Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 2 weeks ago
Jamie Dimon doesn’t care if Bitcoin hit a record high, he says it’s a currency used for sex trafficking, fraud and terrorism—but will defend people’s right to buy it& & Fortune
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
Tom Emmer, a United States Congressman, sought specific explanations on claims regarding the alleged use of crypto to finance terrorism reports during a House Financial Services Committee hearing held on Wednesday.
Cryptocurrencies Are Not A Tool For...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
Several U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to crack down on terrorist organizations by applying sanctions to foreign entities, including crypto platforms, that facilitate financial transactions for terrorists. The legislation would also...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 3 months ago
In response to the Hamas attacks on Israel in October, a group of bipartisan US senators has introduced the Terrorism Financing Prevention Act. The legislation aims to tighten regulatory actions against terror groups by countering the use of cryptocu...
by COINS NEWS - 4 months ago
Definitely not a good look while Binance is currently under investigation for allegedly not countering terrorism. Yikes.. submitted by /u/conceiv3d-in-lib3rty [link] [comments]
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
Elliptic, the firm which The Wall Street Journal sourced the data from, said it was pleased to see the news outlet acknowledge its mistakes. The Wall Street Journal (...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
Inaccurate methodologies have resulted in overstated metrics about the use of cryptocurrency by terror groups fighting Israel, according to Chainalysis. The analytics company has tried to “correct the record” on crypto’s role in terrorism financing a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation said Hamas had reportedly stopped using Bitcoin, as authorities could more easily track funds. United Stat...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 5 months ago
Chainalysis debunks inflated claims on cryptocurrency's role in terrorism financing, emphasizing the predominant use of traditional fiat-based channels by terrorist groups. The analysis highlights the challenges and common misconceptions in tracing t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
The letter was signed by crypto opponents and many lawmakers who had been neutral on crypto until now. Senator Elizabeth Warren was the lead author of a letter signed...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, is alarmed by the potential of crypto-fueled terrorism. She has rallied over 100 policymakers and approached the Biden administration, urging the executive branch to tackle this pressing is...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 5 months ago
Coinbase, on October 17, 2023, outlined its robust measures to curb terrorism financing and other illicit activities through a rigorous compliance framework and blockchain analytics. The discourse emphasizes the importance of regulatory clarity in th...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 5 months ago
Tether has frozen 32 cryptocurrency addresses tied to terrorism funding in Israel and Ukraine, manifesting the growing partnership between crypto firms and global law enforcement to combat digital-financed crime. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 5 months ago
Key takeaways
Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen over 30 crypto addresses linked to terrorism and warfare in Ukraine and Israel.
The crypto addresses held over $800k collectively.
Tether freezes crypto addresses linked to warfare in Ukraine an...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 7 months ago
Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has helped arrest key members of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP), an affiliate of ISIS. The operation was a joint effort between Binance, the National Bank of Tajikistan's Financial Monitoring...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 9 months ago
On June 27, 2023, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) successfully disrupted the cryptocurrency infrastructure used by Hezbollah, a heavily sanctioned terrorist group base...
by COINS NEWS - 10 months ago
Another day and another country is ready to go all up against Crypto and that because of all the wrong or senseless reasons. Now it is the turn of the already in a political and economical turmoil country, Pakistan. With the very bad economic c...
Cryptocoins News / EthereumWorldNews - 10 months ago
Binance has responded to a report from Reuters which claimed that the exchange entertained accounts linked to terror outfits.Reuter recently reported that Israel had seized 190 Binance accounts linked to terrorist outfits like the Islamic State.&...
by COINS NEWS - 11 months ago
Illicit Finance and Other Key Risks of Digital Assets: Keynote at City Week 2023 CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero in London Source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/oparomero8 Highlights: "The CFTC will aggressi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 11 months ago
Government should develop Know Your Customer procedures for social media and messaging services and take stronger measures to track cryptocurrency transactions. While...