The funds were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recovery efforts for the remaining funds are ongoing.
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Leaked Documents Show Facebook and Twitter Working Closely With DHS, FBI to Police Disinformation: Report
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly working closely with major social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to police “disinformation.” Leaked documents further show their plans to expand censorship. Leaked Documents Reveal How Department of Homeland Security Plans to Police Disinformation Leaked documents and court […]Powered by WPeMatico
US Develops Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P Sites, Forums, Darknet Markets
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed a cryptocurrency intelligence program aimed at identifying unlicensed crypto businesses using P2P sites, online forums, and darknet markets. These areas have consistently presented “a significant challenge to law enforcement” and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Also read: Regulatory Roundup — Trump’s Cryptocurrency Proposals, IRS Changes Rule, […]
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US Worried Crypto Could Undermine Dollar as World Reserve Currency, Hiring Researchers to Prepare Response
The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence has admitted that cryptocurrency could undermine the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. The head of the U.S. Intelligence Community is seeking researchers to detail the impact of that status loss on the U.S., its economy, and national security. Also read: Fed Chair Powell Reveals […]
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‘We’re Going to Find You’ – How Undercover Agents Trade Prison Time for Bitcoins
An Australian national living in Boulder, Colorado was slammed with a one year and a day prison sentence last month for trading bitcoins. An August 23 statement from the Colorado U.S. District Attorney’s Office states that Emilio Testa, 32, was charged with money laundering, and claims Testa knew the funds he was acquiring had been […]
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Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math
Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a bid to quell their hand in upsetting Moscow politics. This case […]
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US Authorities Seize Over $20M in Crypto in Massive Darknet Crackdown
US authorities have revealed that their agents had been operating undercover on the Darknet for the past year. The massive operation uncovered the true identity of over fifty vendors on sites such as Silk Road, Alpha Bay, Hansa, Dream, and more. Over 35 people have already been arrested and goods worth over $23.6 million have been […]
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If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them – Bitcoin Is Hiring Regulators
While everyone is looking for an indication that institutional money is about to flood into bitcoin and revive the market, we just got another conformation that crypto has indeed entered the big leagues. Companies in the industry are now putting former regulators on their payroll, as is common for Wall Street mega banks, government-supported telecom […]
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The CIA May Know the Identity of Satoshi Nakamoto: Report
Satoshi Nakamoto. The man’s – or woman’s – mysterious identity is perhaps as enthralling as his contribution to the world. Efforts to trace his identity have yet to produce any results, but this hasn’t stopped many curious minds from digging. The crypto world has yet to know who the pioneer of cryptocurrencies is, a decade […]
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Satoshi Nakamoto Known to CIA? FBI? Created by NSA? Search Intensifies
The “request has been rejected,” came response from the CIA, “with the agency stating that it can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the requested documents.” A tech writer petitioned ‘the agency’ to see what it had on the subject of Satoshi Nakamoto, the name credited with founding Bitcoin, the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency. […]
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