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US Prosecutors Attempt to Seize Bitcoin Allegedly Tied to Al Qaeda

13.8.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to seize bitcoin from 155 addresses it alleges were used by Al Qaeda to fund terrorism

German Authorities Confiscate $30 Million in Bitcoin From Pirate Movie Site

7.8.2020
German authorities, with the help of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have confiscated about $30 million in bitcoin from an operator of a pirate movie website. An unspecified amount of bitcoin cash was also seized. Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Seized The German state of Saxony’s...

German Police Seize $30M in Crypto From Streaming Site Operator

6.8.2020
One of the main operators of the now-shuttered streaming site movie2k.to has forfeited over $30 million worth of crypto to German police

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Buy Chemical Weapons With Bitcoin

5.8.2020
The chemicals, though never delivered, would have been potent enough to kill 300 people, prosecutors say

Twitter Hack Special: $120K Stolen, FBI Investigate, Calls to Ban BTC — Hodler’s Digest, July 13–19

19.7.2020
Top celebrities, politicians and businesses are caught up in a “social engineering attack” on Twitter — with theories swirling around that it could have been an “inside job.”

The Covid-19 Crisis Fueled Darknet Markets – A Patron’s Biggest Concern Is Mail Disruption

19.7.2020
Ever since the coronavirus outbreak swept the globe, darknet markets (DNM) have grown exponentially and the lockdowns worldwide are prompting first-time DNM buyers. Currently, the largest DNM on the invisible web is the marketplace Empire, and the only thing impeding the rush of DNM sales these...

Approx. 130 Accounts Targeted in Twitter Hack, FBI Takes Over Case

17.7.2020
The image above shows some of the bitcoin flows after the hack. The US federal law enforcement agency FBI has taken the lead in the investigation of Wednesday’s major Twitter hack, which Twitter now says “in some way” affected about 130 user accounts on the major social network. According to...

Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation

16.7.2020
The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s Twitter hack, Chainalysis and CipherTrace confirm

FBI Report on Laundering by Private Funds Cites OneCoin Fraud in All but Name

15.7.2020
OneCoin, an infamous crypto fraud, makes an uncredited cameo in a leaked FBI intelligence bulletin on the money laundering risks of investment funds

Nigerian Scammers Used BTC & Gemini Exchange to Siphon Millions

12.7.2020
Nigerian scammers converted millions of dollars into Bitcoin via Gemini exchange according to an FBI criminal complaint

4th Amendment Does Not Protect Bitcoin Data, US Fifth Circuit Court Rules

5.7.2020
A Fifth Circuit panel of judges recently ruled that Fourth Amendment rights do not apply to cryptocurrency transaction data that stems from an exchange. The U.S. court ruled against the defendant, Richard Gratkowski, who attempted to leverage the Fourth Amendment in an appeal. According to...

How Bitcoin of America’s Robust Compliance Program Made Possible the Restitution of Half a Million Dollars to Fraud Victims

19.6.2020
Robust and effective compliance programs for virtual asset exchanges such as Bitcoin of America, which owns and operates a crypto exchange platform as well as a nationwide network of bitcoin ATM locations, isn’t simply a matter of operating a system for CIP, KYC, and AML procedures....

Zoom Won't Encrypt Free Calls So It Can Collaborate With FBI

3.6.2020
Zoom decides to provide limited encryption despite numerous security issues, while blockchain developers move ahead with privacy-focused solutions

Telegram Founder Bashes US as a ‘Police State’ Amid Free TON Launch

8.5.2020
Telegram founder says that the U.S. is no longer an attractive place for tech entrepreneurs

MyCryptoMixer 2020 – The Best Bitcoin Mixer Necessary To Protect User’s Anonymity and Privacy

5.5.2020
Governments and law enforcement agencies have been alerted to the possible illicit use of the pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies ever since the notorious darknet marketplace Silk Road was shut down permanently by FBI, which seized more than 144,000 BTC derived from transactions made...