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Money Laundering

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Crime
Malta Teams With Crypto Security Firm to Manage Financial Crimes Risk
Malta is turning to crypto sleuthing startup CipherTrace for technical help addressing the risk of financial crimes in its digital asset industry.
Malta. Credit: Shutterstock
By Daniel Palmer
Mar 12, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2019
CrimeSecurityMoney LaunderingEuropeRegulationNewsMaltaCipherTraceBlockchain Analyticsbusiness news
PwC
Markets
Crime
Crypto Exchange WEX Linked to Iranian Ransomware Operators, Says PwC
Cryptocurrency exchange WEX, formerly called BTC-e, may have been used to launder illicit gains from the SamSam ransomware, according to PwC.
PwC
By Yogita Khatri
Mar 5, 2019 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2019
CrimeExchangesMoney LaunderingBTC-eRansomwarePwCNewsWex
Japan policeman
Markets
Crime
Crypto Money Laundering Reports Spiked in Japan Last Year, Police Say
Reports of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions in Japan soared last year, but were a tiny fraction of the overall total.
Japan policeman
By Yogita Khatri
Feb 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2019
CrimeMoney LaunderingJapanNewsAsia Pacific
Seoul, South Korea
Markets
Exchanges
4 South Korean Crypto Exchanges Team Up to Tackle Money Laundering
Four major cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have partnered on an initiative to combat potential money laundering and protect users.
Seoul, South Korea
By Yogita Khatri
Jan 28, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2019
ExchangesMoney LaunderingSouth KoreaNewsself-regulation
BTC and yen
Markets
Crime
Suspect Crypto Transactions Rise in Japan But Still Just 1.7% of Total
Reported suspicious crypto transactions soared in the first 10 months of 2018, but fiat is still vastly more popular in money laundering.
BTC and yen
By Yogita Khatri
Dec 6, 2018 at 11:02 a.m. UTC
Dec 6, 2018
CrimeExchangesMoney LaunderingJapanRegulationNewsAsia Pacific
Tehran, Iran
Markets
Fincen
FinCEN Blasts Iran's 'Malign' Use of Crypto to Bypass Economic Sanctions
U.S. regulator FinCEN is urging domestic exchanges to prevent Iran from using cryptocurrency to bypass economic sanctions.
Tehran, Iran
By Wolfie Zhao
Oct 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2018
FinCENExchangesMoney LaunderingIranUSRegulationNewsCentral BankingCentral Bank of Iranus-canada
lock keyboard
Markets
Crime
Nearly $1 Billion Stolen In Crypto Hacks So Far This Year: Research
The losses related to crypto hacks continue to rise sharply, with nearly $1 billion stolen in the first nine months of 2018, research suggests.
lock keyboard
By Yogita Khatri
Oct 11, 2018 at 4:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2018
CrimeResearchExchangesMoney LaunderingNewsHacks
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Crime
WSJ Investigation Alleges $88 Million Laundered Through 46 Crypto Exchanges
The Wall Street Journal claimed Friday that 46 crypto exchanges were used to launder nearly $90 million – with $9 million going through ShapeShift.
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By Nikhilesh De
Sep 28, 2018 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2018
CrimeMoney LaunderingErik VoorheesShapeShiftNewsuse-cases-verticalsbusiness news
jus
Markets
Crime
21-Year-Old Trader Prosecuted Over Bitcoin Money Laundering
A cryptocurrency dealer is being prosecuted in the U.S. for allegedly committing 30 counts of money laundering involving bitcoin.
jus
By Wolfie Zhao
Aug 20, 2018 at 9:40 a.m. UTC
Aug 20, 2018
CrimeMoney LaunderingUSNewsBitcoin TradingLegalrepublishedus-canada
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Crime
Arizona Bitcoin Trader Gets Jail Sentence for Money Laundering
A former bitcoin trader from Arizona has been sentenced to 41 months in jail for laundering drugs money with crypto.
prison cell
By Wolfie Zhao
Aug 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2018
CrimeMoney LaunderingUSBitcoinNewsLegalrepublishedus-canada