2023-5-5 06:22 |
CertiK has contacted law enforcement in the United States and the United Kingdom to find the pseudonymous operators.
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According to a report by The Wall Street Journal on April 16, the United States-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bittrex, is facing the possibility of legal action from the enforcement division of the U.
2023-4-18 19:14 | |
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United States and international law enforcement agencies have shut down the Genesis Market, a hacker marketplace notorious for selling compromised credentials and digital browser fingerprints.
2023-4-6 23:25 | |
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The crypto exchange claimed that none of its listed assets were considered securities, and any potential targeting of its wallet was based on a “misunderstanding” by United States Securities and Exchange Commission officials.
2023-3-23 01:02 | |
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It seems that around 40,000 Bitcoin held in wallets linked to law enforcement seizures in the United States are currently being transferred, according to new data by Glassnode, a blockchain analytics firm.
2023-3-9 01:36 | |
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The crypto space is experiencing increasing tension as United States regulators intensify their regulatory approaches. Some of their recent enforcement actions include a stop order mandate on crypto token issuers, a Wells Notice to some exchanges, a hint of lawsuits, and others.
2023-2-22 17:20 | |
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Matrixport’s executives believe the regulatory enforcement on BUSD will not impact all stablecoins. Moreover, according to the executive, other issues surround the crackdown. The United States regulators are striking hard on some crypto firms, including Kraken, Coinbase, and Paxos.
2023-2-15 13:23 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement division has issued a Wells notice to Paxos — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing anonymous sources. The post The SEC may potentially sue Paxos over BinanceUSD – WSJ appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-2-13 10:30 | |
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United States lawmaker Tom Emmer said SEC chairman Gary Gensler is “protecting” no one with his “regulation through enforcement” strategy. The post US lawmaker Tom Emmer says SEC is ‘protecting’ no one appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-1-13 12:31 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the embattled FTX founder and former CEO, is set to be extradited to the United States following the latest court hearing since his arrest earlier this month. The former FTX CEO’s return to the US under the watch of law enforcement and eventual prosecution is all set.
2022-12-23 21:24 | |
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Ripple general counsel Stuart Alderoty described BlockFi’s bankruptcy as another success for the United States SEC and its regulation-by-enforcement approach. The post Ripple general counsel calls BlockFi bankruptcy another success for SEC’s ‘regulation by enforcement’ approach appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-11-29 15:10 | |
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Brazil’s Federal Police and the United States Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), along with the help of multiple other enforcement agencies have busted a global crypto fraud ring, according to a press release issued by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on October 6.
2022-10-10 14:15 | |
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The United States SEC’s enforcement staff are reportedly unhappy with Chairman Gary Gensler over his “publicity stunt” concerning the recent settlement fine paid by Kim Kardashian, Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino reported on October 5.
2022-10-6 15:00 | |
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A federal United States government organization said crypto markets pose a threat to broader financial stability if they continue growing without more thoughtful oversight and enforcement. The post US consumer protection watchdog warns crypto could pose risk to financial stability appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-10-5 12:45 | |
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Many in the space have criticized regulators including the CFTC and SEC for taking a “regulation by enforcement” approach to crypto in the United States.
2022-10-3 00:25 | |
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The government of the United Kingdom introduced the “Seize, Freeze, and Recover” crypto asset bill into Parliament. This new bill provides law enforcement agencies with more power to seize, freeze, and recover crypto assets.
2022-9-25 04:00 | |
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The United Kingdom has introduced a new bill that would make it easier for law enforcement agencies to freeze and seize crypto assets. The post UK’s new bill aims to help law enforcement seize, freeze crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-9-23 23:36 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs to take action to protect consumers against bad actors in the crypto space, Senator Elizabeth Warren told Yahoo Finance on July 17.
2022-7-19 23:30 | |
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The United States expansion for Huobi has gone a step further. This is valid as HBIT secures its MSB (Money Service Business) license from the US FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network). HBIT is a subsidiary of the digital currency exchange platform, Huobi.
