Authorities Arrest Perpetrators For Illicit Cryptocurrency Transactions

Authorities Arrest Perpetrators For Illicit Cryptocurrency Transactions

South Korean Law enforcement authorities have taken 33 individuals into custody for conducting illegal cryptocurrency transactions of $1.5 billion. In addition, these individuals carried out some illegal cross-border transactions using digital assets. Presently, the authorities investigate them and have fined fifteen while the 14 are yet to be prosecuted. However, four of these individuals are […]


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