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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. дальше »
2019-4-13 18:54 | |
Bitcoin [BTC]: Danish man sentenced to four years in prison for money laundering using Bitcoin
A 33-year-old Danish man was sentenced to four years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of laundering Bitcoin. According to the verdict, the perpetrator bought Bitcoins from funds he received from identifiable criminal sources and sent it to unidentified offshore accounts. дальше »
2019-4-10 06:30 | |
Danish Man Laundered $500,000 in Dirty Money through Bitcoin, Says Authorities
A Danish man has been sentenced to jail for laundering over half a million dollars through bitcoin, as reported on April 8, 2019. Caught in the Act When it was announced that the G-20 member nations would be meeting in June 2019 to discuss crypto policy, the main item on the agenda was to combatRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-10 19:00 | |
Bithumb Hacked Again: $13 Million in EOS, 20 Million XRP On the Move
Bithumb was hacked for the second time in less than a year as attackers managed to steal 3 million EOS coins and 20 million XRP. The subsequent laundering of the $21 million dollar haul was then tracked in real time by a twitter analyst, as the hacker swapped the tainted coins for other cryptocurrencies on non-KYC exchanges. дальше »
2019-3-30 14:57 | |
ShapeShift Is Back In the Game With CipherBlade’s Forensic Report Help, Debunking WSJ’s Research
ShapeShift Is Back In The Game With Help Of CipherBlade ShapeShift has not held the best reputation lately, especially after the Wall Street Journal stated that they had participated in the laundering of around $9 million. дальше »
2019-3-24 21:23 | |
WSJ Falsely Overstates ‘$9 Million’ ShapeShift Money Laundering Claim: Analysis
Blockchain investigation and cybersecurity firm CipherBlade has done its own research, the results of which seem to exonerate crypto exchange ShapeShift from a scathing report in The Wall Street Journal. дальше »
2019-3-22 20:20 | |
1.3 Million Leaked Transactions Link Major Banks to $8.8 Billion Money Laundering Scheme
A new set of reports by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, compiled from over 1. 3 million leaked transactions from 238,000 companies, have linked many major banks to a scheme to channel billions of dollars out of Russia. дальше »
2019-3-7 08:25 | |
Cryptocurrency exchange WEX/BTC-e tied to Bitcoin ransomware hackers, report
Big four accountancy group PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has issued a special bulletin connecting the Iranian nationals behind notorious SamSam ransomware and the incredibly infamous cryptocurrency exchange WEX (formerly BTC-e). дальше »
2019-3-4 20:20 | |
QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know
QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
QuadrigaCX Had €400 Million Seized By Polish Authorities in 2018 For Money Laundering – Connections With Colombian Cartel
Introduction In order to understand the full background behind why it can be said definitively that QuadrigaCX had one of their bank accounts raided in 2018 by Polish authorities for money laundering and involvement with criminal organizations (such as the Columbian Cartel). дальше »
2019-2-24 03:57 | |
Blockchain Detective Startup Chainalysis Collects $30 Million Funding
Chainanalysis has gathered $30 million to open a new and research lab in London to spread its presence in the United Kingdom. Chainalysis unveiled real-time Anti-money laundering software Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) last year and is now expanding towards cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins according to a February 12, 2019 blog post. дальше »
2019-2-14 06:00 | |
The Money Laundering War Wages On But is Bitcoin Really Better Than Banks for Financial Crimes
One of the biggest arguments that naysayers of cryptocurrency like to bring against it is the concept of money laundering. A recent report in September last year in the Wall Street Journal indicated that criminals used cryptocurrency exchanges in the laundering of $90 million in the last two years, though much of the report had […] дальше »
2019-2-5 17:24 | |
Banks are Better than Bitcoin (When It Comes to Money Laundering)
On September 28, 2018, the Wall Street Journal published a report which claimed that criminals laundered nearly $90 million of proceeds via cryptocurrency exchanges over two years. The piece mainly targeted ShapeShift, a US-based crypto-to-crypto exchange, for facilitating trades without identifying the traders. дальше »
2019-2-4 12:16 | |
$1.7B Stolen in 2018 – Cryptocurrency Theft Skyrockets as Prices Dropped
According to the Q4 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering report by CipherTrace blockchain intelligence agency, criminals stole a massive $1. 7 billion of cryptocurrency last year. Despite the savage bear market conditions and freefalling prices, cryptocurrency theft is on the rise. дальше »
2019-1-31 14:00 | |
Europol Arrests Suspect Behind the Theft of $11.3 Million in IOTA (MIOTA)
