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Rishi Sunak Becomes UK Prime Minister — He Wants to Make Britain a Global Crypto Investment Hub

Britain’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has become the country’s new prime minister, succeeding Liz Truss who resigned after 44 days in office. The leader of the Conservative…

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US Charges Chinese Spies in Scheme to Bribe Government Employee With Bitcoin to Steal ‘Secret’ Documents

The U.S. has charged two Chinese intelligence officers in a scheme to bribe a U.S. government employee to steal “secret” documents relating to the prosecution of a company in China.…

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Chinese agents used Bitcoin transactions through Wasabi to allegedly bribe US government employee

According to an analysis by crypto risk management firm Elliptic, two Chinese intelligence agents used Wasabi Wallet to conceal BTC transactions allegedly used for bribes.

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Report: US Department of Justice Files $60 Million Lawsuit Against Bitcoin Mixer Operator

The United States Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit to recover $60 million that was imposed on Larry Harmon, the operator of a bitcoin mixing service targeted by U.S.…

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Investors are loving SEC’s crypto industry crackdown, according to survey

Critics have called out the SEC's "regulation by enforcement" tactics, but to some investors, it's a positive sign they're seeing to invest in digital assets.

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Report: BTC Mining Investment Platform Declared Pyramid Scheme by South African Consumer Watchdog

According to the National Consumer Commission, about 4,000 South Africans who invested in a bitcoin mining equipment supplier, Obelisk, may have participated in a pyramid scheme. The commission said participants…

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India Freezes Additional Bitcoin Amid Mobile Gaming App Investigation

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen 44.5 more bitcoins as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into mobile gaming app E-nuggets. The authority has already frozen nearly…

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