IRS, DHS, DEA form new task force targeting ‘crypto’ crime
The three have partnered with the Office for US Attorneys and Postal Inspection Service to target crypto drug trafficking, money laundering, child exploitation.
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Digital currency ATMS ‘increasingly used for money laundering’ in US drug market: DEA
In a new report, the law enforcement agency said drug traffickers were turning to digital currency ATMs as a way of illegally transferring money to avoid detection.
DEA struggles with managing digital currency holdings, DOJ finds
The U.S. Department of Justice discovered the Drug Enforcement Administration has been mismanaging the digital currency it seized.
Coinbase users pull out over $200M in digital currency over privacy concerns
Coinbase users removed over $200 million worth of BTC after reports surfaced that the platform offered its analytics to federal authorities.
Coinbase dangles analytics tool in bid to align with US feds
Coinbase has offered to license out its analytics platform to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration.