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Sweden's Government Forced to Return $1.5M in Bitcoin to Drug Dealer: Report
That's the difference in value since the time of the dealer's prosecution while he was in jail.
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By Jamie Crawley
Aug 20, 2021 at 10:52 a.m. UTC
Aug 20, 2021
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Russia's Financial Monitoring Agency Wants to Identify and Profile Crypto Users
Rosfinmonitoring will pay $200,000 for a tool to identify crypto users and see if they are involved in criminal activities.
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By Anna Baydakova
Aug 4, 2021 at 10:38 a.m. UTC
Aug 4, 2021
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US Marshals Service Chooses Anchorage Digital for Custody of Seized Digital Assets
Anchorage Digital said it will also provide “such activities as accounting, customer management, audit compliance and managing blockchain forks.”
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By Tanzeel AkhtarDanny Nelson
Jul 28, 2021 at 6:32 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2021
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Major Law Enforcement Operation Busts 300 Crime Rings, Recovers Millions in Crypto
The operation used intelligence gathered from an encrypted service developed by the FBI and Australian police.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jun 9, 2021 at 1:36 a.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2021
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US Seeks Information About $1.4M EtherDelta Hack in 2017
The request from the Office of the United States Attorney follows the 2019 indictment of Anthony Tyler Nashatka.
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By Jamie Crawley
May 21, 2021 at 2:54 p.m. UTC
May 21, 2021
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NYPD's Crypto Sleuthing Is Powered by Chainalysis, Documents Show
The largest police force in the U.S. has beefed up rules governing who can trace crypto transactions. It’s been using Chainalysis software since 2019.
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By Danny NelsonBenjamin Powers
Apr 15, 2021 at 1:42 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2021
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Law Enforcement Agencies Are Missing Forked Cryptos in Criminal Seizures: Research
Blockchain analytics company Coinfirm said authorities are "ignoring" criminals' stockpiles of cryptocurrencies that forked from bitcoin.
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By Daniel Palmer
Nov 23, 2020 at 1:27 p.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2020
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US Seizes $24M in Crypto as Part of Brazilian Probe Into $200M Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday the seizure of $24 million in cryptocurrency after a request from Brazilian police.
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By Kevin Reynolds
Nov 4, 2020 at 10:24 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2020
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The DOJ Wants to Hire a Crypto Crime Attorney Adviser
The Department of Justice wants to hire an attorney adviser to specialize in cryptocurrency, dark web and hacking criminal cases.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 17, 2020 at 4:40 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2020
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Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info
Ukrainian police have arrested a hacker who allegedly sold 773 million email addresses, along with passwords, bank PIN codes and cryptocurrency wallets.
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By Anna Baydakova
May 19, 2020 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2020
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