Tag: Money Laundering

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Morgan Rockcoons Faces Money Laundering Charges Over Bitcoin Trades

Any story related to Bitcoin is bound to get some media attention sooner rather than later. For Morgan Rockcoons, one of the more notorious...

EU Financial Chief Says Europe Will Regulate Cryptocurrencies if Issues Aren’t Addressed

The European Union's financial chief has said that if issues related to cryptocurrencies aren't addressed it will take steps to regulate the market. Valdis Dombrovskis,...

Europol Claims $5.5bn Worth of Criminal Proceeds Will be Laundered Through Cryptocurrencies

There have been numerous allegations regarding Bitcoin and illegal activity. There is very little evidence to back up such claims, for the time being....

ICE Agent Claims Bitcoin Becomes More Popular for Money Laundering Purposes

For as long as people can remember, there have been allegations regarding Bitcoin and money laundering. So far, there has been very little evidence...

India’s Central Bank: We Won’t be Using Bitcoin for Payments or Settlements

An executive director at India's central bank has said that it won't be accepting bitcoin for its payments or settlements, further clarifying its position...

BTC-E Exchange Suffers Major Blows as Operator is Charged With Money Laundering

The past few days have been rather horrible for BTC-E and its customers. Not only did the company suffer from a major outage, but...

DoJ Arrests Sixeteen People Involved In Non-Bitcoin Money Laundering Scams

Laundering money remains one of the most popular activities among criminals all over the world. Even though the chances of getting caught are very...

Malaysia Shows An Appetite For Bitcoin Amidst Money Laundering Investigations

Bitcoin trading is going through peaks and lows everywhere in the world at some point in history. Over the past few weeks, however, some...

Spanish Police Seize Luxury Goods and 78 Bitcoins

Police and tax authorities arrested 30 individuals in Spain for suspected money laundering and pirated TV content. Police said the suspects had six of the...

FinCEN and IRS to Create Bitcoin Training Program for Tax Examiners

Bitcoin, since its inception has managed to gather a lot of dirt due to its usage for criminal activities. Bitcoin is notoriously known for...

Bitcoin Banned in Mexico! Really??

There has been doubts about the exact legal status of bitcoin in Mexico. There have been few reports stating that the Government of Mexico...

Nigeria Needs Digital Currency Regulations

Nigeria may soon introduce digital currency regulations to keep a check on money laundering and also to avoid any international penalties. The call for...