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UK law enforcement has reportedly seized $435 million worth of crypto in criminal investigations in the last 5 years
The London Metropolitan Police discovered most of the illicit bitcoin, seizing £294 million, or $39…
Natasha Dailey
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WazirX got 377 requests from law enforcement agencies in the last 6 months
Indian cryptocurrency exchange, WazirX, received 377 requests for information from law enforcement …
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Remember, remember the 7th of September — Bitcoin, El Salvador, and the crypto drop
September 7 was one for the history books with the Central American country of El Salvador going …
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El Salvador will give $30 in bitcoin to citizens who download the government's crypto app before the token becomes legal tender in September
President Nayib Bukele in a national address explained how bitcoin will work for the country's 6.5 …
Isabelle Lee
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Indian government confirms that its new crypto bill is not the same as the old one
“We are in a position where we are close to bringing a bill in Parliament,” she said today, Nove…
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Dogecoin and other meme cryptos surge as bitcoin breaks out above $30,000
The total market value of the top meme cryptos rose 8% to $15.7 billion in the last 24 hours alone,…
Jennifer Sor
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Belarus to let law enforcement inspect a register of crypto wallets linked to criminal activity, under the president's new decree
Belarus' President Lukashenko has signed a decree for its crypto watchdog to set up a register of v…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says crypto is a lifeline for regular Russians, and the exchange won't ban them unless the law tells it to
"We don't think there's a high risk of Russian oligarchs using crypto to avoid sanctions," Brian Ar…
Adam Morgan McCarthy,Karen Fr…
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A 33-year-old identity thief who bought a diamond-encrusted bitcoin pendant and stole half a million dollars gets 3 years in prison
The suspect acquired credit card information from "carding websites" on the dark web to carry out h…
Shalini Nagarajan
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One of the largest coupon fraud schemes cost retailers $31 million and landed a couple in jail for 20 years combined
Lori Ann Talens created more than 13,000 separate, distinct counterfeit coupons that were "virtuall…
Morgan Keith
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Tighter regulation will boost cryptocurrencies by tackling 'unholy' activity, a finance law professor says
Tougher rules will make cryptocurrencies like bitcoin "more acceptable for the mainstream user," ba…
Harry Robertson
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Justice Department announces 'Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team' to tackle money laundering and ransomware attacks
The unit will investigate cases involving the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, including ra…
Charles Davis
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Texas says state-backed banks can offer custody services for bitcoin as long as they have the proper tools to manage risk
The Texas Department of Banking affirmed banks may provide crypto custody services as long as there…
Emily Graffeo
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Bitcoin's dominance will almost double as regulators limit other cryptocurrencies, MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor says
"Now I think that the public is beginning to realize that bitcoin is the next bitcoin," MicroStrate…
Filip De Mott
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Heather Morgan, the rapper and wife in the NYC couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion of stolen bitcoin, can await trial at home
A judge likened the private crypto keys to a 'smoking gun' and ruled that Ilya Lichtenstein posed a…
C. Ryan Barber,Becky Peterson
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A new law in Germany could open up as much as $415 billion in crypto investments
Germany's Fund Location Act allows special funds to invest as much as 20% of their portfolio into c…
Isabelle Lee
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Bitcoin tumbles towards $60,000 after China fires another warning at crypto miners and Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill becomes law
Bitcoin tumbled towards $60,000 on Tuesday after Joe Biden's infrastructure bill was signed into la…
Camomile Shumba
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Bitcoin has bottomed and the world's biggest cryptocurrency is on a new bull run, MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor says
"I think bitcoin's found the bottom. I think the leverage is out of it," MicroStrategy cofounder Mi…
Morgan Chittum
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Is this Australian computer scientist bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto? A UK court is going to decide.
Wright claims he authored the 2008 bitcoin whitepaper, and that the bitcoin.org website infringes h…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Texas' power-grid operator is asking crypto miners to power down as the state's electricity system grapples with sky-high temperatures
Texas' power-grid operator, ERCOT, is paying businesses that eat up a lot of energy to shut down &m…