A collaborative effort between the UK’s South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), the Hessen State Police in Germany, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol, has successfully identified and arrested a male suspect in connection with a case of fraud, theft and money laundering that resulted in the theft of around €10 million (Approximately […] The post Europol Arrests Suspect Behind the Theft of $11. дальше »
2019-1-24 16:24 | |
Crypto Ecosystem is Improving as a Whole with AML while Big Banks Continue to Rack up Fines for Money Laundering
One of the biggest criticisms of crypto-based businesses has been weak AML procedures. Ironically, the ones who raise these concerns, large financial organizations are the ones who have been lax in doing the same. дальше »
2019-1-5 19:09 | |
FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $5 Million for Sub-Standard Anti Money Laundering Practices
The American financial industry regulatory authority, FINRA, has fined wall Street bank Morgan Stanley for violating anti-money laundering (AML) rules over a period of five years, reported Finance Magnates on December 26, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-29 15:00 | |
WSJ Reports Morgan Stanley Fined $10 Million for Money Laundering Activity Detection Failure
Traditional banks often affirm that the crypto market is often used for money laundering and that it should be banned or sanctioned because of this. However, there are days in which the anti-bank rhetoric of the banks can be somewhat ironic. дальше »
2018-12-28 11:18 | |
Another Plus One For Crypto: Morgan Stanley Fined For Failing to Detect Money Laundering
Major banks are often spewing anti-crypto rhetoric over its potential to be used for money laundering. So it is a little ironic when one of the world’s largest banks gets fined for not doing enough to prevent or detect it. дальше »
2018-12-27 13:00 | |
Zambia’s Drug Enforcers Arrest 3 Heritage Coin Directors For $2.3 Million In Crypto Laundering Charges
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has recently announced that they have arrested three employees of crypto company Heritage Coin Resources Limited. They were charged for laundering about 28,000,000 kwachas which roughly equals $2. дальше »
2018-12-4 11:22 | |
Bitcoin is Criminal Money Says the Media While Deutsche Bank Gets Raided for Laundering
Deutsche Bank has been raided today on the suspicion of money laundering. The German institution was stormed by 170 officials and, weirdly enough, no Bitcoin was found on the scene. Deutsche Bank Believed to Have Handled $354 Million in “Dirty Money” in 2016 The way the mainstream media talks about Bitcoin in relation to financial. дальше »
2018-11-29 20:00 | |
Mexican Startup Wants to Support Venezuelans With $1 Million Crypto Airdrop
Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela. дальше »
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
Thai Siblings Accused of $24 Million Crypto Scam Plead “Not Guilty”
On November 12, 2018, The infamous Thai siblings accused of duping a Finnish man for bitcoin worth $24 million have pleaded not guilty in court over money laundering charges. The siblings were first arrested in August this year for engineering a cryptocurrency scam. дальше »
2018-11-14 04:00 | |
Zambia Central Bank Declares Bitcoin Not Legal Tender, Jails Multiple Crypto Investment Scheme Bad Actors
Three Directors Of Zambia’s Heritage Coin Resources Limited Accused Of Laundering $2. 4 Million Arrested Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has apprehended three directors of the Heritage Coin Resources Limited in an alleged offence of laundering more than k28,000,000, which is approximately $2. дальше »
2018-11-12 20:42 | |
Jaravijit Siblings to Plead “Not Guilty” in Bitcoin Money-Laundering Case Involving $24 Million Theft
“Not Guilty” Plea in Money-Laundering Case Involving a $24 Million Bitcoin Theft According to the Bangkok Post, the three Jaravijit siblings that are accused of money laundering chargers – Prinya, Supitcha, and Jiratpisit – have decided to plead “not guilty. дальше »
2018-11-8 06:41 | |
Japanese Financial Services Authority Approves Self-Regulation for Crypto
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has granted self-regulatory status to the country's cryptocurrency industry, giving the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) authority to oversee the space, according to a Reuters report. дальше »
2018-10-25 21:29 | |
Bitcoin Scammer Arrested In Thailand
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. дальше »
2018-10-17 12:00 | |
Crypto Cybercrime Has Tripled Since 2017; Nearly $1 Billion Lost in 2018
Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018. дальше »
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
Unregulated Crypto Exchanges Handle 97% of Criminal Bitcoin Flow
Cryptocurrency money laundering laws are proving to be effective as criminals are using only unregulated exchanges to siphon their money off. The CipherTrace Third Quarter Report shows that there is $927 million worth of stolen digital currencies waiting to be laundered in 2018. дальше »
2018-10-12 15:49 | |
Crypto News Weekly 05.10.18: Shapeshift Accused of Money Laundering, Tether Dumped, Pornhub Limp on Crypto
Shapeshift accused of money laundering $9 million, Pornhub announces limp take-up on crypto payments, Tether loses yet another bank, Binance pumps $2.5 million into Australian startup.
