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In the Bitcoin world, there are many services which are a different type of gray. Not everything is black and white where cryptocurrencies are concerned by any means. Bestmixer, one of the more popular Bitcoin mining services, has been shut down by Dutch officials. A remarkable development, albeit it is not entirely surprising either. Curtain … Read more
An alleged bitcoin mining fraud scheme involving $110 million sees an arrest in the Netherlands Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
An Australian government employee will reportedly face court today over his alleged misuse of government IT systems to mine cryptocurrency for personal gain Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Numerous attempts have been launched to merge police work and robots. Although the end result remains somewhat controversial, some serious progress has been made. One particular experiment involves using a robot cop to serve as the first contact when a driver is pulled over on the road. A remarkable idea which is still in the … Read more
The German police, along with Europol, have taken down servers of the Wall Street dark web marketplace, with six figures in crypto seized Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Bithumb has managed to freeze a major part of the stolen funds in collaboration with other exchanges and local police, but details of the hack are still sketchy. Learn more here Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Canadian police have frozen the assets of the Vanbex founders, who raised more than $22 million in an allegedly fraudulent Etherparty (FUEL) ICO Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
No sooner had the victims of the Christchurch attack fallen than governments were clamoring to mine the tragedy for political capital. Despite the shooting having been live streamed on Facebook, antipodean officials have directed their ire against fringe websites in a desperate bid to control the narrative and criminalize curious civilians. Also read: Bitcoin Cash … Read more
Two Australian cryptocurrency exchanges have been suspended by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) following raids conducted by the Australian Federal Police in Melbourne. The raids resulted in the arrest of a 27-year-old who has been described as a “key member” of both exchanges. Also Read: P2P Markets: Russian Localbitcoins Trade Outpaces Venezuela … Read more
Money laundering cases related to cryptocurrencies in Japan have increased significantly in 2018. Nevertheless, their number remains a fraction of the total. According to the Japanese press, the majority of reported money laundering instances actually involve banks and other traditional financial institutions. Also read: Platform for Crypto Payments to Bank Accounts Launching in the UK … Read more