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US Government’s Crypto Wallet Holding Seized Bitfinex Funds Hacked: Arkham Intelligence
A US government crypto wallet holding assets seized from the 2016 Bitfinex hack has been compromised by an unidentified hacker, according to Arkham Intelligence.
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Crypto Mining Banned in Venezuela, Thousands of Machines Seized
The government of Venezuela has joined forces with the national electrical system to identify and disconnect crypto mining farms from the power grid in the course of the coming few days. The Venezuelan Ministry of Electrical Energy (MPPPE) has already kick started a power supply control plan to bust crypto mining clusters.
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Probe Agency Arrests Man, Seizes Bitcoin Worth Rs 130 Crore In US Requested Probe
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has seized cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 130 crore and arrested a Uttarakhand-based man as part of a drugs trafficking-linked money laundering probe initiated on the request of US authorities.
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Enforcement Directorate Seizes Rs. 90 Crore Funds Kept in Binance, ZebPay, WazirX Wallets
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has taken possession of funds worth Rs 90 crore, kept in cryptocurrency wallets of exchanges like Binance, ZebPay and WazirX, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an online gaming app "scam".
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Probe Agency Seizes Rs 90 Crore Kept In Crypto Wallets In 'E-Nugget' Gaming App 'Scam'
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has taken possession of funds worth Rs 90 crore, kept in cryptocurrency wallets of exchanges like Binance, ZebPay and WazirX, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an online gaming app "s
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Cryptocurrency Worth $930,000 Seized by CBI From Ahmedabad-Based Man Who Allegedly Defrauded US Citizen
The CBI has seized cryptocurrency worth more than $930,000 (around Rs 7.7 crore) from an Ahmedabad-based man who allegedly cheated a US-citizen posing as a senior executive of a multi-national company's fraud department, officials said.
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Indian Man Accused Of Cheating US Citizen, Cryptocurrency Worth Rs 7.7 crore Seized
He allegedly convinced the victim that his account on Amazon was being accessed by unscrupulous elements, and that his social security was being used from four different states to open accounts on the e-commerce platform.
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Worldcoin Office Searched in Nairobi, Kenyan Authorities Confiscate Stored Records: Report
Over the weekend, Kenyan authorities raided the office of Worldcoin in Nairobi. As part of its raid, the Kenyan law enforcement officers have seized Worldcoin’s records and machines. Tools for Humanity, the parent company of Worldcoin, has been accused of not disclosing its true intentions when it registered in Kenya.
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Probe Agency Seizes Rs 1,144 Crore In Crypto Fraud Cases, WazirX Gets Notice
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 1,144 crore and arrested 20 people in cases related to frauds in cryptocurrency or virtual digital assets, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday.
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Crypto Scammers Cheat People Of Over A Crore Posing As Canadian Officials
The CBI seized about Rs 1 crore in cash during its searches against alleged fraudsters impersonating Canadian government officials who coerced their victims into transferring their assets to cryptocurrency.
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Israel Seized Binance Crypto Accounts to 'Thwart' Islamic State, Claims Document
Israel has seized around 190 crypto accounts at crypto exchange Binance since 2021, including two it said were linked to Islamic State and dozens of others it said were owned by Palestinian firms connected to the Islamist Hamas group, documents released by the country's counter-terror authorities show. Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Fi...
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NCB Said to Have Busted Narcotics Gang Involved in DarkNet, Cryptocurrency
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an international criminal gang that dealt in drugs using DarkNet and cryptocurrency with linkages in several countries as well as multiple states in India, sources said. The modus operandi of the drug traffickers included the use of the Darknet, cryptocurrency, digital media, UPIs, and fake KYC document...
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Enforcement Directorate Probing Several Cryptocurrency, Digital Currency Fraud Cases: MoS Finance
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has has attached, seized, or frozen proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 936.89 crore as on January 31, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday. The minister also said the ED is probing several cryptocurrency and digital fraud cases in the country, while some cr...
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Funds Over Rs. 953 Crore Involved in Crypto Crimes Seized in India, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
The Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Indian authorities are closely monitoring the crypto sector in the absence of a concrete legal rulebook to govern it. In recent years, the ED has seized 953.70 crores from busting crimes around crypto, Sitharaman said.
