Bitcoin Escrow Firm Bilked Investors for $7 Million, DOJ Says
U.S. prosecutors have charged the head of a bitcoin escrow company with defrauding investors for $7 million.
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Jul 25, 2019 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
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The FBI Is Looking for QuadrigaCX Victims
The FBI published a questionnaire for potential victims of QuadrigaCX on Monday.
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Jun 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Report: US Officials Are Probing Tether Role in Bitcoin Market Manipulation
The U.S. DOJ is reportedly probing Tether and Bitfinex over whether they artificially boosted bitcoin's price using the USDT stablecoin.
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Nov 20, 2018 at 3:10 p.m. UTC
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Another US Indictment Links Bitcoin to Covert Russian Intelligence Activity
Russian intelligence agents allegedly used cryptocurrencies to help fund an "influence and disinformation" effort, the U.S. government said Thursday.
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Oct 4, 2018 at 2:51 p.m. UTC
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Russians Indicted for US Election Hacks Used Bitcoin to Fund Operations
Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.
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Jul 13, 2018 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
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US Regulators Say They Want to Avoid 'Hindering' Blockchain Innovation
U.S. regulators don't aim to suppress innovation in the blockchain industry, representatives said during a panel at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.
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May 15, 2018 at 8:40 p.m. UTC
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