Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of a major international takedown effort coordinated by financial regulators and law enforcement agencies both domestically and abroad, culminating in the arrests of over 276 bad actors carrying out a long-standing transnational criminal ploy at the expense of countless unsuspecting American citizens. According to […]
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The global cryptocurrency sector is undergoing significant regulatory and market shifts as 2025 unfolds, with the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) adopting divergent approaches to the management of decentralized currency over the past several months. As Bitcoin appears to be in the midst of another major cyclical run-up, several less-heralded ‘altcoins’ are […]
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A new trend is emerging in the cryptocurrency space that is garnering the attention of international regulators and law enforcement due to its propensity to contribute cross-border illicit financial activity. In 2024, “crypto casinos” truly burst onto the scene, generating a staggering $81.4 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR), a fivefold increase compared to figures […]
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In a bold move aimed at unshackling the cryptocurrency realm from the staunch regulatory oversight that governs domestic financial institutions, the United States Justice Department (DOJ) recently announced a decision to officially disband its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), redirecting prosecutors to shift the focus of future crypto-related investigations to strictly those involving sanctions evasion, […]
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