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$15 Million Bounty on Maduro: US Charges Venezuelan President With Narco-Terrorism and Drug Trafficking
The U. S. has charged 14 high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan government, including President Nicolas Maduro, with “narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges. дальше »
2020-3-27 09:15 | |
Crypto Forensics Startup Elliptic to Urge Congress For Tougher AML Enforcement of Privacy Coins
Elliptic, a crypto analytic firm is set on recommending the US Congress demand tougher anti-money laundering (AML) rules for exchanges allowing of the trading of privacy coins. The firm is set to lay down recommendations at a US Congressional hearing that will discuss how cryptos are being utilized to facilitate human trafficking, CoinDesk reports. On […] дальше »
2020-1-16 01:44 | |
Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules
Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking. дальше »
2020-1-16 21:00 | |
Anti-Human Trafficking Agency Traces Crypto to Fight Modern-Day Slavery
CipherTrace announces partnership with ATII to combat human trafficking using crypto analytics
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Beowulf Blockchain and Pacific Link Foundation to Help Human Trafficking Victims
The Pacific Link Foundation will use the educational services of Beowulf Blockchain to help human trafficking victims and disadvantaged children to acquire skills and resources necessary to thrive in society. дальше »
2019-12-13 10:00 | |
How a blockchain-based digital ID system could help tackle human trafficking
Human trafficking affects every country in the world. In fact, estimates say that 20-40 million people are enslaved across the globe, earning criminals profits of approximately $150 billion a year. дальше »
2019-10-14 14:37 | |
Will The U.S. Gov’t Expand The Bank Secrecy Act To Include Bitcoin Miners To Fight Money Laundering?
Cryptocurrencies have the potential of revolutionizing the financial world soon. The only problem is that it is widely used for criminality and other illegal acts like drug trade and even human trafficking. дальше »
2019-9-9 21:05 | |
Podcast: How bank data analysis helps fight modern slavery
Since 2014, more than 40 million people have been victimized by human trafficking. To understand how massive that number actually is, look at this map of Europe for a few seconds: The number of human trafficking victims globally is as many as the inhabitants of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Croatia, and Hungary combined. дальше »
2019-8-26 16:29 | |
The White House Just Blamed Bitcoin for America’s Opiate Crisis
The opioid epidemic is the new devil Bitcoin is being blamed for inflaming, to be added to the already long list of heinous crimes crypto is supposedly responsible for, like terrorism, money laundering, and trafficking. дальше »
2019-8-25 21:00 | |
Three drug lords have their Bitcoin and Litecoin addresses blacklisted by US Treasury
OFAC and FinCEN announced a coordinated effort to sanction three Chinese nationals for an international drug trafficking operation with profits laundered via Bitcoin and Litecoin. The culprits, identified as Xiaobing Yan, Fujing Zheng, and Guanghua Zheng, were accused of manufacturing and distributing lethal narcotics. дальше »
2019-8-23 04:25 | |
U.S. Treasury Discloses Bitcoin and Litecoin Addresses of Alleged Chinese Drug Smugglers
According to a press release dated August 21, 2019, the U. S. Treasury Department has blacklisted three Chinese citizens and one Chinese Entity for allegedly leading an online-based drug trafficking organization that was smuggling opioids inside the US. дальше »
2019-8-23 01:00 | |
US government knows you’re buying opioids with Bitcoin — and it doesn’t like it
The US government has released a series of advisory notes, one of which specifically looks at the role played by cryptocurrencies in the buying and selling of illegal substances such as fentanyl. дальше »
2019-8-22 14:20 | |
Big Banks Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Crimes
Unlike the unfounded narrative that cryptocurrency enables crime, big banks are more than happy to serve unsavory clients if it is lucrative enough for them. The latest example of this is a report that Jeffrey Epstein was apparently using his bank accounts to fund sex trafficking and possibly other crimes. дальше »
2019-8-13 11:30 | |
U.S. Treasury Secretary: ‘I Bet I Won’t Even Talk About Bitcoin in Five Years’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes cryptocurrency transactions may pose certain risks to the financial system as they could potentially be used fund illicit activities such as money laundering and drug trafficking. Mnuchin’s recent comments... дальше »
