Stricter Bitcoin Regulation, Ban on Mixers Recommended at Interpol, Europol Conference
It appears the global fight against Bitcoin money laundering has turned up a notch. Last week, more than 400 financial investigators from money laundering, cybercrime and financial intelligence units, as well as experts in asset recovery and relevant private sector representatives, met at the Global Conference on Countering Money Laundering and Digital....
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Europol and Interpol have agreed to work together on issues related to the criminal use of digital currencies. The partnership became official during this year's Interpol - Europol Cybercrime Conference, an annual gathering of international law enforcement officials, held in The Hague. The event, Europol said, drew more than 350 attendees. According to a statement from Europol, the partnership will see coordination "against the abuse of virtual currencies for criminal transactions and money laundering". The statement said: "[The partnership] will include actions around policy, stimulating....
Europol, Interpol and the Basel Institute on Governance have revealed three focus areas for their planned regulations on cryptocurrency exchanges. Regulations are Definitely Coming. A sure sign that Bitcoin has become more mainstream and accepted than ever is the increase in regulations. Nations are looking for tax revenue from Bitcoin users, and government law enforcement agencies are treating Bitcoin just as they would any other publicly traded currency. Recently, Europol, Interpol and the Basel Institute on Governance have announced that they are going to be much more active with their....
In an effort to tackle money laundering through virtual currencies like bitcoin, two prominent law enforcement agencies – Europol and Interpol have announced the establishment of a working group. An announcement from late last week has confirmed the establishment of a new working group looking into money laundering with digital currencies. The group is established through a tripartite partnership between Europol – the criminal intelligence agency of the European Union; INTERPOL, a prominent intergovernmental organization that facilitates international police cooperation and; the Basel....
A coordinated strike involving Europol, Interpol, and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has led to the arrest of two “prolific” ransomware operators allegedly responsible for ransom demands of up to 70 million euros. In addition, $1.3 million in cryptocurrencies were seized. Ransomware Operators Arrested, Crypto Seized The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) announced Monday: Two prolific ransomware operators suspected of carrying out a string of attacks, demanding ransoms of up to EUR 70 million [$81 million], have been arrested in Ukraine. The....
The European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, announced the establishment of a working group on money laundering with digital currencies. This is a “tripartite partnership” with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the Basel Institute on Governance. The Aim of the Europol-Interpol Working Group. The working group aims to....