Tag: Money Laundering

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Platform Develops Global Regulations and Gains Support of Coinbase and Circle

Global Digital Finance (GDF) has partnered with a range of well-known platforms in the crypto industry to create, and encourage the adoption of, a...

California Bitcoin Dealer Enters Guilty Plea, Will Forfeit More than $800,000

Jacob Burrell-Campos recently pleaded guilty to charges of running an illegal money transmitting operation. This plea comes after his indictment on money laundering and...

ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees Refutes WSJ’s Money Laundering Claims

The cryptocurrency industry is often mentioned in the same breath with money laundering. A recent WSJ article accused platform ShapeShift of facilitating such activity....

Bitcoin of Little Use to Criminal Elements Despite Myopic ‘Popular’ Opinion to the Contrary

In the latest episode of “ignorant things people say about Bitcoin,” John Crudele of the New York Post says the top-ranked cryptocurrency “is only...

Australian Couple Accused of Cyber Crime Used Cryptocurrencies to Launder Money

A couple from Australia alleged to be involved in many credit card related thefts and siphoning off AUD 300,000 were arrested earlier on Thursday...

FATF’s Proposed AML Standards Could Put an End to Bitcoin Usage by the Islamic State and Other Terrorist Groups

Recently, the Assistant US Treasury Secretary and President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Marshall Billingslea, expressed his concern on behalf of the entire...

Europol Issues Crypto Warning While Malta Continues to Attract Exchanges

The European Union's law enforcement agency, Europol, has warned against the prevalence of cryptocurrencies in cybercrimes like money laundering. For some authorities, cryptocurrencies seem to...

Thailand Seeks Ways to Confiscate Bitcoin from Criminals

A money laundering watchdog in Thailand is looking for ways to legally confiscate cryptocurrency from criminals. Quite a few countries are either ignoring or are...

Actor Involved in Bitcoin Scam Says He’s Innocent

A Thai actor involved in a Bitcoin scam that cost a Finnish man $34 million says he's innocent of any wrongdoing. A 22-year-old Finnish man,...

Brazil Sends Out Questionnaire to Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Cryptocurrency service providers find themselves in an awkward position. The absence of clear regulations in most countries can pose big problems. In Brazil, domestic...

California Bitcoin Dealer Indicted for Money Laundering

Authorities have indicted a 21-year-old Bitcoin dealer for money laundering as he sold $750,000 in Bitcoin across the US. Across the world, governments are grappling...

Bitcoin Scam Costs Finnish Man $34 Million

Police in Thailand arrested a popular actor after allegations of his involvement in a Bitcoin scam that cost a Finnish man $34 million. It's a...