Chewing Gum Spy Received $100,000 in Crypto

Jonathan Toebbe, 43, of Maryland has pleaded guilty to selling out his country for $100,000 in crypto. The former US Navy nuclear engineer had information related to military sensitive design...

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$28 Million Maryland Ponzi Scam Offered Crypto Payout

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U.S SEC charges Ponzi scheme companies that promised fake crypto trading

The U. S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two Maryland based companies over a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded approximately 1,200 investors, of more than $27 million by promising The post U.

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IRS Tells Couple With $7 Million in Bitcoin to Liquidate Crypto Assets and Pay off Tax Debt

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has won a case in which it demanded that a Maryland couple liquidate their bitcoin to pay-off a $1. 1 million tax debt. Alexander and Laura Strashny proposed to the IRS to pay their 2017 tax liability, generated from non-crypto activities, in installments over a six-year period.

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Maryland Joins 'Operation Cryptosweep'

Maryland is the most recent state to join the crypto enforcement initiative, which is led by the North American Securities Administrators Association.

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Coinbase Competition Grows as Veteran CEX.io Launches US Office

Users of long-time Coinbase competitor CEX. io will have gotten an e-mail today informing them of the exchange’s decision to open a U. S. entity. It’s official!https://t. co/OPoleqNuJO has received a Money Transmitter License in 9 more states: Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Maryland, Alaska, and New Hampshire.

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Crypto exchange CEX.IO expands service to 9 US states

CEX.IO, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the UK, announced today it has expanded service within the United States. The CEX.IO team has advised that it has now received a Money Transmitter Licenses (MTL) in nine US states, including: Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Maryland, Alaska, and New Hampshire. Having received a […]

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Drugs And Guns May Not Mix: But Cannabis Companies Can Stay Secure

The legal cannabis industry has a problem – it’s not actually legal. Every time a state like Oklahoma or Maryland legalizes cannabis for medical or recreational use, representatives from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (more popularly known as the ATF) remind the public that cannabis is still a controlled substance by […] The post Drugs And Guns May Not Mix: But Cannabis Companies Can Stay Secure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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$17 Million Worth Of Bitcoin Seized From A Dark Web Drug Ring

Bitcoin has been associated with criminal activities for a long time now and while the crypto community has refuted such claims, an increasing number of instances involving the use of Bitcoin in crime suggest otherwise.

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