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FIU-Nepal Flags Rise in Crypto-Based Money Laundering; Plans to Increase Tracking, Awareness
FIU-Nepal has said that the laundering of illicit funding through cryptocurrencies has spiked in the country. In its report, the Nepal Rastra Bank noted conversion of proceeds of fraud to cryptocurrency or for online betting purpose has also been frequently observed.
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India, Qatar's Financial Intelligence Units Partner to Combat Money Laundering through Virtual Digital Assets
This week, the Financial Intelligence Units of India and the UAE met in New Delhi to finalise an agreement. The two nations committed to collaborating in efforts to prevent the misuse of crypto assets by unlawful entities for illicit financial transfers.
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South Korea Implements Legal Framework to Protect Crypto Community Against Financial Risks: All Details
South Korea has deployed a list of rules to be followed by crypto companies. This legal framework is aimed at controlling and eventually curbing the exploit of crypto assets for illicit activities like money laundering and terror financing.
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KuCoin Failed to Comply With Money Laundering Rules, Used for $9 Billion in Suspect Crypto Trades, US Says
KuCoin has been charged by US prosecutors along with two of its founders for failing to comply with US anti-money laundering rules. One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, KuCoin was established in 201. It has now been charged with “wilfully failing” to establish and maintain a program to keep the platform from being used for illic...
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2 More Arrested By Probe Agency In Mahadev Betting App Case
In a significant development in the Mahadev betting app case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made two more arrests, further intensifying its probe into the alleged money laundering and illicit activities associated with the app.
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Was Accused Of Using "Illicit Money" To Buy Car. He Took Loan, Says Court
A court here has granted bail to a man charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), noting that the prosecution was unable to prove the allegations against him.
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Colombia's President Says Son Arrested On Money Laundering Charges
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday that his son Nicolas has been arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign.
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DeFi Services Being Used for Illicit Transfers, Warns US Treasury Department
North Korea, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves and scammers are using decentralized finance (DeFi) services to transfer and launder their illicit proceeds, the US Treasury Department warned on Thursday. So-called DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save, usually in cryptoassets and stablecoins, without using banks.
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Bitzlato Co-Founder Arrested by US Authorities Over Alleged Processing of $700 Million in Illicit Funds
Bitzlato Co-Founder Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested by US authorities in Miami on Tuesday on charges that he operated the exchange as an unlicensed money exchange business that "in his own words, catered to 'known crooks,'" according to US officials. Legkodymov's crypto exchange traded money with Hydra Market, an illicit online marketplace for narc...
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Allowed $250 Million Bond, House Arrest
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried can post $250 million (nearly Rs. 2, 070 crore) bond and live in his parents’ home in California while he awaits trial on charges that he swindled investors and looted customer deposits on his FTX trading platform, a judge said Thursday.
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Hong Kong Amends Anti-Money Laundering Bill to Include Crypto, Here’s What it Means
Hong Kong, who recently emerged as the most crypto ready nation in the world, has taken a proactive step to ensure that crypto assets are not misused by criminals for moving illicit funds, illegally. The country has amended its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022, to now include crypto transactions as w...
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Deny Safe Havens To Corrupt, Terrorists: PM Modi Urges Interpol
PM Modi said illicit money is often taken from some of the poorest people in the world, is pushed into evil activities and is one of the major sources of terror funding.
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"One Of Europe's Biggest Money Launderers" Arrested in Spain
Police have arrested "one of Europe's biggest money launderers" after a raid in southern Spain, saying the British-Irish suspect is believed to have shifted more than 200 million euros ($200 million) in illicit cash.
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Australia’s Crypto-Based Money Laundering, Offshoring to be Tackled by New Law Unit
In Australia, the federal police have formed a new unit whose one-track job would be to sniff out illicit money transfers happening through crypto assets. With increasing scrutiny over the sector, the Australian police force is aiming to delve deeper into understanding the models of organised financial crimes.
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2 Indian Brothers, Friend Charged In Crypto Insider Trading Scheme In US
Two Indian brothers and their Indian-American friend have been charged in the US in the first ever cryptocurrency insider trading scheme in which they made illicit profits totalling over a million dollars.
