Attorney General William P. Barr unveiled the publication of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” which his Cyber-Digital Task Force created, according to a Thursday (Oct. 8) press release. The blueprint offers a detailed outline of burgeoning threats and enforcement difficulties connected with the higher presence and...
Two individuals from Russia who were recently sanctioned by the Treasury Department purportedly put into place copycat websites for cryptocurrency exchanges that that tricked people into providing login information, CoinDesk reported. After that time, they purportedly stole ether, bitcoin and NEO to the tune of...
European crypto exchange Eterbase has announced a hack, affecting hot wallets for six of its listed cryptocurrencies and allowing hackers to make off with $1.6 billion in assorted cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reported. The coins affected included bitcoin, ether, XRP, tezos, algorand and TRON, and the hackers...
Saudi Arabia has proposed a business passport built off of blockchain technology to help overcome trade finance challenges brought about by the pandemic, CoinDesk reported. A “Global Value Chain” (GVC) passport would let companies that adhere to the financial rules in their own nations display...
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking for the seizure of nearly $400 million as part of the sentence of defendant Mark S. Scott, according to a letter posted by CoinDesk. Scott allegedly worked with Ruja Ignatova and others to launder roughly $392.94 million of...
A woman in Australia will go to jail for the theft of more than 100,000 Ripple digital currency tokens over two years ago, ACS Information Age reported. The 25-year-old individual gained access to the digital currency account belonging to a man in his 50s. After...
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) has reported an increase in the volume of investment scam reports by investors and consumers in Australia amid the pandemic, according to a press release. ASIC indicated that misconduct complaints received by the body from March to May...
The Bank of Ghana continues to consider the creation of a digital currency, GhanaWeb reported. Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, the bank’s first deputy governor, reportedly said during a digital workshop that the bank remains steadfast in facilitating innovation and piloting ideas like a central bank cryptocurrency....
Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has rolled out compliance and investigative services for the Zcash and Dash digital currencies, according to an announcement. The firm noted that the two digital currencies have some privacy features built into them, but they let investigators and experts in compliance...
