The Department of Justice is reportedly the latest to turn up the heat on last month’s crazed markets.Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the DoJ’s fraud division and...
Read MorePolish police have detained a suspect in an armed attack on FlyingAtom, a cryptocurrency and gold exchange in the city of Olsztyn in northeastern Poland. The incident, which occurred around 7 p.m. local time on Jan. 22,...
Read MoreUnited States authorities have hit a major malware operator, with help from leading blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.On Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced the seizure of $454,530.19 in cryptocurrency from...
Read MoreItalian authorities have found Bitgrail’s founder responsible for fraudulent activity related to the platform’s $150 million hack in 2018.Francesco Firano, the sole director of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Bitgrail, is...
Read MorePer a Dec. 11 announcement from the Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams is out of the policy departmentSince 2017, Williams has been a leader at the Office of Legal Policy. Though the...
Read MoreIn early October, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed its Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework, a report laying bare the government’s vision for emerging threats and enforcement strategies in the cryptocurrency space. The...
Read MoreThe founder of major global cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has been reportedly questioned by authorities previous to OKEx suspending cryptocurrency withdrawals.OKEx founder Mingxing Xu, also known as Star Xu, has reportedly been...
Read MoreEvery Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.Editor’s noteHistorians typically date the birth of international policing as we know it today to the...
Read MoreFormer police chief Yuri Zaitsev was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for acting as a bounty hunter for a dark web marketplace. In December 2018, Zaitsev was working as the leader of his unit within the Main...
Read MoreThe operator of Delhi-based cryptocurrency platform Pluto Exchange is accused of duping 43 investors of more than $272,000.A local news outlet Millennium Post reported that the Economic Offence Wing of the Delhi Police has...
Read MoreThe drama over alleged fraud involving Bithumb’s senior executives continues as the company’s chairman has reportedly been summoned for interrogation.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is purportedly seeking to question Lee...
Read MoreBithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, is reportedly facing more police raids in Seoul.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has conducted additional search and seizure checks at Bithumb’s headquarters in...
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