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SafeMoon executive team charged with multiple fraud counts, arrests made
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Nov. 1 that it was charging SafeMoon and three of its…
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South Korea arrests Bitsonic CEO for allegedly stealing $7.5M of users’ money
According to South Korean news outlet Chosun Biz, Jinwook Shin, the CEO of crypto exchange Bitsonic — who is under investigation for…
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US Seizes 18 Crypto ATMs Purchased Using Fraudulent SBA Loans — Arrests Owner – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. law enforcement has seized 18 cryptocurrency ATMs that were purchased using fraudulent loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA)…
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Bitzlato Exchange Busted as US Deals ‘Blow to Crypto Crime,’ Arrests Owner – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, better known to the Russian-speaking segment of the market, has been taken down as part of an…
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US Arrests ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT Creator in $3M ‘Rug Pull’ Scheme to Defraud Crypto Investors – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. government has arrested and charged the creator of “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for allegedly defrauding crypto…
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Afghanistan Closes Down 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Arrests Operators – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Law enforcement in Afghanistan has shut down over a dozen crypto exchanges in Herat, detaining the people who were running…
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Israel Arrests 3 in Crypto Scheme to Launder Millions Stolen From France – Bitcoin News
Police in Israel have detained three suspects who allegedly laundered millions of euros stolen from the French treasury through cryptocurrency…
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Dutch Law Enforcement Arrests Suspected Tornado Cash Developer in Amsterdam – Bitcoin News
According to a statement from the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), law enforcement officials in Amsterdam arrested an…
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FBI Arrests 2 Men Planning ‘Violent’ Robbery of Bitcoin Worth Millions of Dollars — They Face 20 Years in Prison – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested two men who participated “in a violent plan to break into a…
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Kenyan Law Enforcement Agency Arrests Two Students Accused of Using Stolen Funds to Buy BTC – Regulation Bitcoin News
Two Kenyan students accused of hacking credit cards and using the ill-gotten funds to buy bitcoin have been arrested by…
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