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Finance
Bitforex
BitForex to Open for Withdrawals Following Chinese Police Investigation
The exchange has been offline since February.
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By Oliver Knight
Jul 19, 2024 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2024
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Markets
Trading
German Government Agency Moves $425M Bitcoin, Some to Crypto Exchanges
Arkham previously identified the address as belonging to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), which had seized almost 50,000 BTC from a piracy site.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Jun 19, 2024 at 2:37 p.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2024
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Policy
Regulations
Hong Kong's Markets Regulator Issues Warning Against Crypto Exchange BitForex
On Feb. 23., BitForex went offline after $57 million was reportedly withdrawn from the exchange's hot wallets.
Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon
By Amitoj Singh
Mar 4, 2024 at 12:04 p.m. UTC
Mar 4, 2024
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German police announce $2.1B bitcoin seizure (Markus Spiske/Unsplash)
Finance
Germany
German Police Seize $2.1B Worth of Bitcoin in Piracy Sting
One of the suspects voluntarily transferred the bitcoin to the Federal Criminal Police Office.
German police announce $2.1B bitcoin seizure (Markus Spiske/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Jan 30, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2024
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Policy
Regulations
India's Central Bureau of Investigation Appoints Liminal to Manage Seized Digital Assets
Liminal has already supported the CBI in an operation by assembling a specialized team to safely store seized assets.
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By Amitoj Singh
Nov 9, 2023 at 7:49 a.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2023
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Policy
Regulations
Indian Police Arrest 8 More in $300M Crypto Scam: Report
Four cops were among those arrested, while the operation's alleged kingpin, Subhash Sharma, remains at large, according to local media reports.
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By Amitoj Singh
Nov 6, 2023 at 5:37 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2023
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Police issue warning over WhatsApp scam (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)
Finance
Singapore
Singapore Police Issue Warning Over WhatsApp Phishing Scam
The scam lures victims in by prompting them to scan a QR code on a phishing website to secure credentials.
Police issue warning over WhatsApp scam (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Nov 3, 2023 at 1:48 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2023
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Policy
Regulation
Team Behind Offshore Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoins Detained by Chinese Police: Report
Earlier this year KuCoin closed a $10 million funding round into CNHC.
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By Camomile Shumba
May 31, 2023 at 11:50 a.m. UTC
May 31, 2023
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Terraforms Labs co-founder Do Kwon is still on the run. (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)
Policy
Terra
Singapore Police Probing Do Kwon's Terraform Labs: Bloomberg
Authorities have confirmed Do Kwon isn't in the city-state.
Terraforms Labs co-founder Do Kwon is still on the run. (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)
By Jamie Crawley
Mar 6, 2023 at 11:18 a.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2023
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Policy
Norway
Norwegian Authorities Seize $5.9M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack
The economic crime unit said it is the biggest crypto seizure ever made by Norwegian police.
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By Jamie Crawley
Feb 16, 2023 at 10:03 a.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2023
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