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Turkish Authorities Seize Crypto Worth $40M in Illegal Gambling Sting

Investigators are probing a $135 million transaction that links back to organized crime groups in the country's capital city Ankara.

Ankara, Turkey (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)

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Two US Men Sentenced for Stealing Crypto Using 'SIM Swapping'

The duo targeted "at least 10 identified victims" stealing "approximately $330,000 in cryptocurrency."

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Finance

Policía brasileña emite órdenes de arresto contra el presunto líder de un esquema piramidal de US$767 millones

Francisley Valdevino da Silva, conocido como el “jeque de las criptomonedas”, tiene 20 órdenes de incautación en su contra.

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Finance

Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra's Head of General Affairs Yu: Report

The arrest comes after the country invalidated Terra co-founder Do Kwon's passport.

The Netherlands has arrested a developer of Tornado Cash. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Terra Founder Do Kwon's Passport 'Invalidated,' S. Korea Says

Do Kwon has 14 days to return his passport, according to a notice on a government website.

Do Kwon. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Autoridades chinas arrestaron a 93 personas por lavado de dinero con criptomonedas

Los sospechosos lavaron una suma que alcanza los RMB 40.000 millones, según la Policía del condado de Hengyang.

Changshá, capital de Hunan. (YunFengQ/Unsplash, editada por CoinDesk)

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Chinese Authorities Arrest 93 for Crypto-Related Money Laundering

The suspects laundered as much as RMB 40 billion, according to Hengyang county police.

Changshá, capital de Hunan. (YunFengQ/Unsplash, editada por CoinDesk)

Finance

Indian Police Arrest Two Suspected of Duping 1,400 in Alleged $12M Crypto Scam

So far 24 investors have come forward claiming they've been conned out of $55,000.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

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Miami Trio Charged With Defrauding Banks and Crypto Exchange of Over $4M

The DOJ has been cracking down on crypto-related scams as lawmakers become more vocal about illicit activity in the space. 

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Ukraine Seizes Assets From OTC Crypto Brokers for Working With Russians

The Prosecutor General's office said it confiscated $1.7 million in fiat and almost a ton of silver.

Money and devices seized by Ukrainian authorities (Security Service of Ukraine)