crime

Policy

No-livewire

“Espías” chinos usaron Wasabi para intentar esconder sobornos realizados con bitcoins, según Elliptic

Un estudio llevado a cabo por la empresa de análisis de criptomonedas mostró que todos los sobornos con bitcoins se originaron en el mezclador de monedas.

By Nelson Wang

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Oct 25, 2022 at 6:52 p.m. UTC

Oct 25, 2022

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Policy

China

Chinese 'Spies' Used Wasabi Wallet to Try to Conceal Bitcoin Bribes, Elliptic Says

Analysis by the crypto analytics firm showed that all the bitcoin bribes originated from the coin mixing wallet.

By Nelson Wang

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Oct 25, 2022 at 3:12 p.m. UTC

Oct 25, 2022

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Layer 2

Money reimagined

Ugly Bargains Between Banks and Regulators Are Rearing Their Head Again

The "know your customer" and anti-money laundering system imposes constraints on financial access and inhibits liberty and privacy, even though the original security intent was reasonable.

By Michael J. Casey

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Oct 14, 2022 at 4:20 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Policy

Regulations

UK Wants to Make It Easier to Seize Crypto in Terrorism Cases

The government wants to mirror planned changes to the Economic Crime and Transparency bill to enable authorities to swiftly seize crypto assets linked to terrorist activities.

By Camomile Shumba

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Oct 14, 2022 at 9:33 a.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Cryptocrime Rises in October; Uniswap Labs Raises $165M

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

By Zack SewardJennifer SanasieWilliam FoxleyWendy O

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Oct 13, 2022 at 7:26 p.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2022

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Tech

Crime

October Becomes Worst Month for Crypto Hacks With Two Weeks to Go

Over $718 million has been stolen from DeFi protocols across eleven different hacks this month so far, per research firm Chainalysis.

By Shaurya Malwa

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Oct 13, 2022 at 8:49 a.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2022

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Business

Crime

Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT’s Efforts Lead to Prosecution of Alleged Bored Ape NFT Scammers

The phishing scam, where people were defrauded out of millions of dollars worth of NFTs, was brought to light in August.

By Shaurya Malwa

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Oct 13, 2022 at 7:25 a.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2022

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Business

Russia

'High Risk' Crypto Activity Surges in Eastern Europe Amid Russia-Ukraine War: Chainalysis

High risk activity in Eastern Europe is on the rise, but illicit activity remains on a par with North and Latin America.

By Oliver Knight

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Oct 12, 2022 at 12:24 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2022

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Policy

Money laundering

US Officials Charge California Resident With Using Bitcoin to Launder $5.3M in Drug Proceeds

Federal officials alleged that John Khuu sold fake drugs for cryptocurrency, making over $5 million in the process.

By Nikhilesh De

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Oct 7, 2022 at 5:03 p.m. UTC

Oct 7, 2022

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Business

Binance

Binance to Train Law Enforcement on How to Stop Crypto Crime

Matthew Price, an executive at the crypto exchange, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover" that his firm will work with authorities from around the world.

By Fran Velasquez

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Oct 3, 2022 at 5:48 p.m. UTC

Oct 3, 2022

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