Bulgaria


Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Seeking $3B in Damages From Bulgaria

Nexo has accused the country of making "wrongful and politically motivated actions...involving unjustified and oppressive criminal investigations."

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

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Nexo's Money Laundering Investigation in Bulgaria Closed Due to Lack of Evidence: Report

The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office is reported to have said that it found “no evidence of criminal activity,” adding that “no evidence of tax offenses or computer fraud was found against the defendants, either.”

Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

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Bulgarian Woman Charged in $4B Crypto Fraud Case, Extradited to U.S.

Irina Dilkinska co-founded an alleged Pyramid scheme called OneCoin.

OneCoin logo on the door of their office in Sofia, Bulgaria (Wikimedia)

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Multimillion Euro Crypto Fraud Operation in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Serbia Busted

Authorities searched four call centers and 18 other places and arrested five people.

European authorities have busted a crypto fraud operation in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Serbia. (Shutterstock)

Videos

Nexo Probed in Bulgaria for Alleged Money Laundering, Tax Violations

Crypto lender Nexo is being investigated by authorities in Bulgaria on suspicion of money laundering, tax offenses, banking without a license and computer fraud. "The Hash" panel discusses the authorities' evidence that a Nexo user has been officially declared a terrorist financer.

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Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Targeted in Bulgaria Probe Into Alleged Money Laundering, Tax Violations

Authorities say they have evidence a Nexo user has been officially declared a terrorist financer.

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Videos

BBC Investigation Reveals New Details About OneCoin Pyramid Scheme

A long-term BBC investigation has discovered OneCoin, which fraudulently branded itself as a cryptocurrency, received significant support from high-ranking government leaders in both the United Arab Emirates and Bulgaria. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest in one of the biggest Ponzi schemes of all time.

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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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Markets

The Bulgarian Government Is Sitting on $3 Billion in Bitcoin

Bulgarian authorities seized more than 200,000 bitcoins from criminals back in May, an amount which now has a total value of more than $3 billion.

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Markets

Bitcoin Regulation Roundup: Rumours, Court Cases and Taxing Times

Jason Tyra examines the most significant bitcoin news from the world’s regulators and law courts.

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