Asia Pacific
Suspect Crypto Transactions Rise in Japan But Still Just 1.7% of Total
Dec 06, 2018
Japan’s cryptocurrency exchanges reported 5,944 suspicious transactions in the first 10 months of 2018. According to a report from Jiji …
Category: Crime
Crime
US Government Offering Up to $800K for Anti-Forgery Blockchain Solutions
Dec 06, 2018
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to fund anti-counterfeiting solutions from blockchain startups with grants of up to …
Crime
Treasury Official: Global Regulators Must Follow US Lead in Crypto Enforcement
Dec 04, 2018
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A senior U.S. official has called on the crypto industry and the wide global financial sphere to take steps to …
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Trader on US Sanctions Blacklist Says He’s Innocent
Dec 04, 2018
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Mohammad Ghorbaniyan says he’s been wrongfully blacklisted. An Iranian bitcoin trader, Ghorbaniyan was among the wallet holders whose names and …
Crime
New Crypto Mining Malware Seen to ‘Evolve,’ Say Researchers
Nov 30, 2018
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Researchers at Israel-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies say that a relatively new form of crypto mining malware, dubbed …
Bitcoin
Iranian Bitcoin Users Are Already Being Affected By New US Sanctions
Nov 29, 2018
On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that two bitcoin addresses tied to Iran …
AriseBank
FBI Arrests AriseBank CEO Over $4 Million Crypto Fraud
Nov 29, 2018
The FBI has arrested the CEO of cryptocurrency platform AriseBank after he was indicted over an alleged multi-million dollar scam. …
Colorado
Four More ICOs Hit with Cease-and-Desists by Colorado Securities Regulator
Nov 21, 2018
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The Colorado Division of Securities has issued another batch of cease-and-desist orders against allegedly fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs). The …