The US Department of the Treasury recently published an investigation highlighting the potential of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for illicit money laundering and terrorist financing operations, among others.
The research, called "Study on the facilitation of money laundering and the financing of…
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Dismantled in Seville group of traffickers who laundered profits with cryptocurrencies
Agents of the National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard, have arrested in Seville seven residents accused of belonging to a criminal group of drug traffickers who laundered their profits through cryptocurrencies.
As…
ICC will initiate the investigation into Venezuela
This week the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, announced that the case of Venezuela is going to the investigation phase, a decision that the national president, Nicolás Maduro, did not see with much approval,…
Blizzard canceled its 2022 event
The American video game studio Blizzard canceled the annual Blizzconline conference, in which it usually announces its upcoming releases and news and which it planned to hold in early 2022. The decision was taken after the cases of…
SEC investigates creator of USDC
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened an investigation into the fintech Circle, known for being the creator of the stablecoin USD Coin, the second largest stable-value cryptocurrency on the market.
"In July 2021…
Bolsonaro’s government is being investigated
The Court of Accounts of Brazil (TCU) will open an investigation against the Government of the president Jair Bolsonaro for the blockade of 5,000 million reais (approximately 900 million dollars) foreseen in the 2021 budgets for the…
Google will change its public practices around the world
Google will implement changes to its global advertising system to prevent abuse of market dominance. The move is part of an unprecedented agreement by the organization with the French Antitrust Authority. The settlement also includes a fine…
Brazilian Minister of the Environment to be investigated
The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) of Brazil has requested this Monday the Supreme Court of Brazil to open an investigation to the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, for alleged crimes of administrative law, obstructing…
EA investigates employees for alleged sale of FIFA 21 Ultimate Team cards
Electronic Arts (EA) announced that it is investigating whether internal workers have profited privately from the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team mode and its loot boxes, whereby users can upgrade their teams by acquiring player cards.
FIFA 21…
Boeing recommends suspending operations of Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 powered aircraft
Boeing recommends suspending the operations of the 69 777 aircraft in service and the 69 in storage equipped with the 'Pratt & Whitney' 4000-112 engines, a model that suffered an incident last Saturday in the United States with the…
Latin America will suffer a contraction of 8 % this year
Economic activity in Latin America has been drastically affected by the global health crisis linked to the pandemic and will suffer an approximate contraction of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 8 % this year, the highest in recent…
Hackers attack computers in Europe to mine crypto
A group of hackers breached at least 13 computers in Europe, the processing of which was partially diverted for cryptocurrency mining.
The criminals violated the security of equipments located in universities and research centers in the…