The UK’s government has brought forward legislation to crack down on “dirty money,” as geopolitical tensions escalate following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week. Due to be read out in Parliament on Tuesday, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill will help the National Crime Agency prevent foreign owners from laundering their money in UK […]

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Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has a white hat hacker to thank after he discovered a potential security flaw that could have resulted in devastating losses for customers. Coinbase Could Have Been Stuck in a Rut The security engineer who discovered the problem goes by the name Tree of Alpha. A real name is unknown at...

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BitMEX founders Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo have admitted breaking anti-money-laundering laws and agreed to pay $10 million each in fines.

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93% of the funds in criminals’ crypto wallets were made up of stolen coins worth $9.8 billion.

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) hired a national cryptocurrency enforcement team. Ms. Eun Young Choi will be the first ...

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On Sunday (February 20), Intel unveiled its second generation Bitcoin mining ASIC, which is called Bonanza mine (BMZ2). On February 16, Intel Corporation CEO Patrick Gelsinger explained how his company’s upcoming crypto mining chip could help to solve Bitcoin’s “climate issue”. According to his LinkedIn profile, Gelsinger started his career in October 1979 by becoming senior vice president and […]

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 Buffett dumps Visa for a Bitcoin-Friendly bank, the FBI launches a crypto crime fighting …

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Key Takeaways As crypto has grown, regulators have become more interested in monitoring the space. Several U.S. agencies, including the SEC, CFTC, and OCC,...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) earlier this week appointed Eun Young Choi to serve as the first Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) it established last year. The NCET was created to tackle the criminal misuse of cryptocurrencies and digital assets," with a focus on illegal activities in virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, and money

February 18, 2022       /       Unchained Daily       /       Laura Shin Daily Bits ✍️✍️✍️ The US Department of Justice  announced Eun Young Choi as the[...]

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The US Justice Department has formed a new federal crypto unit and appointed its first Director. Announced yesterday, the Department named Eun Young Choi to serve as the first Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). Eun Young Choi is a prosecutor who led a case against a Russian hacker that helped steal information […]

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