2019-7-25 12:35 | |
Donald Trump's Outdated Take On Bitcoin
Coming in the form of a Twitter tirade, President Donald Trump said he was "not a fan" of bitcoin because of its volatility and use in drug trafficking. Similarly, Trump also took aim at Facebook's Libra project, stating the cryptocurrency would have "little standing or dependability." дальше »
2019-7-12 19:09 | |
Fallen Aussie Football Reveals Drug-Fuelled Crypto Trading Sessions, Adamant Bitcoin Will Be Big
During the course of legal proceedings against Mark “Bomber” Thompson, it has emerged that the former Australian Football League coach indulged in mammoth crypto trading sessions whilst taking various controlled substances. дальше »
2019-6-27 02:00 | |
Flexer charged with trafficking Bitcoin-purchased drugs in Australia
A man who frequently flaunted his wealth on social media has been found guilty of importing and trafficking drugs purchased with Bitcoin on the dark web. Brendan Leigh Baker, 27, a former cafe owner in Canberra, was found guilty in the ACT Supreme Court this week. дальше »
2019-6-19 13:04 | |
How to combat human trafficking with data science
Modern slavery is unfortunately still part of our global reality, with more than 40 million people believed to be victims of human trafficking around the world. It’s up to governments, organizations, and society as a whole to battle this evil – and as we heard at TNW2019 Conference, data science can help. дальше »
2019-5-10 14:27 | |
Sex-Trafficking Site Backpage Might Have Sparked Crypto Capital’s Investigation
We, at BitcoinExchangeGuide, have been continuously bringing you the developments and fallout of the Bitfinex-Tether fiasco. A few days back we had reported about things getting worse for both these companies. дальше »
2019-5-4 19:13 | |
Blockchain-Challenged Authorities Take Down Crypto’s Largest Dark Web
By CCN: It appears safety standards for criminals on the dark web are shrinking quickly. Following a series of raids in both Germany and the United States, American and European officials have succeeded in taking down what they call one of the world’s “largest online criminal trafficking operations. дальше »
2019-5-4 01:10 | |
Brazilian Police Accidentally Discover Money Laundering Bitcoin Mining Farm
By CCN. com: A report published in local Brazilian news outlet Zero Hora has revealed that Brazilian police have made an arrest in connection with a suspected crypto money laundering scheme. An accidental discovery The report, which was published on April 23, claims that the State Department of Drug Trafficking (Denarc) in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul came upon a house where cryptocurrencies were being mined as they were on the trail of a suspected drug trafficker. дальше »
2019-4-28 14:36 | |
FedEx Calls To Mandate Blockchain For International Shipping
FedEx CIO, Rob Carter, believes that mandated blockchain standards for international shipping will lead to widespread adoption within the industry. This would also enable authorities to better track goods’ provenance, and help combat the trafficking of counterfeit or illegal goods. дальше »
2019-4-27 00:00 | |
Fake California Cop Racket Targets Victims in Bitcoin Phone Scam
By CCN. com: A notice on the official website for the City of Berkeley police department warns residents of phone scams involving Bitcoin. Calling them “cyber-enabled fraud crime,” the post talks about a woman who scammers attempted to victimize via telephone – even calling her from the number 911. дальше »
2019-4-27 19:49 | |
PSA: Don’t give in to police officer asking for your Bitcoin, it’s a scam
Has a cop recently asked you to hand over your cryptocurrency? Well, a phone scammer posing as a police officer is targeting victims in California, requesting they hand over all the money in their bank account in Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-4-25 11:27 | |
New York Makes First Money Laundering Conviction Involving Cryptocurrency
In what the Manhattan District Attorney calls the first crypto money laundering conviction in New York, two defendants have pleaded guilty to running a drug trafficking business that laundered millions of dollars in Western Union and crypto payments. дальше »
2019-4-25 20:37 | |
Police bust potential Bitcoin money laundering scheme in Brazil
Brazilian police have arrested a man on suspicion that he was running a drug trafficking ring and laundering funds using Bitcoin. According to a local report, law enforcement officials found a clandestine drug laboratory containing Bitcoin mining equipment in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, and arrested the unnamed man yesterday. дальше »
2019-4-24 18:07 | |