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US Government’s Crypto Wallet Holding Seized Bitfinex Funds Hacked: Arkham Intelligence
A US government crypto wallet holding assets seized from the 2016 Bitfinex hack has been compromised by an unidentified hacker, according to Arkham Intelligence.
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Crypto Mining Banned in Venezuela, Thousands of Machines Seized
The government of Venezuela has joined forces with the national electrical system to identify and disconnect crypto mining farms from the power grid in the course of the coming few days. The Venezuelan Ministry of Electrical Energy (MPPPE) has already kick started a power supply control plan to bust crypto mining clusters.
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Probe Agency Arrests Man, Seizes Bitcoin Worth Rs 130 Crore In US Requested Probe
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has seized cryptocurrency worth more than Rs 130 crore and arrested a Uttarakhand-based man as part of a drugs trafficking-linked money laundering probe initiated on the request of US authorities.
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Enforcement Directorate Seizes Rs. 90 Crore Funds Kept in Binance, ZebPay, WazirX Wallets
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has taken possession of funds worth Rs 90 crore, kept in cryptocurrency wallets of exchanges like Binance, ZebPay and WazirX, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an online gaming app "scam".
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Probe Agency Seizes Rs 90 Crore Kept In Crypto Wallets In 'E-Nugget' Gaming App 'Scam'
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has taken possession of funds worth Rs 90 crore, kept in cryptocurrency wallets of exchanges like Binance, ZebPay and WazirX, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an online gaming app "s
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Cryptocurrency Worth $930,000 Seized by CBI From Ahmedabad-Based Man Who Allegedly Defrauded US Citizen
The CBI has seized cryptocurrency worth more than $930,000 (around Rs 7.7 crore) from an Ahmedabad-based man who allegedly cheated a US-citizen posing as a senior executive of a multi-national company's fraud department, officials said.
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Indian Man Accused Of Cheating US Citizen, Cryptocurrency Worth Rs 7.7 crore Seized
He allegedly convinced the victim that his account on Amazon was being accessed by unscrupulous elements, and that his social security was being used from four different states to open accounts on the e-commerce platform.
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Worldcoin Office Searched in Nairobi, Kenyan Authorities Confiscate Stored Records: Report
Over the weekend, Kenyan authorities raided the office of Worldcoin in Nairobi. As part of its raid, the Kenyan law enforcement officers have seized Worldcoin’s records and machines. Tools for Humanity, the parent company of Worldcoin, has been accused of not disclosing its true intentions when it registered in Kenya.
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Probe Agency Seizes Rs 1,144 Crore In Crypto Fraud Cases, WazirX Gets Notice
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 1,144 crore and arrested 20 people in cases related to frauds in cryptocurrency or virtual digital assets, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday.
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Crypto Scammers Cheat People Of Over A Crore Posing As Canadian Officials
The CBI seized about Rs 1 crore in cash during its searches against alleged fraudsters impersonating Canadian government officials who coerced their victims into transferring their assets to cryptocurrency.
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Israel Seized Binance Crypto Accounts to 'Thwart' Islamic State, Claims Document
Israel has seized around 190 crypto accounts at crypto exchange Binance since 2021, including two it said were linked to Islamic State and dozens of others it said were owned by Palestinian firms connected to the Islamist Hamas group, documents released by the country's counter-terror authorities show. Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Fi...
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NCB Said to Have Busted Narcotics Gang Involved in DarkNet, Cryptocurrency
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an international criminal gang that dealt in drugs using DarkNet and cryptocurrency with linkages in several countries as well as multiple states in India, sources said. The modus operandi of the drug traffickers included the use of the Darknet, cryptocurrency, digital media, UPIs, and fake KYC document...
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Enforcement Directorate Probing Several Cryptocurrency, Digital Currency Fraud Cases: MoS Finance
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has has attached, seized, or frozen proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 936.89 crore as on January 31, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Monday. The minister also said the ED is probing several cryptocurrency and digital fraud cases in the country, while some cr...
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Funds Over Rs. 953 Crore Involved in Crypto Crimes Seized in India, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
The Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Indian authorities are closely monitoring the crypto sector in the absence of a concrete legal rulebook to govern it. In recent years, the ED has seized 953.70 crores from busting crimes around crypto, Sitharaman said.
