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Brazil to adopt tougher penalties for digital currency money launderers
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5 October, 2021

Brazil to adopt tougher penalties for digital currency money launderers

Brazil will raise the penalty for laundering through digital currencies to two-thirds of laundered money and prison sentence to 16...
Founder of $90M digital currency hedge fund sentenced to 7 years in prison
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22 September, 2021

Founder of $90M digital currency hedge fund sentenced to 7 years in prison

Stefan He Qin was the founder of two hedge funds in New York that claimed to be highly profitable, who...
Michael Ackerman faces 20 years in jail after pleading guilty to $37M BTC scam
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13 September, 2021

Michael Ackerman faces 20 years in jail after pleading guilty to $37M BTC scam

Ackerman is accused of luring investors with promises of 15% monthly returns on BTC trading, attracting over $37 million and...
Taiwan police arrest 14 over alleged Ethereum investment scam
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11 September, 2021

Taiwan police arrest 14 over alleged Ethereum investment scam

The suspects were accused of using misleading information and photos of beautiful women to lure mostly older and retired men...
OneCoin scam: Seychelles asked to probe transfer of $10B in BTC
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10 September, 2021

OneCoin scam: Seychelles asked to probe transfer of $10B in BTC

A British lawyer has filed a request for Seychelles authorities to probe transactions related to 230,000 BTC that have been...
SEC latest investor warning targets digital currency scams and ICOs
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10 September, 2021

SEC latest investor warning targets digital currency scams and ICOs

In its warning note, the SEC said that investors should understand the full extent of the risks involved and look...
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