Blockchain May Assist in the Fight Against Human Trafficking, Says UK Princess and US Ambassador
Blockchain technology is gaining new trials every month as various jurisdictions examine the technology to see what it can offer them. Considering the way that blockchain can track certain information, along with many other features, it has recently been suggested to be used in efforts to stop human trafficking by Princess Eugenie of the United Kingdom and Ambassador […] дальше »
2019-4-12 06:38 | |
Canadian Drug Dealer Forced to Forfeit $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
Matthew Phan, the Mississauga resident at the center of a drug trafficking case facilitated via bitcoin, has been ordered to forfeit 281. 41 BTC by a Toronto Court, reports The Star. The ruling is reportedly the largest bitcoin forfeiture recorded by authorities in Canada. дальше »
2019-4-5 23:00 | |
Bombshell Salesforce Lawsuit Alleges Stunning Sex Trafficking Hypocrisy
By CCN. com: For years, software giant Salesforce has carefully crafted an image for itself as a bastion of human rights. However, in a stunning reversal, the San Francisco tech titan is now being sued by 50 women in a San Francisco court for allegedly selling business tools to the now-defunct sex trafficking website Backpage. дальше »
2019-3-28 19:36 | |
Patriots Owner’s ‘Graphic’ Sex Tape Could Be Released to Peeping Tom Public
Robert Kraft’s graphic sex tape — where he’s caught on video receiving oral sex at a Florida massage parlor — will probably be released publicly. That’s what Florida authorities said one day after the billionaire New England Patriots owner filed a motion to keep the police surveillance videos kept under seal. дальше »
2019-3-22 23:59 | |
Tesla Faces Dozens Of Lawsuits Apart From SEC Action
These are not the best of times for Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Fresh from dealing with a stock price crisis caused by weak sales and presumed consumer apathy, he is again facing legal action from the SEC, in addition to dealing with Tesla’s weak financial situation and amssive layoffs. дальше »
2019-3-20 06:15 | |
Senate Republicans Mutiny, Deliver Devastating Rebuke to Lawless Trump
The U. S. Senate voted today to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration at the United States-Mexico border. Following a weeks-long government shutdown and stalemate with House Democrats over funding to reinforce barriers on the southern border, Donald Trump invoked the Nixon-era National Emergencies Act of 1976. дальше »
2019-3-15 00:15 | |
High-Profile Businessman and Aussie Crypto Pioneer Gets Accused of Trafficking and Crime
The Australian cryptocurrency pioneer Sam Karagiozis has been arrested accused of trafficking 30 kilograms of drugs. Mr. Karagiozis informed he lost around $3 million after the cryptocurrency market crash in 2018. дальше »
2019-3-11 16:31 | |
Australian Police Arrests Bitcoin Exchange Operator for Running a Drug Ring
The Australian Federal Police arrested a 27-year bitcoin exchange operator for running a drug distribution ring. The investigation dates back to 2017 when the AFP had arrested two Victorian men for importing drugs to Australia. дальше »
2019-3-9 14:05 | |
Australian police seizes 30KG in drugs and $2M from cryptocurrency crime ring
Australian federal police (AFP) have arrested two men connected to a cryptocurrency-fused drug syndicate operating in Melbourne. According to a statement, AFP agents executed a string of search warrants yesterday, seizing steroids, Australian currency, and “cryptocurrency-related items. дальше »
2019-3-8 13:58 | |
A First for Everything: Canadian Court Certified a Bitcoin Expert
CipherTrace, a blockchain security company, announced today that its CEO, Dave Jevans, has been certified by a Canadian criminal court as an expert witness. Jevans testified against Matthew Phan, a drug dealer convicted for trafficking in drugs and weapons on the dark web. дальше »
2019-3-7 01:53 | |
Ireland’s Wilsons Auctions to Pawn Off 315 Bitcoins That Were Seized in Dark Net Drug Case
As per a recent news piece published by a respected media outlet, Irish auction house ‘Wilsons’ is going to be selling a total of 315 crypto-coins that were confiscated by the Belgian government in relation to a drug trafficking incident that took place a couple of years ago. To be a bit more specific, we […] дальше »
2019-2-21 16:54 | |
Craig Wright Tells a Story of Drugs, Covert Operations and Drama, Claiming to be Satoshi. Wikipedia Calls Him a “Serial Fabricator”
On February 8, 2019, Craig Wright wrote on his personal blog a series of posts worthy of being translated into a movie. In these posts, he tells a story of mysteries, human trafficking and covert operations in which he played an important role. дальше »
2019-2-14 00:52 | |