Argentina's Customs Office Seizes $21M in Crypto Mining Equipment
The case involves 2,233 Whatsminer machines that were improperly imported, according to the government. Source
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Chinese Customs Authority Confiscates 49 Old ASIC Antminers – Regulation Bitcoin News
Chinese authorities continue to crackdown against bitcoin miners after they seized 49 second-hand Bitmain ASIC Antminers from unnamed individuals that recently attempted to smuggle in the devices using falsified documents. Devices to Be Disposed of in Accordance With Regulations Huangpu Customs of China’s Guangdong Province has said it seized 49 used
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Coinbase signs new $1.36M contract with US Customs enforcement agency
Leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has secured a contract to develop tech for the Department of Homeland Security worth as much as $1.36 million.Under the agreement, Coinbase has been contracted to deliver “application development software as a service” for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement division (ICE). The contract took
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WTO blockchain report says customs remains ‘weak link’ of trade digitalization
The World Trade Organization and Trade Finance Global have published their latest taxonomy of blockchain projects in international trade, arranged into what they present as a “periodic table” for the industry.The original rendition of the periodic table was published in winter 2019. Since then, a lot has changed: despite the
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Finnish Customs Sitting on $14 Million Bitcoin (BTC) Stash
Finland’s Customs, locally known as Tulli, is considering auctioning some 1,666 bitcoins (BTC) worth approximately $14 million seized during a successful drug bust back in 2016. Authorities Concerned About Selling Bitcoin To Criminals According to local news outlet Yle, Finland’s Customs agency is considering auctioning some 1,666 BTC seized from criminals and
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Customs Agents Seize Crypto Mining Units Smuggled out of Mongolia
The Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation stopped the illegal import of four crypto mining devices from Mongolia into Russia.Crypto mining equipment confiscatedOn Oct. 1 Coinspot reported that a Mongolian citizen was trying to smuggle the four mining devices with fans and connected microcircuits across the Russian/Mongolian border
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Thai Customs Department Plans to Use IBM’s Tradelens to Track Shipping
Thailand’s Customs Department intends to use IBM’s Tradelens blockchain solution to track shipping in Thai ports.According to an announcement published on Aug. 28 on the Thai Customs Department’s official website, the country plans to use Tradelens, a blockchain logistics system. Local news outlet Bangkok Post reported the next day
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US Customs and Border to Trial Blockchain Shipping Proof-of-Concept
A United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advisory committee, is planning to launch a live test of its blockchain-based intellectual property rights proof of concept.The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will run its tests from late August to late September, per a report published on the CBP’s
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