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Germany and U.S. Seize Over $46M Crypto Tied to ChipMixer Investigation: Europol
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Bitzlato Executives Arrested in Europe, Exchange Laundered €1 Billion, Europol Says – Exchanges Bitcoin News
European law enforcement authorities have detained four more members of the executive team of crypto exchange Bitzlato, Europol announced. According to the police agency, nearly half of the funds proc...
Europol arrests 5 Bitzlato senior executives
European Union police agency (Europol) said it arrested five senior executives of the sanctioned Bitzlato exchange. The EU agency said Jan. 23 that the people arrested include the CEO, financial direc...
Europol reports $19.5M in crypto seized in enforcement action against Bitzlato
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, has reported authorities took control of crypto wallets containing more than $19 million in cryptocurrency as part of enforcement...
Europol seizes crypto wallets worth over $19.5 million from Bitzlato – Cryptopolitan
According to recent findings from Europol, law enforcement personnel confiscated crypto wallets worth over $19 million in cryptocurrency as part of their operations against Bitzlato. On January 23rd, ...
Europol Arrests 15 in Massive Cryptocurrency Scam Crackdown: $1 Million Seized
On November 13, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) announced that it had successfully cracked down on a criminal network engaged in online scams through call centers. ...
Europol Seizes $1 Million, Arrests 15 In Massive Call Center Fraud
European authorities detained 15 suspected crypto scam individuals and shuttered a large-scale operation of call center networks that allegedly stole hundreds of millions of euros from victims by sell...
Europol cripples crypto call center fraudulent activity
European authorities recently exposed a fraudulent network of call centers based in Serbia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Germany that lured unsuspecting victims into investing massive amounts of capital in c...
Europol Sees Tools to Tackle Crime in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Abuse expands with use in the case of cryptocurrency, Europol has acknowledged while also noting that blockchain technologies offer authorities a new opportunity to fight crime. Europe’s law enforceme...
Crypto Is ‘Key’ to Cracking Down on Crime, Says Europol
While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being increasingly used by criminals, the open nature of blockchain technology provides also provides authorities with a “key” new way to tackl...
How Crypto Is Key At Stopping Organized Crime, Europol Says
According to a report published by Europol, crypto is one of the main tools used by individuals linked to terrorism financing. PayPal, MoneyGram, Western Union, and traditional banks also made the lis...
Crypto Plays A Crucial Role In Helping Combat Crime, Europol Says
As crypto use spreads to every nook and cranny of society, so does its misuse of the system to perform novel crimes and launder illicit funds. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are now being wi...
Europol dismantles a parallel banking system for criminals that laundered millions
In a coordinated investigation with Europol’s Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC), the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), and t...
Usage Of Crypto In Crime Very Low Compared To Fiat, Admits Europol ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     The number of cases involving the use of cryptocurrencies in funding terrorism and money laundering crimes is actually countable globally. The value ...