Smugglers are increasingly using cryptocurrencies for illegal payments and to move crime proceeds. Stablecoins like USDT are now replacing ...

The ED is probing OctaFX for Rs 800 crore in alleged proceeds of crime from India, laundered via cryptocurrencies and fake service imports....

Under the DMT framework, banks can appoint intermediaries and agents (business correspondents) to collect cash from migrants and send it to...

Payments from crypto-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1 billion in 2023, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on We...

Scammers targeting institutions such as hospitals, schools and government offices for ransom pocketed $1.1 billion last year, compared with...

At least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...

At least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...

The role of cryptocurrency in terrorist financing has been highlighted once again after a deadly attack by Hamas in Israel. Cryptocurrencie...

The United States also imposed sanctions last year on cryptocurrency mixing services Blender and Tornado Cash, which it said were being use...

Regulators have legitimate concerns, but should also recognise the benefits that could accrue from such technological innovations catalysed...

The oversight could include an executive order, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The spokeswoman did not comment on whether an executiv...

China’s ban highlights how some govts see cryptos as a threat. Other govts too are pressing to regulate cryptocurrencies and related specul...

China’s ban highlights how some govts see cryptos as a threat. Other govts too are pressing to regulate cryptocurrencies and related specul...

Hackers use ransomware to take down systems that control everything from hospital billing to manufacturing. They stop only after receiving ...

The U.S. Treasury department plans to impose sanctions as soon as next week, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

The tax department is set to issue notices to 4 to 5 lakh high networth individuals across India who were trading on bitcoin exchanges.

The financial regulators are worried that a complete lack of regulatory regime for such cryptocurrencies may give rise to 'e-ponzi' schemes.