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Crypto News Summary: UK Santander to Block Payments to Exchanges, BTC 50K Silk Road Guilty Plea, Ledger Live & Solana Mobile Stack Integration

November 7, 2022

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Department of Justice Revamping Investigations into Tether USDT – Here’s What You Need to Know

November 2, 2022

The US Department of Justice has revamped a probe into whether Tether’s executives committed bank fraud in the early days of the stablecoin. According to a Bloomberg report, the investigation has been transferred to another team within the DOJ and is now directed by US Attorney Damian Williams of Manhattan in the Southern District of…
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DoJ Reportedly Eyes USDT Once Again; Tether Responds

November 1, 2022

It’s a tale as old as time: the Department of Justice investigating Tether and USDT. It’s been reported far and wide, and for years on end, with speculation throughout. We’re back again as 2022 comes to a close, this time courtesy of a new report from Bloomberg. Let’s take a look at what’s being reported,…
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US Charges Chinese Spies in Scheme to Bribe Government Employee With Bitcoin to Steal ‘Secret’ Documents

October 26, 2022

The U.S. has charged two Chinese intelligence officers in a scheme to bribe a U.S. government employee to steal “secret” documents relating to the prosecution of a company in China. The defendants paid the government employee, who is actually a double agent, approximately $61,000 in bitcoin for stealing the information, according to the U.S. Department…
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Report: US Department of Justice Files $60 Million Lawsuit Against Bitcoin Mixer Operator

October 25, 2022

The United States Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit to recover $60 million that was imposed on Larry Harmon, the operator of a bitcoin mixing service targeted by U.S. law enforcement in 2020. According to U.S. authorities, Harmon had operated an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Violation of the Bank Secrecy Act The United States Department…
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Two Americans Jailed for Stealing $330,000 in Crypto by ‘Sim-Swapping’

October 24, 2022

Two men from Massachusetts, USA, were sentenced last week for what’s been described as “an extensive scheme” to steal some $330,000 in cryptocurrency using SIM swapping and computer hacking methods. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that 24-year-old Eric Meiggs was sentenced to two years and one day in prison, while 22-year-old Declan Harrington…
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Crypto News Summary: Nubank’s New Nucoin Crypto, Fidelity’s ETH Offer, Bitpanda Partners With N26 Digital Bank

October 21, 2022

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US Charges Russians, Venezuelans for Sanctions Evasion Using Cryptocurrency

October 21, 2022

A group of Russian and Venezuelan nationals have been charged by U.S. authorities for their roles in a scheme to circumvent Western sanctions and launder money on a global scale. They have been accused of obtaining military technologies from American companies, smuggling oil, and disguising money flows for Russian oligarchs through shell companies and crypto…
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Kim Kardashian Charged by SEC for Promoting EthereumMax, Pro-Russian Paramilitary Raised Crypto Worth $400K, Crypto Exposure by Banks 0.14% + More News

October 3, 2022

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DOJ objects to Celsius plans to reopen withdrawals and sell stablecoins

October 3, 2022

The objection is seeking a deferral on Celsius motions until the independent examiner report on the company is filed over the next couple of months. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has submitted an objection to Celsius’ motion to reopen withdrawals for select customers and sell its stablecoin holdings. The DOJ is asserting that the state…
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