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EU Parliament Receives Petition Seeking to Establish Crypto Crime Victims' Fund

The petition asks the EU to take a tiny fee on crypto transactions to be pooled into a fund for victims of fraud and hacks.

By Sebastian SinclairJan 15, 2021

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