дальше »2018-10-5 12:12 | |
ShapeShift Refutes the Wall Street Journal’s Claims of Money Laundering
In a blog post published October 1, 2018, cryptocurrency exchange service ShapeShift refuted a recent Wall Street Journal report claiming that approximately $9 million illegally obtained funds went through the exchange. дальше »
2018-10-4 01:00 | |
[promoted] How Invictus Capital Is Reshaping the Landscape of Cryptocurrency Investing
One of the impacts of the rapid, global advancement of digital asset markets has been seasons of volatility and turbulence. This creates a challenging environment for even the most astute investors in terms of managing cryptocurrency portfolios and investment strategies. дальше »
2018-10-3 17:37 | |
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees Refutes WSJ Dirty Money Accusations
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has published a new blog post refuting accusations from the Wall Street Journal surrounding a multi-million dollar money laundering network operating through the ShapeShift exchange. дальше »
2018-10-2 18:34 | |
ShapeShift Rebuffs WSJ Money Laundering Claims as “False and Absurd”
Even if the investigation data were accurate, $9 million of illicit funds channeled through ShapeShift amounts to a mere 0.15% of the platform trading volume, CEO Erik Voorhees said in response to a report by the WSJ. дальше »
2018-10-2 14:08 | |
Shapeshift Accused Of Aiding Criminals to carry out Successful Money Laundering Operations
A Switzerland based cryptocurrency exchange which is one of the anonymous exchanges that handles Bitcoin trades, Shapeshift founded by Erik Voorhees in 2014 has been accused of aiding money laundering by Wall Street Journal investigation after the later found that $88. дальше »
2018-9-29 10:54 | |
Banks Launder $2.7 Billion Every Day, Crypto Exchanges $9 Million in Two Years
Earlier this month, Danske Bank, the biggest bank in Denmark, faced its largest scandal to date for laundering more than $230 billion. Despite the billions of dollars banks launder on a daily basis, critics are still focused on crypto exchanges. дальше »
2018-9-29 10:00 | |
WSJ: Investigation Finds $88 Million in Laundered Money Using Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency, Exchanges–A recent investigation published by The Wall Street Journal on Friday reports finding close to $100 million in illicit funds being funneled through cryptocurrency via crypto exchanges. дальше »
2018-9-29 05:02 | |
North Korea Using Bitcoin And Monero To Fund Nuclear Program
Ever heard of the term crypto laundering? North Korea (DPRK) is trading, laundering and mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and possibly Monero (XMR) in order to evade U. S. sanctions, intelligence experts tell Asia Times. дальше »
2018-9-28 16:30 | |
Riot Blockchain Replaces CEO Over $27 Million Pump and Dump Charges
Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), a company officially focused on cryptocurrency mining and the development of an exchange, has swiftly replaced its CEO after the SEC charged him in connection to a fraudulent $27 million pump an dump scheme. дальше »
2018-9-11 19:45 | |
Thai Actor Nabbed in Bitcoin Scam Secures Bail Release
Thai actor Jiratpisit “Boom” Jaravijit, who was arrested as part of an elaborate $24 million scam, has secured bail after his arrest on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Jaravijit Out on Bail Jiratpisit Jaravijit has been released on a two million Thai baht (US$60,000) bail. дальше »
2018-8-13 19:43 | |
Future Analysts Will Be Tested on Cryptocurrencies in New CFA Curriculum
As the crypto market continues to meld into the realm of traditional finance, the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute is taking notice — so much so that the organization is adding cryptocurrency and blockchain sections to its 2019 certification exams. дальше »
2018-7-16 20:42 | |
GainBitcoin’s $300 Million Crypto Scam Investigation Sees New “Crucial Clues” Surface
GainBitcoin was exposed as a Ponzi scheme, and the investigation by the Indian police force has continued to progress. The scheme stole $300 million, but authorities have said that they presently have new “crucial clues” to see how this fake company ended up laundering so much money. дальше »
2018-7-16 09:17 | |
A one year prison term was handed down to a local bitcoins trader
News A Southern Californian Localbitcoins trader has been sentenced to prison for a year for unlicensed money transmitting and money laundering. The trader, Bitcoin Maven, reportedly exchanged between $6 and $9. дальше »
2018-7-11 07:47 | |
Localbitcoins Trader Sentenced to One Year in Prison
A Southern Californian Localbitcoins trader has been sentenced to prison for a year for unlicensed money transmitting and money laundering. The trader, Bitcoin Maven, reportedly exchanged between $6 and $9. дальше »
2018-7-11 06:20 | |
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. дальше »
2018-6-27 20:26 | |
Proposed Regulations Could Cause Major Shifts in Canadian Crypto Businesses
Canada’s government has released draft regulations for “virtual currencies” with a consultation period of 90 days, saying that proposed regulatory changes could mean a loss of $60 million over 10 years for businesses that deal in cryptocurrencies but will improve Canada’s international reputation and make it easier for crypto businesses to deal overseas. дальше »
2018-6-13 20:24 | |
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