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US and UK Agree to ‘Heighten the Focus on Illicit Use of Cryptocurrency’

US and UK Agree to ‘Heighten the Focus on Illicit Use of Cryptocurrency’The U.S. and U.K. governments have “committed and agreed to heighten the focus on illicit use of cryptocurrency and ransomware,” the U.S. Department of Justice announced. According to the FBI, high crypto prices have partially made ransomware “incredibly lucrative for the criminals.” Governments Collaborate to Focus on Illicit Use of Crypto The U.S. Department of […]

Bitcoin Miners Smash Previous Revenue Records Post-Halving; Over $54M Collected in 60 Blocks

US Launches National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to Prosecute ‘Criminal Misuses of Cryptocurrency’

US Launches National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to Prosecute ‘Criminal Misuses of Cryptocurrency’The U.S. has launched the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, an initiative of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to tackle and prosecute “criminal misuses of cryptocurrency, particularly crimes committed by virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, and money laundering.” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said, “The point is to protect consumers.” DOJ’s New Crypto […]

Bitcoin Miners Smash Previous Revenue Records Post-Halving; Over $54M Collected in 60 Blocks

Bitcoin Keys Cannot be Hacked: Skeptics Question the Official Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin Seizure Story

Bitcoin Keys Cannot be Hacked: Skeptics Question the Official Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin Seizure StoryOn June 7, the United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the “recovery” of 63.70 bitcoin from the funds Colonial Pipeline sent to the hackers. The official story has a number of inconsistencies and federal investigators did not disclose how the FBI was able to confiscate the Darkside gang’s private […]

Bitcoin Miners Smash Previous Revenue Records Post-Halving; Over $54M Collected in 60 Blocks

FBI Agent Recovers Private Key to $2.3M in Bitcoin Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers

FBI Agent Recovers Private Key to .3M in Bitcoin Paid to Colonial Pipeline HackersU.S. law enforcement officials from the Justice Department on Monday announced the seizure of $2.3 million dollars worth of crypto assets that were paid to the Colonial Pipeline hackers. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco explained during a news conference that federal agents “recaptured the majority of the ransom Colonial paid to the Darkside network.” FBI […]

Bitcoin Miners Smash Previous Revenue Records Post-Halving; Over $54M Collected in 60 Blocks