Hong Kong regulator begins crypto exchange crackdown
The move comes after the FATF recommended changes in policy in Hong Kong to comply more closely with its standard guidelines.
The move comes after the FATF recommended changes in policy in Hong Kong to comply more closely with its standard guidelines.
Volodymyr Kvashuk had been using cryptocurrency and laundering the proceeds through coin mixers to attempt to cover his tracks, U.S. authorities say.
The attorney general of Israel has said that the country’s banks cannot institute a blanket ban on serving cryptocurrency companies.
Here’s a friendly reminder that operating coin mixing services is illegal—and that Bitcoin is not for anonymous transactions.
Larry Dean Harmon helped conceal billions in crypto transactions, but the DOJ notes that nobody can hide from the law.
Larry Dean Harmon helped the darknet marketplace illegally convert and clean incoming revenue.
Arguing the evidence presented to the court is insufficient to convict, former OneCoin lawyer Mark Scott is asking to be acquitted of the charges.
OneCoin appears to have relied on so-called “astroturfing,” using fake or inauthentic accounts to post positive reviews.
Vinnik was reportedly extradited to France secretly without his lawyers or family being informed and while he was very weak after a month-long hunger strike
The February conference has been flagged in a confidential report, in which experts warn developers not to attend the event.
Alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik is to be extradited to France after 17 months of detention in Greece. The Russian government is very displeased.
Estonia-based BitBay announced it was dropping Monero, with the cut-off for clients holding the cryptocurrency set for February 19, 2020.