Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
U.K. police have revealed how much cryptocurrency they have seized in the past five years in response to Freedom of Information requests. The London Metropolitan Police seized more bitcoins than other police boroughs.
UK Police Reveal Informatio...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
Hypothetically lets say I'm getting legally separated from my spouse this January, and let's also say hypothetically I have significant (250K) investments in cryptocurrency and my wife is attempting to take most every tangible thing from me (...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Police in Malaysia have shut down a bitcoin mining operation and seized 1,720 bitcoin mining machines in a major electricity theft crackdown following public complaints. “Police inspected 75 premises around the district and 30 of them were...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
German prosecutors have hired a bank to “clean” cryptocurrency seized in criminal cases. “As the cryptocurrencies are related to crime, they are considered ‘contaminated coins’ and cannot be traded on ma...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in collaboration with Citibank, Sony, and Japanese law enforcement, has taken action to “return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Gro...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
for example if you have a wallet with trustwallet and you have the 12 seed words , can the police still approach trustwallet to freeze or close your account and would you no longer be able to access your crypto or can you just use your 12 word seed i...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 3 years ago
This blew my mind. Via this order people had to give up their gold or gold certificates. Confiscation or Jail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102 Thanks to BTC Ive been learning so much and my whole perspective on how the world is se...
by COINS NEWS - 3 years ago
It baffles me that the enforcement authtories can take your property with even a warrant simply because they have "suspicions" on you. This veteran who goes by the name of Stephen Lara, didn't trust banks so he had 87k in cash on his ve...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry⦠and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! T...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized bitcoin worth more than $2.2 million tied to ransomware payments. The cryptocurrency allegedly belongs to an affiliate of Gandcrab and Revil/Sodinokibi ransomware.
US Seizes Bitcoin Worth Over...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
A lawyer representing investors defrauded by the notorious crypto scam Onecoin has urged authorities in Bulgaria to act on the case, claiming that the “world’s largest pyramid scheme” is still operating from the country....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is selling cryptocurrency worth $56 million that was seized from the “number one promoter” of Bitconnect, the largest crypto fraud scheme ever charged criminally. Investors were fraudulently...
Cryptocoins News / NewsBTC - 3 years ago
Dutch authorities seized over 25 million euros ($28.6) worth in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies due to alleged criminal activity.
A Chainalysis 2021 report revealed that in 2019 the volume of illicit crypto activity represented a small...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Dutch authorities have seized more than 25 million euros in cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, from dozens of suspects in criminal cases. “Cryptocurrencies are widely used as a means of payment for various types of crime,&#...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Authorities in Iran persist with their efforts to curb unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. The state-run power distribution company has recently identified over a dozen underground crypto farms in Tehran and other regions, unplugging hundreds of mini...