Crimes
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Bitcoin
5 Arrested for Allegedly Torturing Bitcoin Businessman to Death
[ad_1] Five men in the Indian state of Kerala have been arrested for allegedly torturing the head of a failed…
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Altcoin
French Police Shut Down 850,000 Computer Botnet Used for Cryptojacking
[ad_1] French police have shut down a massive botnet that has been used for Monero (XRM) cryptojacking. Cryptojacking backed by…
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Altcoin
US Court Temporarily Freezes $8M in Response to SEC Request Yesterday
[ad_1] A United States District Court has entered an emergency freeze to preserve $8 million of a New York citizen…
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Bitcoin
Malaysian Electric Utility Raids 33 Illicit Bitcoin Mining Facilities
[ad_1] Authorities raided Bitcoin (BTC) mining operations in Malaysia after finding that they were stealing electricity resulting in a loss…
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Bitcoin
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Voices New Pessimism About Bitcoin’s Future
[ad_1] United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin voiced new bearish views on Bitcoin today, saying that he probably will not…
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AML
BitMEX in Violation of Securities Laws, Crypto a Metastasized Cancer
[ad_1] Economist and anti-cryptocurrency pundit Nouriel Roubini has recently declared that there is “overwhelming evidence of rampant fraud and abuse”…
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Bitcoin
$515 Million in Bitcoin Spent on Illicit Activity This Year
[ad_1] Recent research by Chainanalysis suggests that the amount of bitcoin (BTC) spent on illegal transactions this year could hit…
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Altcoin
Researchers Uncover Threat of ‘Unusual’ Virtual Machine Crypto Mining
[ad_1] Cybersecurity firm ESET has detected what it describes as an unusual and persistent cryocurrency miner distributed for macOS and…
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Bitcoin
Riviera Beach City Council Agrees to Pay $600,000 in BTC to Ransomware Attackers
[ad_1] The city council of Riviera Beach, Florida has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to regain…
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Belarus
Belarus General Prosecutor Warns About Cryptocurrency’s Use in Tax Evasion
[ad_1] Belarus’ general prosecutor has raised concerns about the role cryptocurrency could be playing in tax evasion, local daily news…
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