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South Korean police have seized up to 4.4 billion won worth of cryptocurrency held by a group of illegal crypto exchange operators profiting off of user platform fees. According to a news report from Yonhap, the authorities raided a syndicate… origin »
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UK authorities are making an effort to claw back gains from crypto investors by requesting that they file their taxes. The post Crypto Tax: UK Authorities More Determined to Clawback Gain appeared first on Coinspeaker.
2025-10-19 14:35 | |
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The rise of crypto has become a breeding ground for financial scams in France, contributing to a surge in fraudulent activity that has authorities scrambling to protect consumers. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office, along with regulatory bodies like the AMF and ACPR, are particularly concerned about the growing number of schemes involving bogus crypto investments.
2024-12-27 03:30 | |
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South Korean tax authorities are unstoppable in keeping crypto holders in their eyes and making them accountable to pay taxes. The National Tax Service (NTS) has issued a warning to the crypto traders that they have to report their earnings even from tokens held in foreign exchanges.
2021-3-20 03:30 | |
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English and Dutch authorities have arrested six people who created a fake crypto exchange website that managed to steal around €24 million worth of crypto from more than 4000 victims in over 12 countries according to a Europol press release, June 25, 2018.
2019-6-30 20:00 | |
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Despite a nationwide crackdown on cryptocurrencies already in place, the Chinese government went one step further and passed a decree forbidding all crypto-related events in Beijing’s financial district.
2018-8-24 00:00 | |
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China has stepped up its crackdown on digital assets as it blocks the public from accessing more than 120 exchanges. Authorities are reportedly continuing to identify and police domestic websites offering information on crypto trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs).
2018-8-24 22:30 | |
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The Chinese authorities continue their crusade against cryptocurrency trading in the country by blocking web access to overseas platforms.
2018-8-24 17:58 | |
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In two days, we have seen three significant news pieces out of China that all point towards an all out ban on cryptocurrencies from Chinese authorities. As it stands in China, some aspects of crypto are banned and others are totally legal, however it seems that new regulations are coming into force by the day, regulations that are going to put an awful lot of pressure on the crypto community within China.
2018-8-23 17:30 | |
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The Chinese authorities make new attempts to block the access to the overseas crypto trading platforms. Local websites and WeChat accounts accused of providing crypto trading or ICO services also get under the hammer.
2018-8-24 13:40 | |
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Digital currencies have baffled the world with their volatility and even governments and financial authorities around the world are unsure about what they should make of cryptocurrencies. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had a tense relationship with these coins.
2018-8-23 21:44 | |
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China’s most popular messaging app, WeChat, has been asked to shut down the accounts of several blockchain and crypto-related news outlets as new regulations are enforced. China Makes Ban Official According to the latest tweet by Dovey Wan — the Managing Director of Dhanua Capital, a California-based venture capital fund — the Chinese government authorities have released an official order asking to ban all the cryptocurrency-related commercial activities and events.
2018-8-22 21:00 | |
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The Chinese government has banned all commercial crypto and blockchain-related events in the region, after encouraging local financial authorities to speed up the development of blockchain technology.
2018-8-23 18:50 | |
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The oil-backed Petro, Venezuela’s own sovereign cryptocurrency has hit headlines very recently after authorities in Venezuela announced they would be using the Petro as a tether to the Bolivar, the Venezuelan FIAT currency that is currently struggling under hyperinflation.
2018-8-22 16:30 | |
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Winklevoss owned cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini, have established a working group that has been designed to allow crypto exchanges in the United States to self regulate themselves in lieu of any regulations from the SEC and other relevant authorities.
2018-8-22 06:00 | |
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Nearly eight months to the day after the ponzi scheme BitConnect exit scammed, the sins of the project have caught up to one of its figureheads. Divyesh Darji, the alleged leader of BitConnect’s Asian team, was arrested this Saturday, August 18, 2018, in the Delhi airport by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
2018-8-20 19:54 | |
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BitConnect India is now at the centre of an investigation as authorities believe that the whole concept was ‘probably’ a Ponzi scheme, a scam that saw round $3 billion in investments before the ‘exchange’ closed down in January 2018.
2018-8-20 14:00 | |
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Three suspects have been detained by Chinese police in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency theft. The supposed hackers stole bitcoin and other digital assets worth an estimated $87 million USD.
