Tag: Crime
Unhedged raises over $2.33m through Birchal crowdfunding
Elucidate launches open database of financial crime risk scores in the banking industry
Former Employee of Cryptopia Pleaded Guilty of Stealing $170K Worth of Crypto
Former Cryptopia Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $176,000 in Crypto
Indiana Woman Is the Latest Victim of a BTC Scam
A 77-year-old woman in Indiana has become the latest victim of a cryptocurrency scam. The individual – who remains anonymous at press time – ultimately lost approximately $12,000 to digital scammers taking on the guise of PayPal employees who sought to assist her regarding online fraud. Another Crypto Scam Is in the Books The woman...
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Ex-Cryptopia Employee Admits To Stealing $170K Worth Of Crypto
US Feds just sold $19 million in Bitcoin. Here’s why
The Department of Justice’s Northern District of Ohio received a significant return on the confiscated Bitcoin (BTC) forfeited after Mark Alex Simon’s conviction, accused of manufacturing and distribution of fraudulent identity documents or authentication features and conspiracy to launder money, according to Toledo’s local news. As per United States Attorney Bridget M.
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El Salvador Gets Some Advice from the U.S. Regarding BTC
El Salvador has opened its country to bitcoin transactions, and the news has spread like wildfire. To some, such as the World Bank, the idea of an entire nation running on BTC is risky and frightening, but to others – like senior regulators in the U.S. – El Salvador is going to need a lot...
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Mark Hopkins Pleads Guilty to Running Illicit BTC Transmitting Business
A man named Mark Alexander Hopkins has pleaded guilty to federal charges of running a bitcoin money transmitting business without a license. Hopkins May Have Misused His Bitcoin Knowledge Hopkins is described as one of the largest crypto marketers in North Texas and is often referred to as “Dr. Bitcoin” due to his alleged knowledge...
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Lawyers Representing Africrypt Brothers Step Away from the Case
Not long ago, the largest crypto heist in history was recorded. Africrypt, an exchange stationed on the continent of Africa, saw as much as $3.6 billion in crypto funds vanish without a trace. Africrypt Owners End Their Lawyers’ Services While at first the platform appeared to be the victim of a hack, things took a...
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Thailand SEC Files Criminal Charge Against Binance
Binance has added another charge to its increasing regulatory woes with a criminal complaint from Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) of Thailand.