07-01-2025 
Steve Kaaru
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Article by Steve Kaaru
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1 February, 2021
Digital currency scammer gets 6 months in jail over $20M fraud
Jerry Ji Guo allegedly defrauded his clients over $20 million worth of digital currencies at the height of the 2017...
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31 January, 2021
Digital currency crime reduced by 83% in 2020, but ransomware attacks up 311%
The Chainalysis report revealed that illicit activities only accounted for 0.34% of all digital currency activity, or roughly $10 billion.
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30 January, 2021
US authorities disrupt $46M ransomware NetWalker
Law enforcement officials in the United States have led a coordinated international law enforcement action to disrupt a sophisticated form...
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30 January, 2021
India’s central bank exploring the need for digital currency
In a recent outlook on payments in the digital era, the bank justified its earlier apprehension, but revealed that it’s...
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29 January, 2021
Philippines issues new FATF-aligned digital currency guidelines
The new guidelines include the need to apply for an operating license, the minimum capital for service providers and stringent...
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29 January, 2021
FinCEN extends comment period for proposed non-hosted wallets rule
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking imposes new requirements on banks and money service businesses when handling non-hosted wallets.
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