Visa calls off $5.3B acquisition of digital currency-friendly startup Plaid
The consumer credit giant was set to acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion, but antitrust claims from the Department of Justice have brought the deal to an end.
The consumer credit giant was set to acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion, but antitrust claims from the Department of Justice have brought the deal to an end.
A Kentucky steel plant owned by Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky has been reportedly quietly mining BTC after it shut down operations and laid off staff over the summer.
Bruno Block faces decades behind bars in connection with an unregistered ICO, as well as allegations of secretly self-minting tokens and tax evasion.
Federal authorities said the digital currencies were tied to Marcos Antonio Fagundes, who is facing charges in connection with the scam that defrauded $200 million from investors.
The Department of Justice has seized over $1 billion in BTC, BSV, BCH, and BTG in relation to a silk road hack that took place in 2013.
The U.S. Justice Department has charged a 19-year-old who allegedly masterminded the stealing of digital currencies through SIM swapping.
The six accused were allegedly part of a crime ring operating in U.S., Mexico, China, Belize, and Guatemala that launders money derived from sale of cocaine and other illegal drugs.
Terrorist groups allegedly solicited social media users for donations, posing as organizations seeking to help victims of Syria conflict.
Dominic Lacroix, Sabrina Paradis-Royer and Yan Ouellet are charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
U.S. authorities said Kais Mohammed helped customers to convert BTC to fiat, charging a 25% commission for his service.
The U.S. agency is looking to hire a lawyer with expertise in "dark web and cryptocurrency international computer hacking and intellectual property."
The U.S. Department of Justice discovered the Drug Enforcement Administration has been mismanaging the digital currency it seized.