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Government officials can’t seem to make their minds up about bitcoin. Politicians like the underlying technology, they are prone to insist, but aren’t sure about the cryptocurrency itself, which is used by criminals to launder money, they reiterate. In as many weeks, European Commission-affiliated groups have issued two seemingly contradictory statements on the matter. Either … Read more
Bitcoin is a tool for terrorists and money launderers. At least that’s what your elected officials believe. When western leaders are pressed for their thoughts on cryptocurrency, that’s invariably the first sound bite to leave their lips, followed, occasionally, by a begrudging acknowledgement that “the underlying blockchain technology has potential”. But as the case of … Read more
Reports from the 대한민국 Republic of South Korea (ROK) indicate its Customs Service announced on Wednesday, 31 January 2018, it has discovered “cryptocurrency crimes” which amount to nearly 600 million USD. Also read: Nassim Nicholas Taleb vs David Birch on The Bitcoin Standard South Korea Customs Service Finds Almost $600 Million in Cryptocurrency Crime ROK Customs … Read more
A recent report indicates that less than one percent of all Bitcoin transactions involve money laundering. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center of Sanctions and Illicit Finance in conjunction with blockchain analytics company, Elliptic, has published a study seeking to track the circulations of illicit funds within the bitcoin economy from 2013 to 2016. The research concludes that the share of funds of illicit origin comprises less than one percent … Read more
US bill calls for a fintech task force to reward those with information about cryptocurrency-supported terrorism, offers grants to anti-terrorist detection research. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Customers of Slovenia’s Bitstamp exchange are being forced to jump through hoops to meet an unprecedented level of compliance. A widely circulated image, purporting to reveal Bitstamp’s enhanced KYC procedure, has been attracting a lot of attention. The document requests screenshots of other cryptocurrency exchange profiles, bank account statements showing fiat deposits to third party … Read more
Litigation has been filed in an Indian High Court by a public prosecutor of cybercrime cases. Claiming that cryptocurrencies facilitate crime, he calls for their immediate ban or regulation. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto Mining, Payments, and Token Sales Litigation Seeks Immediate Intervention A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed with the … Read more
Cryptocurrency regulation becomes tighter as some new money laundering and drug trafficking schemes are revealed. #EXPERT BLOG Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets are precious and some of them have grown over 1300 percent in value this year. Although, with the price on exchanges being higher than ever before its now a bit more difficult for those who want to ‘cash out’ or make significantly large purchases without being watched by the prying … Read more
