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US lawmakers eye leveraging blockchain against finance scams
With rising scam cases, U.S. lawmakers have introduced the GUARD Act, a proposed regulation to stamp out financial crimes using...
Law enforcement moves to stamp out widespread crypto Ponzis
Various financial crimes, from Ponzi schemes to romance scams, are proliferating in the 'crypto' space, prompting law enforcement to take...
Tether: Pig butchering, money laundering, auditor ‘engaging’
Interestingly, reports on Huione came just as Paolo Ardoino and Justin Sun are set to address a panel at this...
AI, pig butchering scams pushed to a record $12.4B in 2024
While the actual figure was $10B, Chainalysis expects to specify more criminal addresses in time, as it warned AI could...
Nigeria nabs 800 Chinese, Filipinos, locals in ‘crypto’ scam
Nigeria’s EFCC arrested 150 Chinese, 40 Filipinos, and hundreds of Nigerians in a crackdown on a crypto romance scam ring...
2024: Year in regulation for digital assets
In 2024, key trends in the blockchain space include global authorities focusing on regulating stablecoins, block reward mining, and enforcing...