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Human Trafficking

The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Regulations
Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report
The Treasury's financial-crimes arm found that bitcoin was increasingly popular for use in trafficking of people and materials tied to child sexual abuse, though the data is f...
The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Feb 13, 2024 at 11:41 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2024
RegulationsBitcoinbtcHuman Traffickingchild abuseTreasury DepartmentFinCEN
Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo (left) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (U.S. Senate)
Markets
Senate banking committee
US Senators Float Bill Requiring Congressional Watchdog to Study Crypto's Role in Trafficking
Top members of the Senate Banking Committee plan to introduce legislation that would direct the congressional watchdog to study virtual currency’s role in drug and human traff...
Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo (left) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (U.S. Senate)
By Danny Nelson
Jul 1, 2020 at 8:12 p.m. UTC
Jul 1, 2020
Senate Banking CommitteeGovernment Accountability OfficeSherrod BrownHuman TraffickingMike Crapo
Team photo via Elliptic
Markets
Elliptic
Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules
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 u...
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By Nikhilesh De
Jan 15, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2020
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Markets
Nonprofits
CipherTrace to Tackle 'Modern-Day Slavery' With Crypto Analytics
The blockchain security firm has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to fight human trafficking.
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By Paddy Baker
Dec 20, 2019 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2019
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David Murray
Markets
News
Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners
A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.
David Murray
By Nikhilesh De
Sep 3, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 3, 2019
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Markets
News
UN Official: Crypto Makes Policing Child Trafficking 'Exceptionally Difficult'
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.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Aug 30, 2019 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2019
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