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Former Cohasset High School Employee Accused of Stealing Thousands in Electricity to Mine Bitcoin in School Campus Crawlspace

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A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the…

Kraken CEO: Regulators Let Bad Guys Get Big and Blow Up to Serve Their Agenda

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Der CEO der Kryptobörse Kraken, Jesse Powell, says U.S. Regler “let the bad guys get big and blow up because it serves their agenda.” The executive explained: “Bad guys operate with huge competitive advantages. They suck up users, Einnahmen, und…

US Judge Dismisses Customer Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange Coinbase

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A U.S. district judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Coinbase and its CEO Brian Armstrong filed by customers of the crypto exchange. The lawsuit alleges that Coinbase sold 79 crypto tokens that are unregistered securities. Customer Lawsuit Against Coinbase Dismissed A…

Krypto-Verband in der Türkei verspricht, Börsen zu blockieren, die „Händlern zum Opfer fallen“

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In der Türkei wurde eine neue Organisation gegründet, deren Ziel es ist, den Kryptosektor des Landes zu überwachen und bei der Entwicklung zu helfen, Lokale Medien berichteten. Seine erste Aufgabe wird darin bestehen, die jüngsten Probleme mit einigen Kryptowährungsbörsen anzugehen und das Vertrauen in diese zu stärken…

Weißes Haus veröffentlicht „Roadmap“ zur Minderung von Kryptowährungsrisiken

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The White House has published a “roadmap to mitigate cryptocurrencies’ risks.” The roadmap calls for authorities to “ramp up enforcement where appropriate” and Congress “to step up its efforts” to regulate the crypto sector. It also notes that legislation should not…

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…

Darknet Market Solaris Hacked by Competitor, Elliptic Reveals

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A leading marketplace on the dark web, Solaris, has been hit by a rival, according to crypto analytics company Elliptic. The Russia-linked platform, which tried to occupy space vacated by the busted Hydra, is believed to have conquered up to a…

New York Attorney General Sues Celsius Co-Founder Alex Mashinsky for Crypto Fraud

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Es ist Jan. 5, 2023, the state of New York and attorney general Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, the co-founder and former CEO of Celsius. The lawsuit claims that Mashinsky and Celsius defrauded “hundreds of thousands of investors, einschließlich…

Iran gibt beschlagnahmte Krypto-Mining-Ausrüstung an Miner zurück

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A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining farms. Its top executive explained the agency was obliged to do that by courts in the Islamic Republic, where unlicensed miners…