Law Enforcement


Policy

UK Introduces Crime Bill That Extends Powers for Courts When Retrieving Crypto

The Crime and Policing Bill has measures on how to value crypto and retrieve it from criminals.

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Policy

Crypto Mixers, Privacy Coins, Layer 2s Complicate Tracing for Law Enforcement, EU Innovation Hub Says

Separately, France's markets regulator said crypto remains a high risk for money laundering.

The EU's MiCA law starts to take effect at end-2024. (Pixabay)

Policy

Nigeria Detains Binance Executives as It Investigates the Crypto Exchange: Reports

The detentions are not necessarily arrests, a National Security spokesman told Bloomberg.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Tech

Kodex Says Binance Law Enforcement Panel Access Sale is a 'Scam'

Binance uses a third-party service called Kodex to validate law enforcement requests.

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Finance

Tether Freezes $225M Linked to Human Trafficking Syndicate Amid DOJ Investigation

The $225 million was related to the "pig butchering" scam.

Tether freezes $225 million worth of its stablecoin (Jorge Salvador/Unsplash)

Policy

Indian Crypto Exchange BitBNS Says Law Enforcement Advised Against Making Hack Public

A $7.5 million hack of the exchange in February 2022 was uncovered earlier this week by ZachXBT, a pseudonymous crypto sleuth.

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Policy

Shuttered Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Says It Plans to Resume Operations: Report

The exchange has been charged by U.S. and European authorities with laundering $700 million in funds tied to Russian criminals.

KYC, anti-money laundering images are ineffective. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Raided in South Korean Price Manipulation Probe: Report

South Korean prosecutors are investigating transactions related to a specific person or entity moving the price of a coin to make a profit, and said they will also examine relevant transactions on other exchanges.

Bithumb is one of South Korea's largest crypto exchanges (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Recovery Specialist Asset Reality Raises $4.91M to Hire Engineers, Expand Ops

The irreversibility of cryptocurrency transactions presents a unique challenge for recovering stolen assets. The seed funding round was led by Framework Ventures and other investors.

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Opinion

Crypto’s Responsibility to Law Enforcement in 2023 and Beyond

After a series of high-profile exploits and indications that blockchain is being used to launder money, the industry and law enforcement have to develop better practices and tools to follow the money.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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