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Criminals prefer cash to cryptocurrencies for scams
A study by the Crypto ISAC platform has revealed the preference of criminals for cash for their misdeeds over cryptocurrencies.
Cash leaves no digital footprint, making it almost impossible to detect illicit transactions. Hence, it is the…
Social network X faces blocking in different countries around the world
The social network X, owned by Elon Musk, has been banned in different countries on the grounds that it violates the internal regulations of those nations, in addition to the dissemination of hate messages, false information or simply not…
Italy to impose fines of USD 5 million for cryptocurrency crimes
Cryptocurrency crimes will be punished in Italy through regulations that establish fines between 5,000 euros and 5 million euros (USD $5,400 and USD $5.4 million).
People who commit crimes “such as insider trading, illegal disclosure of…
Chile enacted comprehensive to address violence against women
The Chilean Minister of Women and Gender Equality, Antonia Orellana, led this Saturday the event where the women violence law was promulgated.
The legal instrument was promulgated after seven years of processing before the Chilean…
Maduro proposes life imprisonment against corrupt people
During the march this Saturday, April 13, called by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), the president of the nation, Nicolás Maduro, proposed reforming the Constitution to include life imprisonment for crimes such as corruption…
Spain dismantled a criminal network that operated with cryptocurrencies
The financing of terrorist activities in addition to blackmail and requests for ransom payment in cryptocurrencies are some of the crimes that the Spanish police have recently faced, in an international operation.
According to the Spanish…
European Commission will intensify the fight against crimes due to hate messages on the Internet
Through a statement from the European Commission this Wednesday, the organization confirmed that it will intensify the fight against crimes that are committed by hate messages disseminated over the Internet.
The immediacy of the content…
FTX founder found guilty of fraud
The New York jury handling the case of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the FTX cryptocurrency platform, found him guilty of the seven crimes of fraud and money laundering with which he was charged.
The trial against Bankman-Fried, 31, lasted…
Trump will surrender this Thursday to the US Justice
Former United States President Donald Trump has confirmed today that he plans to turn himself on this Thursday at a Fulton County jail, in Georgia, after being accused of orchestrating a scheme to subvert the 2020 election results in that…
UK will apply new crypto regulation in October
The new regulations that will govern the trading of digital assets in the United Kingdom will come into force on October 8. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stressed that companies that do not adhere to the rules will face…
Europe limits anonymous cryptocurrency transactions to 1,000 euros
The European Union approved establishing a cap of 1,000 euros on anonymous cryptocurrency transactions with the aim of stopping crimes such as money laundering and financing terrorist acts.
In this sense, "entities, such as banks, asset…