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Sam Bankman-Fried before the fall. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Top FTX Group Executive Tipped Off Bahamas Authorities About Commingling of Funds in November

Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has said he didn't know of any comingling of funds between his companies.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Dec 15, 2022 at 6:38 a.m. UTC

Dec 15, 2022

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CDCROP: Police Law Enforcement (King's Church International/Unsplash)

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UK Police Have Crypto Experts Stationed Nationwide

The police have managed to seize and store up hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency, but welcomes planned laws to ease seizures of crypto linked to crime and terrorism.

By Camomile Shumba

Oct 26, 2022 at 10:38 a.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2022

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Interpol lanza su propio metaverso policial. (Shutterstock)

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Interpol pone en marcha su propio metaverso policial

“Para que podamos entender el metaverso, necesitamos experimentarlo”, dijo un funcionario de Interpol.

By Amitoj Singh

Oct 21, 2022 at 2:08 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2022

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Interpol Starts Its Own Police Metaverse

The international organization of law enforcement has been in the crypto news for its part in trying to track down Do Kwon, co-founder of the Terra network.

By Amitoj Singh

Oct 21, 2022 at 12:06 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2022

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CDCROP: Flags fly in Pyongyang, North Korea (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)

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North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus Targets Japanese Crypto Firms

Lazarus Group has been targeting Japanese firms with phishing links via email and social media.

By Oliver Knight

Oct 17, 2022 at 7:40 a.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2022

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CDCROP: The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (Sylwia Bartyzel/Unsplash)

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Police Complaints in This Indian District Are Going on the Polygon Blockchain

"This is very close to my heart," tweeted Polygon's co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, citing corruption in local police departments that can lead to the manipulation of public complaints.

By Amitoj Singh

Oct 13, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2022

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Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex said it has received an offer from an interested party with due diligence processes able to commence. (Michal Jarmoluk/Pixabay)

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Thai SEC Files Police Complaint Against Crypto Exchange Zipmex

The complaint comes after Zipmex failed to meet a deadline for sharing transactional information with the SEC, the agency said.

By Oliver Knight

Sep 7, 2022 at 10:21 a.m. UTC

Sep 7, 2022

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Australian Federal Police Forms Cryptocurrency Unit to Tackle Money Laundering, Offshoring: Report

The unit was set up after the force's criminal asset confiscation command had seized more than $600 million from the proceeds of crime since its inception in February 2020.

By Jamie Crawley

Sep 5, 2022 at 3:45 p.m. UTC

Sep 5, 2022

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