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U.S. Treasury to propose demands that stablecoin firms be set to police bad transactions

A firm issuing stablecoins in the U.S. would have an array of new duties to head off criminals and keep government watchdogs informed about...

Brazil’s New Anti-Gang Law Lets Authorities Liquidate Seized Crypto to Fund Police Operations

Law No. 15,358 gives judges sweeping power to freeze digital assets during investigations as Brasília takes a "financial strangulation" approach to organized crime.Brazilian President...

Police arrest suspect in Ledger founder kidnapping case one year after horrific attack – DL News

Ledger co-founder’s finger was cut off by a criminal gang, detectives say.Criminals demanded $11.5 million Bitcoin ransom.Police say they have now arrested all the...

International police launch Operation Atlantic to combat crypto approval phishing scams

Law enforcement agencies from the U.S., U.K. and Canada started a joint initiative called Operation Atlantic aimed at disrupting cryptocurrency fraud schemes known as...

Legal Dispute Emerges Over 61,000 Bitcoin Seized by UK Police

Victims of a Chinese investment fraud are challenging a United Kingdom proposal to compensate them through a Chinese redress scheme, arguing the plan could...

Fake Police Officers Held French Couple at Knifepoint in $1M Bitcoin Robbery

In brief Attackers allegedly posed as police officers to enter a home near Versailles. A couple were threatened at knifepoint and forced to transfer about €900,000 ($1...

Police Lost $1.4M in Seized BTC After Storing it in an External Cold Wallet

Two people have been arrested in South Korea in relation to a case in which police lost 22 seized Bitcoin, now worth $1.4 million,...

How South Korean police lost $1.4m worth of Bitcoin – DL News

22 Bitcoin vanished from a sealed police vault in central Seoul.Two men have been arrested, police say.Earlier this month, prosecutors tracked down $22 million...

Spanish Police Seize €5 Million in Cash From Belgian

Share Share Share Share Email National Spanish police have seized €5 million in cash from a 26-year-old Belgian national following a routine vehicle inspection involving a taxi in Barcelona, authorities...

Lawyer pocketed police officer clients’ cash — and used it to buy crypto – DL News

South Korean lawyer stole police officers’ settlement fees in 2021.Court fines lawyer $7,000 amid previous “leniency” complaints.Judge calls theft “a heinous crime.”A South Korean...

Nigerian SEC Partners With Police To Tackle Crypto Ponzi Schemes – Details

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