INTERPOL Hosts Digital Currencies & Money Laundering Conference in Qatar
Law enforcement agencies from multiple countries, government agencies, and representatives of the private industry have convened this week for the first ‘Global Conference on Money Laundering and Digital Currencies; in Doha, Qatar. The focus of the conference is to discuss the threat of exploiting digital currencies for money laundering and terrorism financing. The three-day event began took place earlier this week (16-18 January). Organizers include the likes of international law enforcement agencies INTERPOL and Europol; the Basel Institute of Governance (a Swiss think tank) and; the....
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