Tag: Money Laundering

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Dundee Man Faces Court Over Alleged Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme

The cryptocurrency industry attracts people from all strides of life. Some want to save up some money for a rainy day. Others want to...

Bitcoin Used in Money Laundering to Fund ISIS, American Woman Pleads Guilty

A 27-year-old American woman has pled guilty to supporting ISIS with the use of Bitcoin, money laundering, and bank fraud. Using Bitcoin to Fund Terrorism According...

Alleged Bitcoin Fraudster, Alexander Vinnik, Plans Hunger Strike as Extradition Drama Continues

Alexander Vinnik, the suspected Bitcoin fraudster, faces fresh extradition woes as France joins the fray. He has now planned to embark on a hunger...

Tether’s New Banker in the Crosshairs of the U.S. Government for Money Laundering

It appears Tether cannot seem to stay out the news these days. Recent reports suggest that Deltec bank, which recently emerged as the company’s...

Coinsource Gets the Go-Ahead from New York’s Department of Financial Services

New York's Department of Financial Services has given Bitcoin ATM provider, Coinsource, a BitLicense for operating in the state. Live Bitcoin News has reported on the...

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...