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North Korea is the most isolated country on the planet, but it still finds ways to steal billions of dollars
Despite heavy sanctions, North Korea has found ways to enrich its leaders and to finance its milita…
Ellen Ioanes
5 mins read
What you need to know in markets this week: Bitcoin and beyond; 'Hey big spenders' - what the funds did with their cash; a platinum opportunity?
Tesla bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin - is it mainstream yet? Also, we'll look at what the big hedge…
Amanda Cooper
1 min read
The US wants to extradite a British man accused of stealing $8.5 million of crypto from an American citizen
The Brit facing extradition is accused of aiding a hacking group called "The Community" when he was…
Carla Mozée
1 min read
California man who used bitcoin to launder $13 million given 3-year jail sentence
Hugo Mejia, 50, established an unlicensed money-transmitting firm and used bitcoin to launder at le…
Kiera Fields
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Police have arrested eight men in an investigation into a gang that stole more than $100 million in cryptocurrency from US celebrities
Police did not name the victims whose cryptocurrency was stolen but said they included influencers,…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A massive cannabis farm raided by UK police turned out to be a bitcoin mine
"It's certainly not what we were expecting," police said. "It had all the hallmarks of a cannabis c…
Isabelle Lee
7 mins read
How the laws & regulations affecting blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, can impact its adoption
The U.S. maintains a generally positive outlook on the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, t…
Shelagh Dolan
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'There is no emergency,' say crypto firms as US plans new ownership disclosure rules
Coinbase, Kraken, and other crypto exchanges are pushing back against a US Treasury proposal to req…
Kevin Shalvey
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Bitcoin is 'a great hedge against the system' and could be the new gold
"Bitcoin - the question is about the causal relationship. Bitcoin itself does not cause drugs trade…
Oscar Williams-Grut
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Bitcoin is still storming higher
Maria Terekhova, BI Intelligence's fintech research analyst, says in an email on Wednesday morning:…
Oscar Williams-Grut
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FINTECH BRIEFING: UK to extend 'fintech bridges' - Innovate Finance Global Summit - US Alt lending reaches £25 billion
GLOBAL AGENCIES FORM BLOCKCHAIN GROUP: Four of the world's leading digital asset and blockchain tra…
Sarah Kocianski,Jaime Toplin
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It costs as little as £80 to bribe a cleaner to help coordinate a cyber attack
Experienced criminals are often able to just talk their way in. Toro tests how vulnerable a company…
Ben Moshinsky
3 mins read
One of the world's biggest law enforcement agencies is creating its own dark web
It was shut down on July 15 as a part of an 18-month operation, codenamed Shrouded Horizon, that in…
Alastair Stevenson
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A hacker cartel is using a mysterious Flash vulnerability to steal sensitive business data
It is currently unknown where Wild Neutron is based, though the Kaspersky researchers believe they …
Alastair Stevenson
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This is why cash should be illegal
The idea is not as outlandish as it might seem. Think about it: when was the last time you really n…
Mike Bird
4 mins read
Here's the Isle of Man's plan to become a Bitcoin paradise
Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to process transactions, and there's no central bank or author…
Joshua Barrie
7 mins read
The Winklevoss twins tell us why they believe Bitcoin will come to dominate global finance
Investors seem to be taking a similar, unperturbed view of the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin startup Coin…
Rob Price
2 mins read
Major British Banks Say Bitcoin Is Risky And Could Help Terrorists
It's unlikely that Bitcoin will prove an immediate threat to sterling, however. The virtual currenc…
Rob Price
1 min read
A New Zealand Lawyer Used A 'Pizza Delivery Defence' In A Trial For Buying Drugs Online
The court asked why Foster had ordered over 200 pills. Buying lots of drugs is a sign that he inten…
James Cook
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Former Chinese takeaway worker jailed for money laundering after police seized 61,000 bitcoins — currently worth $4 billion
Authorities were alerted when the British-Chinese woman attempted to buy London properties valued a…