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Bitcoin Daily: China Arrests 1,100 In Crypto Money Laundering Sting; Blockchain Startup Solana Labs Nets...
Bitcoin // June 09, 2021

The Chinese police have arrested about 1,100 people on money laundering charges, CoinDesk reported, adding those arrested were allegedly using crypto to evade the law. China has been undergoing a national crackdown on money laundering activities related to telecom fraud, which has been dubbed “Operation...

Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years
International // May 25, 2018

After reports of money laundering caused lenders in Estonia and Latvia to close, police said on Friday (May 25) that more than $13 billion (or about €11 billion) was laundered through banks in Estonia between 2012 and 2016. Much of the money was reportedly laundered...

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Backlog Forces Resignation of Germany’s Anti-Money Laundering Head

December 15, 2022
The leader of German’s anti-money laundering office has reportedly resigned. Christof Schulte, who had overseen Germany’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) since 2018, stepped down Thursday (Dec. 15) following the revelation that the government had kept a large backlog of suspicious activity reports from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force. That’s according to a report by […]

Bitcoin Daily: China Arrests 1,100 In Crypto Money Laundering Sting; Blockchain Startup Solana Labs Nets...

June 09, 2021
The Chinese police have arrested about 1,100 people on money laundering charges, CoinDesk reported, adding those arrested were allegedly using crypto to evade the law. China has been undergoing a...

Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years

May 25, 2018
After reports of money laundering caused lenders in Estonia and Latvia to close, police said on Friday (May 25) that more than $13 billion (or about €11 billion) was laundered...