2018-8-20 01:40 | |
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Bitcoin, while becoming more widely known and a little better understood among the general public, is still considered suspicious among rank and file security folk such as customs and airport agents.
2018-8-17 08:05 | |
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August is not the best period for important decisions but it seems a good time to sketch plans for the second active half of the year. Authorities in several countries have shared their intentions regarding the regulation and oversight of the crypto space.
2018-8-16 22:05 | |
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Following a high-level proposal in July to ban the importation of all cryptocurrency mining equipment into Vietnam, the Vietnamese Customs Department has announced a total ban on all mining rig imports, according to a local news outlet.
2018-8-16 21:58 | |
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The crypto technology is one of the key areas that South Korea’s authorities think would spearhead economic growth.
2018-8-15 15:49 | |
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Off the back of a surge in trading volume within Saudi Arabia, Saudi authorities have issued a reminder to their citizens to ensure that they are all aware that cryptocurrency trading an investment is illegal.
2018-8-13 16:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency regulation is one of the key features needed for a global cryptocurrency adoption. Governments, banks and other authorities will not allow a total adoption of cryptocurrency for as long as cryptocurrency remains self-governing and volatile, as a result of uncertainty.
2018-8-13 16:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency Dragon Coin recently attempted to launch their fraudulent platform, promising any contributor that the company would equally invest in their shares as well. Bangkok Post reported that investors played their part, but Dragon Coin did not fulfill their end of the deal.
2018-8-10 18:53 | |
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The blockchain promises to fix pretty much everything. When we look at the implications of blockchain technology, the list for potential applications is frankly huge. One big area that needs to be addressed is the global property market.
2018-8-10 16:15 | |
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A Local firm in South Korea, Shinil, was raided in the early hours of yesterday by authorities of the country due to an alleged crypto scam that saw the company promise investors the remains of a wrecked Russian ship, Dmitrii Donskoi, during the Russo-Japanese war in 1905.
2018-8-9 02:40 | |
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Within the United States, members of Congress and other authorities are starting to be required to account for and declare their digital assets. This is a little bit of a paradox in that cryptocurrency was designed to challenge government control, yet in this scenario, we are seeing members of one of the world’s most powerful governments declare their crypto assets, on a frankly colossal scale.
2018-8-7 13:30 | |
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VeChain have announced a new partnership with NTT Docomo, the biggest mobile phone network provider in Japan. The partnership will see the pairing of NTT Docomo and the VeChainThor project. NTT Docomo are the biggest mobile phone network providers in Japan, supplying over 76 million customers with access to a mobile network across the country.
2018-8-6 13:30 | |
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Handshake (HNS) is giving away $100 million in crypto to help with the global launch of the replacement system of root authority servers for the internet architecture. Are Current Root Certificate Authorities Secure? Nope.
2018-8-4 05:39 | |
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Mt. Gox are back in the headlines, this time as a result of a decision made by authorities that will see money owed by Mt. Gox, held until summer 2019. Just to recap, Mt. Gox are due to credit the accounts of customers who had funds stolen during the Mt.
2018-8-4 23:00 | |
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According to reports out today, local authorities in Queensland are alleged to be piloting a programme that could see the adoption of a number of cryptocurrencies within the state. The currencies in question include Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Dash and NEM.
2018-8-3 14:00 | |
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Malta-based decentralized crypto bank project Founders Bank is still awaiting a licence from local authorities.
2018-8-3 08:37 | |
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XRP is set to be added to Coinsquare, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange platforms in Canada. This is exciting news, especially as it falls in line within a period that is seeing extensive research carried out by the Canadian Central Bank into cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
2018-8-3 23:00 | |
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The authorities in South Korea are working round the clock to unravel a possible crypto investment scam, involving Shinil Group, a Seoul-based firm, which allegedly offered to pay investors in gold, from a Russian ship that sank 113 years ago.
2018-8-1 18:20 | |
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In line with a vision for a blockchain future, legal authorities within Dubai are now looking into the development of a new blockchain system designed to streamline legal proceedings that reach domestic court level.
2018-8-1 16:00 | |
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South Korean authorities are investigating a possible crypto investment scam involving the Seoul-based Shinil Group as the key figure, Korea JoongAng Daily reported July 31. Shinil Group (Shinil) allegedly promised to pay investors in gold from a sunken Russian shipwreck.
2018-8-1 08:22 | |
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Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States and one of the biggest in the world has appointed financial mastermind Jeff Horowitz as the companies new Chief Compliance Officer (CCO).
