The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) filed charges on Wednesday against six individuals for allegedly running an unlicensed money-transmitting business involving $30 million in cryptocurrencies. The information came to light through court documents filed in the Southern District of New York. The accused are charged with converting bitcoin and other digital currencies into cash via…
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The U.S. Justice Department’s top crypto cop said that it was a “pretty significant issue,” given the rise of North Korean “state-sponsored hackers.” The United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) crypto tsar is cracking down on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) hackers and exploiters amid a four-year rise in illicit crypto activity. In a Financial Times report published…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a new unit to tackle crypto exploitation. The new team will work with the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat “the criminal misuse of cryptocurrencies.”
FBI Establishes New Crypto Unit; DOJ Appoints First Director for National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
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