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FIU-Nepal Flags Rise in Crypto-Based Money Laundering; Plans to Increase Tracking, Awareness
FIU-Nepal has said that the laundering of illicit funding through cryptocurrencies has spiked in the country. In its report, the Nepal Rastra Bank noted conversion of proceeds of fraud to cryptocurrency or for online betting purpose has also been frequently observed.
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India, Qatar's Financial Intelligence Units Partner to Combat Money Laundering through Virtual Digital Assets
This week, the Financial Intelligence Units of India and the UAE met in New Delhi to finalise an agreement. The two nations committed to collaborating in efforts to prevent the misuse of crypto assets by unlawful entities for illicit financial transfers.
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South Korea Implements Legal Framework to Protect Crypto Community Against Financial Risks: All Details
South Korea has deployed a list of rules to be followed by crypto companies. This legal framework is aimed at controlling and eventually curbing the exploit of crypto assets for illicit activities like money laundering and terror financing.
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KuCoin Failed to Comply With Money Laundering Rules, Used for $9 Billion in Suspect Crypto Trades, US Says
KuCoin has been charged by US prosecutors along with two of its founders for failing to comply with US anti-money laundering rules. One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, KuCoin was established in 201. It has now been charged with “wilfully failing” to establish and maintain a program to keep the platform from being used for illic...
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2 More Arrested By Probe Agency In Mahadev Betting App Case
In a significant development in the Mahadev betting app case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made two more arrests, further intensifying its probe into the alleged money laundering and illicit activities associated with the app.
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Was Accused Of Using "Illicit Money" To Buy Car. He Took Loan, Says Court
A court here has granted bail to a man charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), noting that the prosecution was unable to prove the allegations against him.
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Colombia's President Says Son Arrested On Money Laundering Charges
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday that his son Nicolas has been arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign.
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DeFi Services Being Used for Illicit Transfers, Warns US Treasury Department
North Korea, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves and scammers are using decentralized finance (DeFi) services to transfer and launder their illicit proceeds, the US Treasury Department warned on Thursday. So-called DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save, usually in cryptoassets and stablecoins, without using banks.
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Bitzlato Co-Founder Arrested by US Authorities Over Alleged Processing of $700 Million in Illicit Funds
Bitzlato Co-Founder Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested by US authorities in Miami on Tuesday on charges that he operated the exchange as an unlicensed money exchange business that "in his own words, catered to 'known crooks,'" according to US officials. Legkodymov's crypto exchange traded money with Hydra Market, an illicit online marketplace for narc...
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Allowed $250 Million Bond, House Arrest
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried can post $250 million (nearly Rs. 2, 070 crore) bond and live in his parents’ home in California while he awaits trial on charges that he swindled investors and looted customer deposits on his FTX trading platform, a judge said Thursday.
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Hong Kong Amends Anti-Money Laundering Bill to Include Crypto, Here’s What it Means
Hong Kong, who recently emerged as the most crypto ready nation in the world, has taken a proactive step to ensure that crypto assets are not misused by criminals for moving illicit funds, illegally. The country has amended its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022, to now include crypto transactions as w...
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Deny Safe Havens To Corrupt, Terrorists: PM Modi Urges Interpol
PM Modi said illicit money is often taken from some of the poorest people in the world, is pushed into evil activities and is one of the major sources of terror funding.
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"One Of Europe's Biggest Money Launderers" Arrested in Spain
Police have arrested "one of Europe's biggest money launderers" after a raid in southern Spain, saying the British-Irish suspect is believed to have shifted more than 200 million euros ($200 million) in illicit cash.
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Australia’s Crypto-Based Money Laundering, Offshoring to be Tackled by New Law Unit
In Australia, the federal police have formed a new unit whose one-track job would be to sniff out illicit money transfers happening through crypto assets. With increasing scrutiny over the sector, the Australian police force is aiming to delve deeper into understanding the models of organised financial crimes.
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2 Indian Brothers, Friend Charged In Crypto Insider Trading Scheme In US
Two Indian brothers and their Indian-American friend have been charged in the US in the first ever cryptocurrency insider trading scheme in which they made illicit profits totalling over a million dollars.
