Frosties NFT: 2 charged in US over $1.3M rug pull
The two 20-year-old men, who were arrested in California, allegedly sold 8888 NFTs in early January before abandoning the project and vanishing with the ETH from investors.
The two 20-year-old men, who were arrested in California, allegedly sold 8888 NFTs in early January before abandoning the project and vanishing with the ETH from investors.
The control of the Bitcoin network is distributed between the developers of the network creating the code and the enforcement through the nodes.
The U.K. regulator has said that none of the operating digital asset ATM operators are registered to offer such services and must shut down immediately or face regulatory action.
A Michigan court has sentenced the three leaders of the so-called Geek Group to prison time and $200,000 in BTC and USD in connection with their money laundering BTC business.
U.S. AG Merrick B. Garland is targeting "individuals and entities" seeking to evade economic sanctions on Russian businesses with the recent "Task Force KleptoCapture" announcement.
The U.K. parliament is pushing for the passing of a new economic bill that will give the government greater power to seize digital currencies to curb money laundering.
The IMF says that eNaira could raise financial inclusion to meet the ambitious target of 95%, but says Nigeria must be vigilant as it poses several risks.
Bitpanda claimed that it could now perform regulated custodian services in the U.K., but the FCA, which regulates Trustology, quickly put that notion to rest with an announcement of its own.
The U.S. Department of Treasury elaborated that the portable nature of NFTs, which can be moved internationally and instantly, makes them susceptible to being used in money laundering schemes.
The hackers launched at least seven attacks targeting exchanges and investment firms and laundered the money through an intricate web of DEXes and mixers.
Wallets such as MetaMask and Ledger, which don't require KYC verification, will no longer be usable on Coinone, a top analyst says it's only a matter of time before other exchanges follow suit.
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch says Bitcoin must be banned or it could pose great danger to the financial market, but parliament is putting off regulations for now.