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According to the latest data from Chainalysis, the total cryptocurrency value received by illicit addresses grew to a new all-time high of $14 billion in 2021. Although the new all-time high is almost twice the $7.8 billion that was recorded in 2020, it represents just 0.15% of the 2021 cryptocurrency
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A recently published report that went viral across social media details how a former U.S. Marine, Stephen Lara, was pulled over by police and was suspected of being a drug trafficker. Police then searched Lara’s vehicle and subsequently took $87,000 in cash from a bag kept in Lara’s trunk. Lara,
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Cryptocurrency is a new technology that has entered the common discourse, setting the stage for a complete upheaval of our long-established financial systems. Of course, some skepticism is unavoidable.Crypto’s association with criminality adds to this shared sense of skepticism. There is no denying that cryptocurrency has and continues to be
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A new report from Chainalysis has found that while China’s share of global criminal crypto flows has been falling since the third quarter of 2019, the country still represents a disproportionate amount of money laundering and scam activity.In its August 3 Cryptocurrency and China report, Chainalysis stated that more than
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Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Acting Director Michael Morell wrote a report titled “An Analysis of Bitcoin’s Use in Illicit Finance”. The ex-government employee had over 33 years working at the Agency. Published by the Crypto Council for Innovation, Morell’s investigation attempts to disprove a thesis defended by many authorities around
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South Korean prosecutors have finally sold a Bitcoin (BTC) haul they confiscated from a criminal in 2017 and it’s worth $10.5 million more than it was at the time of the arrest. The cash has reportedly been deposited in the coffers of the country’s national treasury.According to reports coming out
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In the wake of the Covid-19 millions of people have been subjected to months inside their homes as governments scramble to control the spread of the virus. This event is unparalleled in modern times and has affected almost every industry imaginable, including cybersecurity.Cyber Attacks On The RiseWith millions more people
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A petition to the European Parliament hopes to persuade the bloc to provide financial support to victims of cryptocurrency crime.The petition, filed Wednesday by lawyer Jonathan Levy, seeks the implementation of a “regulatory scheme to compensate victims” who were fleeced of digital assets by fraud, hacks and extortion. To date,
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