In 2020, almost all government requests to Coinbase for customer info came from criminal authorities
Coinbase's new transparency report also shows the US, UK and Germany to be the most hawkish countries when it comes to crypto activities.
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Turkey moves to cover crypto service providers under its money laundering regulations
Turkey added “crypto asset service providers” to companies affected under anti-money laundering and terrorism funding law, according to a presidential decree published in Turkey’s Official Gazette on May 1.
FBI aids Ohio county to help stop scam victims from sending money via bitcoin ATMs
The Block spoke with FBI Special Agent Vicki Anderson-Gregg to learn more about Cuyahoga County's efforts to prevent financial crime victims from sending bitcoins to scammers.
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Alleged operator of crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog arrested on money laundering charges
Over 1.2 million BTC — or roughly $336 million — were said to have entered mixing service Bitcoin Fog during its operating period, per a court affidavit.
FBI alert cites crypto's growing use in business email compromise scams
More than $10 million in funds were lost due to crypto-related business email compromise scams in 2020, the report finds.
Turkey’s Vebitcoin is the second exchange to collapse after central bank's crypto payments ban
Turkey’s legislation against cryptocurrency will fully go into effect on April 30.
Seven USDC wallet addresses were blacklisted on Wednesday
The Centre Consortium, the organization behind the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin co-founded by Coinbase and Circle, blacklisted seven seemingly inactive Ethereum addresses Wednesday, according to Dune Analytics.