Crypto-Linked Crime Jumps In Basque Country — But What Does It Mean For Traders?
The Ertzaintza (Basque Country police) says crypto is now present in a growing share of tech‑enabled crimes in Euskadi. More Than 500 Crypto Crimes In A Small Region In a report from last Monday, northern Spain’s Ertzaintza stated that they logged 541 crypto‑linked complaints in 2025, all of them undergoing investigation right now. The cases include 13 investigations into alleged fraud offenses and multiple other money laundering, embezzlement, fraud, scams and asset concealment related offenses, with crypto mainly as a rail to move or hide funds rather than the only target. Related....
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has agreed to support Kazakhstan in ensuring the safe development of the country’s crypto market. The trading platform and Kazakhstan’s financial regulators intend to inform each other about cases involving the use of digital assets for illicit purposes. Binance Exchange to Help Kazakhstan Authorities Combat Crime Linked to Cryptocurrencies The world’s leading coin trading platform, Binance, and Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding expressing their mutual interest in the safe....
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Crypto-linked crime from South Korea to Cambodia has skyrocketed 1,400 times in the past year, revealing alarming gaps in anti-money laundering (AML) oversight. Related Reading: Is A Ripple IPO Coming? Garlinghouse Shares New Insights Transfers between the two nations, largely involving USDT stablecoins, have drawn scrutiny after Korean exchanges like Bithumb and Upbit processed billions […]
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies has placed Russia among the leaders in adoption. But while it is yet to reach the top of the ranking, the country already has a “disproportionate share” of global activity related to some forms of crime involving cryptocurrency, according to a new study by Chainalysis.
Three Quarters of Ransomware Revenue Traceable to Russia, Researchers Say
Individuals and groups based in the Russian Federation, which is in the top 20 of the Global Crypto Adoption Index by Chainalysis, can be linked to some $400 million in....
An international crime expert has labeled London the center of international money laundering, saying the city's major banks disregard the anti-money laundering regulation that at the same time burdens FinTech startups. Roberto Saviano — the author of the popular crime investigation books “Gomorrah” and “Zero Zero Zero,” dealing with the Italian mafia and the cocaine trade, respectively — made the comment in an interview on July 4. In June, the UK's National Crime Agency published a report on the state of 'Serious and Organized Crime' in the country, which described how money laundering....