2022-7-8 23:00 | |
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Huobi said July 5 that its subsidiary HBIT received a license from the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Bureau’s (FinCEN) Money Services Business Registration (MSB) to operate in the country.
2022-7-6 21:00 | |
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The central bank said the growth of the crypto market did not pose an “immediate threat” to the United Kingdom’s financial system, but had the potential to do so in the future.
2022-7-5 19:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s analytics program, Coinbase Tracer, is reportedly providing users’ data to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). The post Coinbase reportedly has contract with ICE to provide users’ geo-location data appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-7-1 20:13 | |
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Coinbase has sold software to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which allows it to track crypto transactions. The post Coinbase Sells Client ‘Geo-Tracking Data’ to US Immigration Agency appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-6-30 16:00 | |
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“The SEC [decided] to do regulation through enforcement, which is not efficient and really I think has stifled innovation in the United States," said Brad Garlinghouse.
2022-6-24 00:36 | |
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Cryptocurrencies are being celebrated by investors but the lack of regulations has put them in a fix. In the United States, there have been actions taken against crypto businesses for lack of complianThe post CFTC commissioner discourages enforcement actions without regulations appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-12-8 17:30 | |
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The Deputy Attorney General of the United States revealed that the Justice Department created a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), to combat the illicit use of cryptocurrency for criminal activities.
2021-10-8 23:00 | |
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Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States has been able to secure a new deal with the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office which would see it use its Coinbase Analytics tool for undisclosed purposes.
2021-9-20 19:00 | |
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The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against over 100 cryptocurrency firms who are operating without license in the U.K. FCA Says FOMO Causing Increased Investment in Crypto According to Reuters on Tuesday (June 22, 2021), the FCA’s head of enforcement and market oversight, Mark Steward, made the warning about theRead More
2021-6-24 23:00 | |
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What Happened? The darknet operation involved law enforcement agencies from Germany, Australia, Denmark, Moldova, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and was supported by Europol. DarkMarket allegedly allowed users to trade several illicit items, including drugs, counterfeit money, stolen credit and debit card details, and computer malware.
2021-1-13 23:14 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury shared its intent to amend the FBAR for cryptocurrencies. The official document “Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Filing Requirement for Virtual Currency” notes that currently, FBAR regulations do not define a foreign account holding virtual currency […] The post FinCEN Intends to Amend the FBAR Rules Regarding Foreign Accounts Holding Cryptocurrencies first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-1-3 19:13 | |
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The U. S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a warning that alerts financial institutions in the United States about increasing ransomware attacks against coronavirus vaccine research organizations.
2020-12-31 03:30 | |
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today issued a statement and requested for comment on the issue of “custody of digital asset securities by broker-dealers.” The federal ageThe post SEC: Broker-dealers holding security tokens won't be subject to enforcement action for 5 years appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-12-24 21:34 | |
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The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is proposing that crypto exchanges and other Money Service Businesses (MSBs) keep records for counterparty withdrawal transactions of more than $3,000. In...
2020-12-20 15:17 | |
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United States Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) has posted two new job roles and expected to employ strategic policy officers for crypto. According to the postThe post US Treasury wants crypto policy experts to fight crypto-related crimes appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-12-18 20:23 | |
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The United States' Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released a proposed rule change this October that lowered the threshold for Travel Rule information sharing and retention from $3,000 to $250 foThe post What does FinCEN's amended Travel Rule threshold mean for crypto? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-11-16 12:30 | |
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United States Attorney General (AG) William Barr says the recent publishing of the Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework will help law enforcement to fight elements using digital currencies for illicit ends.
2020-10-10 09:30 | |
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Financial firms, government, and the private sector all see cryptocurrencies as risky, found a survey by the Royal United Services Institute think-tank and the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialists on Tuesday.
