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UK Announces 'Dirty Money' Crackdown, Including Tougher Crypto Regime

The U.K. government has drawn up an action plan aimed to combat financial crimes that it says will include a new regime for crypto assets.

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Hacked Crypto Exchange Bitpoint Discovers More Millions Are Missing

After a $30-million hack last week, Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint says it's discovered that another $2.3 million is missing. 

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Police in Spain Say Bitcoin ATMs Expose Problems in Europe's AML Laws

Spanish police authorities are raising the alarm because a recent criminal case involved the use of bitcoin ATMs, making their jobs more difficult.

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Indian Police to Get Special Training to Spot Crypto Scams

A new training session seeks to create "domain expertise" for cryptocurrency related crimes.

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Scammer Taunts Couple Who Lost Thousands in Bitcoin Fraud

An Australian couple lost over AU$20,000 in a bitcoin scam, and were even taunted by the perpetrator over their losses.

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Third Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fake ID-for-Bitcoin Case

A fake ID ring operated between June 2013 and February 2018 and may have netted over $4.7 million in bitcoin.

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Irish Crypto Exchange Bitsane May Have Disappeared With Users' Funds

Irish cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane may have done a runner with users' funds, according to a report.

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Singapore Exchange Bitrue Hacked for Over $4 Million in Crypto

Bitrue was hacked early Thursday morning for over $4 million in XRP and cardano. Users who experienced losses will be refunded, it says.

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Six Arrested Over Cloned Crypto Exchange That Stole €24 Million

Europol and police agencies have busted a cloned exchange operation that stole over $27 million in bitcoin from thousands of victims.

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$200,000 in Bitcoin Seized in Dark Net Drug Probe

In total, authorities seized 20 kilograms of MDMA, over seven kilograms of Ketamine, over 10,000 Xanax pills, and more than $100,000 in cash.

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