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Lazarus group turns to Garantex to launder stolen assets

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The Lazarus Group, known for its cybercriminal activities, has shifted its focus to Garantex, an OFAC-sanctioned exchange, to trade stolen assets for bitcoin (BTC).  This move comes despite significant efforts from various stakeholders, including on-chain monitor Elliptic,

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Hinman documents suggest SEC is the wrong agency to govern digital assets, crypto lawyer says

On June 13, the long-awaited Hinman documents were finally unsealed and released to the public. The unveiled documents offer valuable insights into a significant speech delivered in 2018 by Bill Hinman, the former director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) corporation finance division. In this 2018 speech, Hinman

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Russia’s biggest bank, Sberbank, to allow trading of digital assets in June

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied From June, Sberbank, the biggest bank in Russia, will allow accredited private investors to trade using digital financial assets (DFA). Sberbank to allow trading of DFAs in Russia According to local reports, Sberbank will allow clients to transact using

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Nigeria to tax crypto, digital assets 10% on capital gains — Experts react

On the eve of his departure from office on May 28, former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Act, 2023, into law. The act introduces a series of tax reforms aimed at modernizing the country’s fiscal framework. Among its provisions was the introduction of a 10% tax on gains from the

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Marc Cuban highlights discrepancy in SEC’s approach to stock loans vs. crypto assets

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied In a recent Twitter statement, Marc Cuban highlighted the discrepancy in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach towards the stock loan industry compared to crypto assets. Cuban pointed out that while the SEC labels the stock

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US Government challenges Bittrex US’s motion to return customer crypto assets

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Amid the unfolding bankruptcy case of crypto exchange Bittrex US, the US government has opposed the platform’s motion to authorize customer withdrawals of their crypto assets. The US government has countered a request by Bittrex US, the

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FTX Bankruptcy Judge Says U.S. Courts Should Have Full Control Over Exchange’s $7.3B in Assets

While liquidators based in the Bahamas argued that a Bahamian judge should preside over part of the bankruptcy case, FTX’s restructuring advisors, who took over the exchange after the company’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested on fraud charges last December, argued against the request. Source

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