2018-8-1 08:00 | |
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South Korean authorities are investigating a possible crypto scam by a Seoul-based firm, which promised to pay investors in treasure from a sunken Russian shipwreck
2018-8-1 04:29 | |
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Cheap energy prices are sending crypto miners to the U. S. -Canadian border, turning hydropower into hash power, but the authorities are beginning to fight back. Taking Advantage of the Public Utilities Plattsburgh, a small town on the North American border has become ground zero for crypto mining.
2018-7-31 21:30 | |
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ETF’s are back in the news this week with the Winklevoss twins of Gemini getting rejected again, while investment firm Direxion was delayed till September on a final decision.
2018-7-30 18:41 | |
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Republican U.S. Congressman Bill Huizenga calls for more action in Congress on crypto regulation and empowering financial authorities
2018-7-28 03:22 | |
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The future of crypto in Vietnam has been very uncertain of late. In fact, through 2018 all together, the country has remained very much on the fence about the future of crypto, including blockchain technology, currencies and projects that involve ICOs.
2018-7-27 16:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency fraud and crime is rife in South Korea. This year alone with have seen countless reports of fraud and hacks taking place within the country in instances that could have otherwise been stopped with adequate regulation.
2018-7-27 00:30 | |
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As we should all know by now, cryptocurrency in India is taking a bit of a hit. With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ruling against it and the supreme court looking likely to do the same thing, by the end of September cryptocurrency could seriously hit a dead-end in the country.
2018-7-26 16:30 | |
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Jon Montroll, the founder of two US based cryptocurrency trading platforms has pled guilty to allegations of security fraud that has seen Montroll deceive both investors and the authorities on multiple counts, allowing him to manipulate investigations into hacks that had taken place within his platforms.
2018-7-26 16:00 | |
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We all seem to forget that cryptocurrency was made for this exact reason. By using the blockchain, cryptocurrency can allow citizens to break free from economic pressure to seek liberation from sanctions.
2018-7-26 14:00 | |
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The government of South Korea and local financial authorities are planning to pass the country’s first crypto and blockchain legislation as early as possible, to legitimize and strictly oversee the local cryptocurrency industry.
2018-7-26 09:30 | |
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By Adir Alon Going Towards Crypto Regulation? Tax Authorities in Israel Will Collect Information about Crypto Investors The Israeli Tax Authority conducted an audit at the offices of Bits of Gold and reached agreements whereby the company would provide information about customers who transfer over $ … The post [Guest Post] Tax Authorities in Israel
2018-7-26 01:08 | |
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Whilst the future for cryptocurrency in China is uncertain, there are still plenty of research authorities working in the country that are designed to explore and interpret cryptocurrencies. Within this, one such authority, the Chinese Centre for Information Industry Development (CCID) has released a number of rankings for cryptocurrencies from May this year, with the most recent update to the ranking taking place this week.
2018-7-25 14:00 | |
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Upbit is inching toward a future Nasdaq debut thanks to a corporate tie-up involving Naver and Dunamu (a $14.5 billion equity exchange).
With Washington tightening the screws on North Korea’s crypto-funded nuclear weapons programme, South Korea says it’s open to rethinking its own sanctions playbook. During a recent interview, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ji-na told local media that “coordination between…
Binance is facing renewed scrutiny from South Korean lawmakers after a parliamentary hearing this week reignited calls for the exchange to compensate victims of GOPAX’s failed GoFi deposit program. South Korean lawmakers are intensifying pressure on Binance to fulfill a…
Binance holds a 67% stake in Gopax, acquired in February 2023. A $4. 3 billion US settlement eased regulatory concerns in South Korea. Gopax faced a $47 million liquidity shortfall linked to Genesis Global Capital.
Binance is finally making progress with its South Korea re-entry after over two years of delay, as authorities have reopened their review of the exchange’s long-stalled takeover of local crypto exchange Gopax.
Hwang Jung-eum, a South Korean actress and K-drama star, was handed a suspended prison sentence for embezzling $3 million from her agency to invest in cryptocurrency. According to a report from local media outlet Korea JoongAng Daily, Hwang has been…
South Korean regulators have moved to quell a brewing risk in crypto exchanges. The new regime bans high-risk leveraged loans and institutes a strict 20% interest cap, citing serious concerns over investor protection and market stability. On September 5, South…