Human Trafficking

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CipherTrace to Tackle ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ With Crypto Analytics

Paddy BakerDec 20, 2019

The blockchain security firm has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to fight human trafficking.

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Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners

Nikhilesh DeSep 3, 2019

A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.

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Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules

Nikhilesh DeJan 15, 2020

Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking.

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UN Official: Crypto Makes Policing Child Trafficking ‘Exceptionally Difficult’

Daniel KuhnAug 30, 2019

Cryptocurrencies provide a "new layer of secrecy that favors the criminals," said a top-ranking staffer of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime.