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US Antitrust Chief Says Protecting Blockchain From Competitive Abuses Is Top Priority
Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim said the antitrust division needs to understand how blockchain could improve market competition.
US Democrats Ask Trump Administration for Details on Terrorist Crypto Seizures
Two U.S. Democrats have asked the White House to provide more information on recent seizures of cryptocurrency from terrorist groups, including ISIS.
US Prosecutors Seize Bitcoin Allegedly Tied to Al Qaeda, ISIS, Hamas
The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to seize bitcoin from 155 addresses it alleges were used by Al Qaeda to fund terrorism.
Third Centra Tech Founder Pleads Guilty to ICO Fraud
Centra Tech one of the most storied scams of the the 2017 ICO bubble. Its founders have fallen like dominoes since.
23-Year-Old Who Lied to Bank About Bitcoin Holdings Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Randall Joseph Smail faces up to 30 years in prison for lying to a bank about having $640,000 in bitcoin to get a loan.
US Officials Allege Student Defrauded Apple as Part of SIM Swap Attack
A UC-San Diego student is accused of participating in a SIM-swapping scam that defrauded Apple and stole one victim’s crypto.
New York Man Charged With Trafficking Credit Card Info, Using Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds
Vitalii Antonenko, 28, has been indicted for allegedly stealing and selling reams of payment card data, the proceeds of which he laundered in bitcoin.
US Says Venezuelan President Maduro Hid Massive Drug Ring Proceeds in Crypto
Nicolas Maduro and his crypto supervisor were two of the Venezuelan officials indicted Thursday on claims they used crypto to conceal the profits from drug running.
US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ
Joanna De Alba "dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet," said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue.
Ex-DOJ, Capital One Exec to Lead Compliance at Crypto Payments Startup C Labs
C Labs, the company working on Celo, is bringing on former DOJ official Jai Ramaswamy to head compliance.
