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US man faces 40 years in jail over BTC romance and lottery scams
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26 December, 2020

US man faces 40 years in jail over BTC romance and lottery scams

Austin Nedved operated his business from 2017 to 2019, aiding romance and lottery scammers to defraud unsuspecting victims, federal authorities...
OneCoin marketing chief in plea talks with US prosecutors
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24 December, 2020

OneCoin marketing chief in plea talks with US prosecutors

Karl Sebastian Greenwood faces charges of money laundering and securities fraud, in connection with his alleged role in the cryptocurrency...
Inspector General: FBI needs better dark web and digital currency approach
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23 December, 2020

Inspector General: FBI needs better dark web and digital currency approach

The OIG called on FBI to implement a better strategy for not just its dark web investigations, but also for...
FinCEN looking for digital currency policy advisor as it ramps us KYC regulation
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22 December, 2020

FinCEN looking for digital currency policy advisor as it ramps us KYC regulation

The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking to hire a policy advisor to guide its digital currency oversight duties.
Man behind $4M unregistered digital currency business indicted in US
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22 December, 2020

Man behind $4M unregistered digital currency business indicted in US

Brannen Mehaffey processed at least $4 million from January 2018 to March 2020 worth of digital currencies, according to federal...
CoinGeek’s Top 10 most read Bitcoin stories of 2020
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21 December, 2020

CoinGeek’s Top 10 most read Bitcoin stories of 2020

2020 has been a monumental year for Bitcoin, with the number of users, applications and transactions hitting new records.

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