The U.S. Department of Justice has named hackers who allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of crypto from users’ wallets via SIM swapping
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US DoJ Charges Group of Individuals Who Stole $2.5 Mln in Crypto Via SIM Swapping
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New US Gov’t Task Force Highlights Digital Currency Fraud for ‘Particular Attention’
U.S. SEC among participants in new gov’t task force to digital currency fraud, among other types
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Canadian Accused of Assisting Ross Ulbricht Extradited to U.S.
A fifty-nine-year-old Canadian man accused of advising Ross Ulbricht, the creator and operator of the first anonymous free market, Silk Road, has been extradited to the United States from Thailand. Roger Thomas Clark has been charged by federal prosecutors for a number of crimes relating to the operations of Silk Road, including narcotics trafficking, computer […]
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DOJ Crypto Investigation Tanks Prices, Fundstrat Welcomes Adult Supervision
Investigations are all about the crypto ecosystem, but a recent report regarding a US Department of Justice price manipulation crackdown was widely said to be the cause of market caps falling, and by a lot. Fundstrat, the ecosystem’s favorite financial professional crypto bull, is on record as welcoming government regulation, what it calls “adult supervision.” […]
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US Justice Department Investigates Price Manipulation in Bitcoin Market
Have you ever felt that someone is controlling the crypto markets, increasing prices to lure you in and crash it all as soon as you buy? Well, US authorities have apparently heard your whining because they are now reportedly suspicious manipulation is indeed occurring. Also Read: Bitcoin in Brief Thursday: Main Street Adopts Bitcoin Ahead of […]
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US Court Indicts Founders of Crypto Company for Fraudulent Scheme
A US federal court has indicted three founders of a company purported to offer cryptocurrency-related financial products and have raised $25 million in an initial coin offering. In addition to claiming to have licenses in 38 states, the company also claimed partnerships with Bancorp, Visa, and Mastercard to issue its own cards. Also read: Yahoo! Japan […]
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Bittrex Exchange is Back! Annnnnnd It’s Gone Again
After nearly four months of being purposefully offline, popular crypto exchange Bittrex announced its reboot, complete with a new website. Within an hour, the company had to once again cease onboarding customers. Also read: Bitgrail’s $170M Hack Continues to Provide Drama Bittrex Reemerges Bittrex CEO Bill Shihara explained, “We’ve spent the past four years building […]
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Game of Thrones Bitcoin Hacker Included in Broader Iranian Sanctions
US Department of Justice formally sanctioned an Iranian company and nine Iranian nationals for broad, worldwide hacking schemes against government outlets, universities, energy concerns, and private companies. Among the over half dozen hackers named was the alleged perpetrator of the Home Box Office (HBO) compromise and subsequent bitcoin ransom. The wildly popular HBO drama, Game […]
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Justice Dept Looks to Develop ‘Cryptocurrency Strategy’
Over the past few months, the U.S. government and its special agencies have been ramping up their efforts to try to regulate bitcoin and digital currencies. This week the Justice Department’s Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein spoke about cryptocurrencies at the Financial Services Roundtable this Monday in Washington, DC. Also read: Sixth Grader Writes a 57-Page […]
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Landmark Senate Crypto Hearing Seen as Mostly Positive by Bitcoiners
Virtual Currencies: The Oversight Role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission began in earnest at the United States Senate Dirksen office building Tuesday, 6 February. The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs summoned respective Chairs of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and US Commodity […]
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