UK seeks to repay victims of $6.6-billion bitcoin scam
Britain has proposed compensating victims of a massive scam in China that resulted in what is believed to be the world鈥檚 largest cryptocurrency seizure, lawyers told AFP on Thursday.
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UK targets crypto networks helping Russia dodge sanctions
The UK on Wednesday announced a crackdown against eight individuals and entities that have helped Russia circumvent Western sanctions through financial and cryptocurrency networks based in Kyrgyzstan...
Australia orders audit of crypto trading giant Binance
Australia has ordered the local arm of the world鈥檚 largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, to appoint an external auditor after identifying 鈥榮erious concerns鈥� with its money laundering and terrorism financing controls.
New cryptocurrency may be aiding Russia to dodge sanctions
Russia could be turning to a new cryptocurrency called A7A5 to allow money to flow in and out of the country and avoid Western sanctions, experts have told AFP...
US House passes landmark crypto bill
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed three landmark cryptocurrency bills, fulfilling the Trump administration鈥檚 commitment to the once-controversial industry.
US recovers $225m stolen in crypto scam
The US government said Wednesday it recovered $225 million in the largest seizure yet of money stolen in a cryptocurrency confidence scam...
Trump pockets $57.4m from crypto coin sales
US president Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House...
Paris kidnap bid highlights crypto data security risks
New regulations threaten the security of the personal data of cryptocurrency users and may expose them to 鈥榩hysical danger鈥�, the platform at the centre of last week鈥檚 Paris kidnapping attempt has claimed...
Japan, US blame North Koreans for $300m crypto theft
A North Korean hacking group stole cryptocurrency worth over $300 million from the Japan-based exchange DMM Bitcoin, according to Japanese police and the United States鈥� FBI.
Crypto boss Sun eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Friday fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall -- by eating the fruit.
2 managers of crypto platform OmegaPro arrested in Turkey
Two managers of a now-defunct crypto trading platform have been arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media reported Friday...
US orders FTX, Alameda to pay $12.7b to victims
Failed cryptocurrency platform FTX Trading and affiliate Alameda Research must pay $12.7 billion to compensate customers and fraud victims under a consent order, US regulators announced Thursday...
Trump offers tech sector policy flips ahead of election
Fiercely against social media platform TikTok, cryptocurrency bitcoin and electric cars during his presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has recently flip-flopped on several issues that are dear to Silicon Valley...
Japan crypto exchange says lost $300 million bitcoin in 鈥榣eak鈥�
Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin said that it had lost bitcoin worth around $300 million in what it described as 鈥榓n unauthorised leak鈥� from its digital wallet.....