2020-10-1 19:37 | |
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United States law enforcement has disrupted another darknet drug trafficking ring, recovering illegal narcotics, firearms, and millions of dollars in crypto and cash. Cryptocurrencies remain a popular payment method on the dark web for illicit drugs and other controlled goods.
2020-9-23 21:57 | |
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The SEC’s slowness in ruling on DeFI's legality "is not a waiver of its enforcement power," says our columnist.
2020-9-19 15:30 | |
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US lawmakers have introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act to ensure law enforcement can access encrypted information. This bill is “a full-frontal nuclear assault on encryption in the United States,” one expert says.
2020-6-26 22:30 | |
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Bitget, a Singapore-based spot trading platform for major digital assets is making active plans to expand operations from the Asian region to the United States. The firm says it has now registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), according to reports on March 30, 2020.
2020-3-30 19:00 | |
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The United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently disclosed that its frequent use of the Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program (CIP) for many of its Homeland Security Investigations where they relate to digital asset investigations.
2020-2-29 21:07 | |
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The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is inviting cryptocurrency stakeholders to a crypto tax summit in March. The move comes as the IRS has declared its intention to pursue robust virtual currency tax enforcement in 2020.
2020-2-19 16:00 | |
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As part of efforts to curb the use of blockchain-based virtual currencies for unlawful activities such as money laundering, the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has mandated all money services businesses (MSBs) such as Bitcoin (BTC) trading venues to start transmitting certain customer info for transactions up to $3,000 or higher.
2019-11-21 02:00 | |
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The 2019 National Proceeds of Crime Conference (NPOCC) held in Brisbane, Australia from November 13-15 addressed “Globalisation and Digitisation of the Criminal Economy,” and featured 200+ delegates hearing from representatives of organizations such as the Australian Federal Police, Singapore and New Zealand police, United States Department of Justice, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
2019-11-15 20:15 | |
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The criminal division of the U. S. Internal Revenue System (IRS) recently announced that it was able to identify dozens of people who were using cryptocurrencies to evade taxes or to commit crimes without getting caught.
2019-11-9 07:10 | |
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On 28 October, regulated financial institution Paxos Trust Company announced that it had received No-Action relief from the United States’ SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) to introduce its Paxos Settlement Service as a blockchain-based settlement platform.
2019-10-29 09:30 | |
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The role of regulations for cryptocurrency adoption is pivotal as policies decide the level of exposure the cryptocurrency space can get in front of the general population. The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission has been one of the most active regulators in this regard, with many of its members gaining an interest in the […] The post SEC’s aggressive enforcement, Jay Clayton’s chairmanship slowing down cryptocurrency market appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-26 17:30 | |
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At the University of Georgetown, The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and it's executive Kenneth Blanco gave their views where he clarified that the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws straightforwardly apply to everybody.
2019-10-22 19:10 | |
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A man in the US has been charged for allegedly operating an $11 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action yesterday, charging David Gilbert Saffron of Las Vegas, and Circle Society, Corp, with “fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation, and registration violations.
2019-10-17 14:34 | |
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Chinese police may have busted Multichain in a money laundering investigation, but many questions remain, including its CEO’s alleged fake ID.
Over the last eight years, U. S. law enforcement has seized a great number of bitcoins and at one time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held one of the largest bitcoin wallets after the Silk Road takedown.
The founder of now-defunct crypto exchange Quadrigacx may still be alive, even though he supposedly died in India about a year ago. A court-appointed law firm is seeking an answer on behalf of affected users.
Earlier this week, a crypto exit scam in South Korea called “Pure Bit” disappeared with more than 16 000 ETH in user funds. On November 4, the group conducted an initial coin offering (ICO) to raise 16 000 ETH (around $2,8 M at current ETH price) to build a cryptocurrency exchange. On November 13, Pure Bit and […]
Traders in the US, Russia and China are the most common victims of cyberattacks targeting cryptocurrency exchanges as you’ll discover in this edition of The Daily. Another study has found that the demand for services provided by hackers is much higher than what’s currently on offer.