $15.
2018-12-14 03:12 | |
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A Tip-Off From Finland Sends Denmark Tax Agency After 2,700 Individuals For Tax Debts Against Bitcoin Regulatory concerns have been part of the crypto industry more commonly for the last few years, and multiple countries are looking to figure out how to integrate these assets into their economy. One of the biggest issues for Denmark […]
2018-12-12 22:15 | |
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There is no greater irony than a bank which banned its employees from buying Bitcoin getting nailed for money laundering. Finance industry regulators in Sweden have received a report which alleges that Finland based Nordea Bank could be embroiled in a money laundering scandal.
2018-10-19 07:31 | |
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Zebpay, once India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is moving operations to Malta after having shut shop on its home turf last month. The exchange, which currently supports 20 cryptocurrencies, will serve users in 20 countries across Europe: Malta Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovenia Sweden Unfortunately, the exchange won’t be accessible to users in India.
2018-10-18 12:42 | |
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The $34 million Bitcoin scam has its prime suspect named Prinya Jaravijit who was arrested in Thailand after returning to the country. Jaravijit is allegedly part of a scam which saw a man from Finland, Aarini Otava Saarimaa scammed out of over 5,500 Bitcoins, this would be worth around $34 million in today’s market.
2018-10-17 12:00 | |
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It is rare that Finland and Bitcoin scams are mentioned in the same sentence, according to reports from today though, this certainly seems to be the case, in an event that has seen a famous Thai actor by the name of Jiratpisit Jaravijit, scam 22-year-old Aarni Otava Saarimaa out of a large amount of Bitcoin.
2018-8-13 12:30 | |
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Various banks and financial institutions around the world have a negative view of cryptocurrencies. Although some banks have revised their outlooks, it appears the Bank of Finland is not among them.
2018-7-13 18:00 | |
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Many of the world’s regulators are racking their brains on how to come up with relevant rules that could curb crypto’s dark uses without hampering the industry’s growth. However, the Bank of Finland released a report that has been described as a scathing attack on these digital currencies.
2018-7-13 16:04 | |
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WIthin Europe, the general feel for cryptocurrency is pretty positive. This is a sentiment reflected on both a government and societal level. Communities within Europe are spearheading cryptocurrency adoption movements and are also ensuring that crypto has a real place on the continent.
2018-7-12 17:00 | |
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On the other hand, it may be reflecting how the world wide web and social media have muddled our sense of fact and fiction. The BoF follows hot on the heels of preliminary remarks by a working group set up by France to examine digital currency regulation. As for Bitcoin’s future, Grym decides that adoption
2018-7-12 09:21 | |
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Malta takes more steps to becoming the “blockchain island,” IBM signs a $740 mln deal with the Australian gov’t for blockchain tech, and more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest
2018-7-9 00:53 | |
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In recent regulatory news, U. K. minister, Eddie Hughes has published a report that advocates for the creation of a “Chief Blockchain Officer,” the U. K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that a number of distributed ledger (DLT) companies have been accepted into cohort 4 of its regulatory sandbox, and Finland’s Central Bank has published a report […] The post Regulatory Round-Up: U.
2018-7-7 21:30 | |
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Essentia. One - the decentralized interoperability protocol - has announced it’s partnership with the Finland Govt. to develop a second pilot. This time Essentia will focus on building blockchain based solutions in the field of smart logistics.
2018-6-29 20:30 | |
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Bitcoin Press Release: Scalable HEAT crypto platform and decentralized token exchange company Heat Ledger has announced the release of their Ethereum Heatwallet. June 5, 2018, Finland – This exciting release brings Heatwallet users the added flexibility for transferring Ethereum and viewing ERC20 assets and access to the custom tools and the functionality of the Heatwallet […] The post HEAT Ledger has Announced the Release of their Ethereum Heatwallet appeared first on Bitcoin PR Buzz.
2018-6-11 15:56 | |
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A cluster of major US inflation and jobs reports due this week could spike volatility in stocks and crypto, with Fed policy expectations in focus as liquidity drops. A series of U.S. economic data releases scheduled for this week could…
Kraken's parent company made a first step toward an IPO, hoping to follow the path of Circle, Gemini, Bullish, and Figure Technologies
New Hampshire has once again notched the first position among other U.S. states after launching a Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. New Hampshire’s business financing agency, the Business Finance Authority, signed the approval on Nov 17 to authorize a “first of its…
United States authorities have indicted Chicago-based crypto ATM operator Virtual Assets LLC and its founder, Firas Isa, with money laundering charges involving fraud and narcotics proceeds. Isa and his firm operated Crypto Dispensers, a company whose core business involved offering…
The U. S. Senate Banking Committee will vote in December 2025 on comprehensive cryptocurrency market structure legislation, according to committee Chair Tim Scott on a recent television interview on Fox News.
Will the White House proposal give the IRS broader access to offshore crypto data as agencies push for tighter tax oversight? The White House is examining a proposed rule that would give the Internal Revenue Service access to data on…
Treasury yields, Federal Reserve policy, have put pressure on risk assets, including Bitcoin, during the government shutdown. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over, but the crypto markets are still in the red. Just hours after lawmakers finalized…