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US warns ties with Iran’s Strait of Hormuz authority may bring sanctions for 'anyone' involvedAmerica has issued a stern warning to global shipping and finance firms. Cooperation with Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority could in...- Trump's new front against Iran: The US hunts hidden crypto networksAmerica's Operation Epic Fury is now Operation Economic Fury. The US is targeting Iran's cryptocurrency networks. This aims to stop Iran fr...
- Iran’s sanctions-busting crypto ambitions grow on toll paymentsIran proposes digital currency for Strait of Hormuz passage tolls. This move highlights a significant sanctions-evasion network. While legi...
- Crypto, stablecoins being used to fund drug, gold smuggling racket: DRI reportSmugglers are increasingly using cryptocurrencies for illegal payments and to move crime proceeds. Stablecoins like USDT are now replacing ...
- Illegal trading platform rakes in Rs 800 crore in India in just nine monthsThe ED is probing OctaFX for Rs 800 crore in alleged proceeds of crime from India, laundered via cryptocurrencies and fake service imports....
- Illicit betting, gaming apps laundering money via kirana stores, finds EDUnder the DMT framework, banks can appoint intermediaries and agents (business correspondents) to collect cash from migrants and send it to...
- Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023: ChainalysisPayments from crypto-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1 billion in 2023, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on We...
- Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023: reportScammers targeting institutions such as hospitals, schools and government offices for ransom pocketed $1.1 billion last year, compared with...
- Illicit crypto addresses received at least $24.2 billion in 2023: ReportAt least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...
- Illicit crypto addresses received at least $24.2 billion in 2023: reportAt least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...
- Explained: Crypto's role in terrorist financingThe role of cryptocurrency in terrorist financing has been highlighted once again after a deadly attack by Hamas in Israel. Cryptocurrencie...
- Crypto crime hits record $20 billion in 2022, report saysThe United States also imposed sanctions last year on cryptocurrency mixing services Blender and Tornado Cash, which it said were being use...
- View: Whatever bitcoin’s failings, the blockchain technology underpinning it is a marvelRegulators have legitimate concerns, but should also recognise the benefits that could accrue from such technological innovations catalysed...
- White House weighs broader oversight of cryptocurrency marketThe oversight could include an executive order, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The spokeswoman did not comment on whether an executiv...
- The one true legacy of Bitcoin that everyone might one day be thankful forChina’s ban highlights how some govts see cryptos as a threat. Other govts too are pressing to regulate cryptocurrencies and related specul...
- The one true legacy of Bitcoin that everyone might one day be thankful forChina’s ban highlights how some govts see cryptos as a threat. Other govts too are pressing to regulate cryptocurrencies and related specul...
- Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ransomware attacksHackers use ransomware to take down systems that control everything from hospital billing to manufacturing. They stop only after receiving ...
- US to target ransomware payments in cryptocurrency with sanctions: ReportThe U.S. Treasury department plans to impose sanctions as soon as next week, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
- Here's why India has decided to crank up its crackdown against BitcoinsThe tax department is set to issue notices to 4 to 5 lakh high networth individuals across India who were trading on bitcoin exchanges.
- Bitcoin triggers ponzi scheme fear: Government in a huddle, plans crackdownThe financial regulators are worried that a complete lack of regulatory regime for such cryptocurrencies may give rise to 'e-ponzi' schemes.
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