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FCA Files First Charges Against Unregistered Crypto ATM Operator in UK

DIGIT — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:30:34 +0000

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Olumide Osunkoya for operating unregistered crypto ATMs in the country. This case is significant as it represents the first prosecution under UK law for such activities. Osunkoya is accused of running a network of crypto ATMs that processed £2.6 million in transactions without registration, violating anti-money laundering […]

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Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Faces Extradition to South Korea

DIGIT — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:15:01 +0000

According to a report published by AFP, Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, has been charged with document forgery in Montenegro. Kwon was arrested at the Podgorica airport while traveling with fake documentation. South Korean prosecutors have said the Terra co-founder faces extradition to South Korea. Montenegro Police’s Account of the Falsified Travel Documents Found […]

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Beltracchi’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ — Notorious Art Forger Banned from Selling at Galleries Steps Into the NFT Game

DIGIT — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:00:34 +0000

While the world of non-fungible token (NFT) assets continues to swell, the notorious artist and art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi has joined the NFT industry with a collection of NFTs called “The Greats.” Beltracchi is well known for admitting that he forged hundreds of paintings and sold the artworks in the name of the original famed […]

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NFT market top signal? Fake Banksy nets over $1 million in ETH from NFT sales

DIGIT — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:51:24 +0000

With a charity and some slapdash art theory as a cover, a copycat makes off with 512 ETH in NFT sales

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