UK Court Bans ‘Britain’s Pablo Escobar’ From Using WhatsApp And Bitcoin
As the popularity of bitcoin grows, various governments across the globe have been paying attention to it, the people who invest in it, and what they do with the cryptocurrency. One of the high profile cases that have emerged has been the one of Liverpool man, Curtis Warren, famously known as the ‘Brit Pablo Escobar.’ […]
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