A European Commission funded report has called for tougher identity checks on crypto exchange users as regulators seek to combat the rising use of darknet marketplaces to buy illegal substances Coin Desk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler discusses the agency's approach to regulation and the role of Chainalysis in this report Plus what to expect from [...]
Law enforcement can learn how to track illicit activity, but outright crypto bans aren’t effective, a report commissioned by the EU's monitoring body for drugs concluded.
While venting to CoinDesk about unflattering Reuters coverage, the crypto exchange’s investigations team shared insights about the scale of illicit activity at Binance and its crime-fighting methods.
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russia-based darknet market Hydra, following Germany’s seizure of $25 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) from the market. “The Hash” group discusses Hydra becoming the world’s largest marketplace for illicit activity and the role of dark markets in the broader crypto space.
South Korea’s Kakao Group acquires Japanese crypto exchange SEBC. U.S. sanctions Russia-based darknet market Hydra Market. MP: India to make life hell for crypto investors. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”