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US Treasury and UAE Target North Korean Digital Assets Money Laundering Network
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and one entity linked…
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U.S. and UK Disrupt Global Money Laundering Network Used by Russians
The U.S. and Britain announced on Wednesday that they had disrupted what they described as a global money laundering operation…
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WazirX Hackers Begin Laundering $230 Million Using Tornado Cash
The hackers who stole over $230 million from the Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX have started moving the stolen funds through…
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Woman Sentenced for Laundering Bitcoin in UK in $6.4B Chinese Fraud Case
A woman accused of converting Bitcoin into cash and property to conceal the proceeds of a £5 billion ($6.4 billion)…
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UN Monitors Uncover North Korea’s $147.5M Cryptocurrency Laundering
In March, North Korea funneled $147.5 million through the virtual currency platform Tornado Cash, following the theft of the same…
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Awaiting the Outcome of the FATF Meeting: UAE Nears Exit from Grey List
It is now expected that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will announce, at the end of its annual meeting,…
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U.S. Government to Sell $130 Million Bitcoin Seized in Silk Road Case
The United States government’s intention to auction off nearly $118 million worth of seized Silk Road Bitcoin (BTC) has surfaced…
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UN Scrutiny of Tether Unveils Cryptocurrency Challenges Amidst Comparisons to Traditional Banking and Cash Economies
In a recent Financial Times article, concerns raised by the UN about Tether, the leading stablecoin, have drawn attention to…
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PayPal Breaks New Ground with FCA Registration for Cryptocurrency Services in the UK
Payment giant PayPal has achieved a significant milestone by gaining registration with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a…
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