Three masked individuals broke into a Manosque home on January 6 and seized a crypto USB drive after threatening the victim at gunpoint, as French prosecutors charged tax official Ghalia C. with accessing government databases to provide crypto investor addresses to organized crime for roughly 800 euros per operation amid 65 documented global attacks in 2025.
Under Resolution 000240, Colombia’s tax authority requires crypto exchanges and intermediaries to collect and submit detailed user and transaction data, aligning with international standards to combat tax evasion and improve transparency in the local digital asset sector.
South Korea's Supreme Court issued its first ruling on December 11 establishing that Bitcoin held on platforms like Upbit and Bithumb qualifies as seizable property under the Criminal Procedure Act, citing electronic tokens with independent management and economic value as meeting confiscation standards while regulators propose payment freeze systems and impose billions in AML fines.
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