National police union reverses course to back the CLARITY Act
A US police union representing more than 382,000 members has reversed its position and endorsed the latest CLARITY Act after lawmakers added language addressing its...
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Three Men Jailed for Posing as Police in $5.3M UK Crypto Fraud
In brief Three men have been jailed in the UK for a £4 million cryptocurrency fraud in which they impersonated police officers to trick eight...
Upbit operator Dunamu wins bid for South Korea police crypto custody contract
Dunamu, the operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Korean National Police Agency’s one-year seized digital...
French police bust $1.8M crypto villa scam targeting wealthy couple
French police have arrested two suspected fraudsters accused of stealing about $1.8 million in cryptoassets from a wealthy couple during a fake villa sale after...
Belgian police arrest suspected phishing gang leader tied to $572K theft
Belgian authorities arrested a 19-year-old suspected of being a key figure in a European phishing and money-laundering network that stole more than 500,000 euros ($572,000)...
Chainalysis, South Korean police link up to fight crypto crime
Blockchain security firm Chainalysis is strengthening its collaboration with South Korea’s national police to crack down on crypto crimes, including those involving North Korea. Chainalysis...
South Korean police tap Chainalysis to fight North Korea crypto theft
Chainalysis has expanded its work with the Korean National Police Agency through an agreement focused on virtual asset investigations. Summary Chainalysis will provide Korean investigators...
South Korea police raid Bithumb over lawmaker hiring favoritism probe: report
South Korean police have reportedly raided Bithumb as part of an investigation into alleged nepotism involving independent lawmaker Kim Byung-gi. Kim allegedly attempted to influence...
South Korea police probe Polymarket users over illegal gambling claims: Report
South Korean police have reportedly launched the country’s first illegal gambling probe into local Polymarket users, widening regulatory scrutiny of the decentralized prediction market. The...
New York and Europe’s finance watchdogs team up to police stablecoins
The European Banking Authority and the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to police cross-border stablecoin activities. ...