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Nigeria Extends Deadline for Returning Soon-to-Be Demonetized Naira Banknotes

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After initially ignoring pleas to extend the period for returning old naira banknotes, the Nigerian central bank recently said it has shifted the deadline for returning old banknotes to Feb. 10. The bank’s governor, Godwin-Abend, said some 30,000 so-called super…

Several Crypto Exchange Websites Taken Down in Kazakhstan

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Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least five online platforms exchanging cryptocurrencies outside the law. Documents, computer equipment, and cryptocurrency wallets have been seized during searches in the northern part of the country. Kazakhstan’s Financial Watchdog Goes After Unlicensed Crypto…

Philippine Authorities Rescue Alleged Victims of ‘Crypto Trafficking Ring’

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Philippine authorities say that they have rescued alleged victims of a “crypto trafficking ring” who were recruited to work in a call center in Cambodia and scam people out of their cryptocurrencies. The authorities are also investigating government employees who may…

US Government Seizes $700 Million in Assets From Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

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Federal prosecutors have seized $697 million in assets, mostly comprised of more than 56 million Robinhood shares worth $526 Million, from FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Court filings detailed that the U.S. government seized a series of bank accounts belonging to Bankman-Fried,…

Romania Carries Out Raids as Part of Crypto Tax Evasion Probe

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Authorities in Romania have conducted more than a dozen raids against people suspected of hiding income from cryptocurrency operations. The searches took place in late 2022 following an earlier investigation which established that crypto traders had failed to report digital assets…

Alexander Vinnik von BTC-e beantragt Freilassung gegen Kaution unter Berufung auf Prozessverzögerung

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The alleged operator of crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has asked to be released on bail due to the delay in court proceedings. In early August, the Russian IT specialist was extradited to the United States to face charges of money…

US-Senator: Cryptocurrency Cannot Be Stopped, FTX Collapse Isn’t an Indictment of Crypto

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UNS. Senator Pat Toomey says illegal actions by crypto exchange FTX must be separated “from perfectly lawful and innovative cryptocurrencies.” Emphasizing that “The collapse of FTX is not an indictment of crypto,” he noted that “cryptocurrency cannot be stopped” und “einschließlich des Erwerbs von Bitcoin oder Bitcoin-Mining-Maschinen.…

US Senators Unveil New Crypto Bill — Experts Call It the ‘Most Direct Attack’ on Personal Freedom and Privacy of Crypto Users

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Two U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren, have introduced a bipartisan bill for the regulation of cryptocurrency. Die Rechnung, titled “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act,” ist “the most direct attack on the personal freedom and privacy of cryptocurrency users and developers we’ve…

Bahamian Government Officials Allegedly Asked SBF to Mint Millions of Dollars in New Tokens Amid the FTX Collapse

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Exahash, court documents from lawyers involved with the FTX Trading LTD Chapter 11 bankruptcy case allege that the government of The Bahamas asked the disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to mint new crypto tokens. The lawyers detailed that it…

Ein vollständiges Krypto-Verbot in Russland wäre kontraproduktiv, Rosfinmonitoring sagt

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Russische Bürger und Unternehmen besitzen bereits Kryptowährungen, Deshalb wäre ein vollständiges Krypto-Verbot kontraproduktiv, Laut einem Top-Manager von Rosfinmonitoring, Russlands Finanzgeheimdienst. Zur selben Zeit, Die Regulierungsbehörde unterstützt das Verbot von Zahlungen mit digitalen Münzen und…