Crime


Finanzas

Digital Asset Custodian Komainu to Provide Safe Storage of Crypto Seized by UK Police

Komainu will be responsible for providing police across the U.K. with a more "robust" means to store cryptocurrencies.

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Regulación

Thieves Grab $451K in Cash From Hong Kong Crypto Trader

The robbers lured a female cryptocurrency trader into an office and threatened her with a weapon, according to a report.

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Regulación

Bitcoin Worth $1.2M Seized From India Hacker

"Shreeki" allegedly hacked government portals, bitcoin exchanges and poker sites.

Bengaluru, India

Regulación

Liquidators of South African Bitcoin Trading Club Request Greater Probe Powers

Placed under provisional liquidation last month, Mirror Trading had claimed to be able to offer returns of 10% a month using bots to trade clients' bitcoin.

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Regulación

EU Parliament Receives Petition Seeking to Establish Crypto Crime Victims' Fund

The petition asks the EU to take a tiny fee on crypto transactions to be pooled into a fund for victims of fraud and hacks.

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Regulación

Owner of Crypto Exchange RG Coins Gets 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $5M

The 53-year-old Bulgarian national was convicted for laundering funds via cryptocurrency for a fake online auctions gang.

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Regulación

Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany

The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace.

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Regulación

Tron-Owned Video Platform Criticized for Hosting Extremists, US Capitol Rioters

A legal non-profit accuses the platform of failing to moderate accounts and allowing extremists to collect donations.

Trump supporter at "Stop The Steal" rally in Washington, D.C.

Regulación

Bitcoin Trader Robbed and Pushed Out of Car in Hong Kong

The trader exchanged 15 bitcoin for HK$3 million before being robbed of both.

Hong Kong

Mercados

US Man Admits Using Bitcoin to Help Launder $630K From Romance, Lottery Scams

Austin Nedved pleaded guilty to involvement in scams that reaped over $600,000 by targeting the elderly and vulnerable.

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