Czech police have detained convicted drug trafficker Tomáš Jiřikovský, the man behind a multi-billion-dollar bitcoin donation to the country’s Ministry of Justice, …
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Czech Police Detain Key Figure in Bitcoin Donation Scandal, Seize Assets
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief Police have detained convicted drug trafficker Tomas Jirikovsky and seized assets in connection with a $45 million bitcoin donation to …
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Feng, a former employee of a short video platform, defrauded the company of 140 million yuan (about $19 million) by collaborating with …
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Singapore fines nine banks $21.5M over failures in a $3B money laundering scandal. Crypto assets were among the seized funds, pulling digital …
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Regulation
Bitcoin Scandal Fails to Topple Czech Government in No-Confidence Vote
by shayaanby shayaanOn Wednesday, the Czech Republic’s ruling coalition narrowly avoided collapse following a high-profile Bitcoin scandal that triggered a no-confidence vote in parliament …
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Regulation
Czech Minister of Finance will not resign over the recent Bitcoin scandal
by shayaanby shayaanCzech Republic’s Minister of Finance, Zbyněk Stanjura, has refused to resign in response to calls from the opposition to share responsibility over …
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In brief A Czech justice minister has resigned last week after accepting a $45 million Bitcoin donation from a convicted drug trafficker. …
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Regulation
Argentina’s President Makes Another Controversial Move Related to the LIBRA Cryptocurrency Scandal He Is Involved In
by shayaanby shayaanArgentine President Javier Milei has closed down the unit established to investigate the LIBRA scandal, an international cryptocurrency scam in which he …
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Two of the year’s most chaotic token blowups — Movement Labs’ MOVE scandal and the collapse of Mantra’s OM — are sending …
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Analysis
Coinbase delisting sends Movement’s MOVE token to all-time low amid market-making scandal
by shayaanby shayaanThe native token of the Ethereum-based Movement Network, MOVE, plunged to a historic low following Coinbase’s delisting amid the ongoing controversy tied …