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Russia has announced that it will introduce legislation to give law enforcement agencies the power to confiscate cryptocurrency that has been obtained illegally.
By Syedur Rahman 15 July 2021
The importance of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) banning Binance, the world's biggest crypto-currency exchange, from the UK cannot be overstated.
By Josie Welland
30 June 2021
2 min read
The Metropolitan Police was predictably happy to announce that it has seized £114 million of Bitcoin as part of an investigation into money laundering offences. It was the largest seizure of crypto ever in the UK – and one of the biggest in...
By Syedur Rahman
28 June 2021
2 min read
The increasing popularity of monero as the cryptocurrency of choice for those looking to commit crime has to be viewed as more than one asset class becoming more fashionable than the others. The reasons for its rise need to be examined – an...
By Syedur Rahman
25 June 2021
3 min read
Earlier this month, El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar. The controversial move to embrace cryptocurrency in this way was spearheaded by the country’s 39-year-old president Nayib B...
By Syedur Rahman
22 June 2021
2 min read
In Ion Science Ltd and Duncan Johns v Persons Unknown, Binance Holdings Limited and Payward Limited, the applicants were represented by Rahman Ravelli. Syedur Rahman details the recent judgement that could be of huge importance in crypto-re...
By Syedur Rahman
22 June 2021
4 min read
Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) peaked in May when Bitcoin’s value plummeted to c.$30,000. This FUD was exacerbated by headlines that China’s regulators - including the National Internet Finance Association of China, the China Banking Ass...
By Syedur Rahman
3 June 2021
3 min read
Josie Welland outlines what can be considered market manipulation.
By Josie Welland
27 May 2021
3 min read
On Wednesday April 28th, Roman Sterlingov, a 32-year Swedish and Russian citizen who allegedly founded the cryptocurrency mixing service “Bitcoin Fog,” was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport pursuant to a sealed criminal complain...
In the US this week, the Colonial Pipeline has had to take itself offline after it was subject to a ransomware cyber-attack. This has had far reaching consequences, resulting in a presidential statement, and the relaxation of transport rule...
By Josie Welland
12 May 2021
4 min read
