OKEx Founder ‘Star’ Xu Named as Key Holder in Police Custody: Report
Caixin sources said Mingxing "Star" Xu, had been taken by police at least a week ago and hasn't been seen since. Source
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Police and thieves on their screens, Oct 2–9
Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.Editor's noteHistorians typically date the birth of international policing as we know it today to the 1800s, a response to the explosion in nationalist movements and non-governmental political radicalism in Europe. Just
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Indian police begin probe into alleged $270K cryptocurrency exchange scam
The operator of Delhi-based cryptocurrency platform Pluto Exchange is accused of duping 43 investors of more than $272,000.A local news outlet Millennium Post reported that the Economic Offence Wing of the Delhi Police has launched a probe against the operators of the Pluto Exchange after 43 investors filed a complaint
Read MorePolice summon Bithumb chairman for questioning over alleged fraud
The drama over alleged fraud involving Bithumb’s senior executives continues as the company’s chairman has reportedly been summoned for interrogation.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is purportedly seeking to question Lee Jung-hoon, chairman of board at Bithumb Korea and Bithumb Holdings, according to a Sept. 18 report by South Korea’s state-run
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Bitsonar Whistleblower Says Police Faked Kidnapping
The whistleblower from defunct cryptocurrency firm Bitsonar has reappeared after going missing for three days in Kyiv, Ukraine, saying law enforcement faked his kidnapping – and murder – to foil a genuine attempt on his life. Yaroslav Shtadchenko went missing last Thursday, with video evidence suggesting he had been abducted. He
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Unconfiscatable? Using Bitcoin to Resist Police Extortion in Nigeria
Nigerian programmer Adebiyi David Adedoyin hears knocking at his apartment door. He’s just woken up and headed to the bathroom. He decides to take his time. He’ll answer in a minute. But the knocking grows louder – and more urgent. Inching open the bathroom door, Adedoyin sees someone clawing open his apartment
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Wave of Bitcoin-Seeking Bomb Threats Sparks Probe By Austrian Police
Police say that "numerous" companies got $20,000 bitcoin ultimatums in the mass SPAM campaign. Source
Read MoreStatement in response to the decision by National Police Chiefs’ Council to withdraw digital consent forms
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said: “In our report published on 18th June, we recommended that these forms were withdrawn, and I am pleased
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Police Thwart Dark Web Criminals Who Planned to Firebomb a Nebraskan Pharmacy
A dark web drug lord and a Nebraskan pharmacist pled guilty to federal charges on July 13 after both were accused of conspiring to bomb a competing business.According to the indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice, 32-year-old William Burgamy from Maryland was the alleged owner of an illegal pharmaceutical
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Venezuela Seizes 315 Bitcoin Mining Rigs: Miners Discuss Illegal Confiscation, Police Extortion
The Venezuelan military has seized 315 Bitmain Antminer S9 bitcoin mining rigs it claims are not properly registered to operate in the country. Although cryptocurrency mining is legal in Venezuela, miners say they have been unfairly treated, citing illegal seizures of mining equipment and police extortion.Venezuela Seizes Bitcoin Mining
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