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Albuquerque Bans Bitcoin ATMs, Giving Operators 45 Days to Remove Them

A councilor said 90% of crypto kiosk transactions in the city are tied to fraud, calling the machines a conduit for crime.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Asks Supreme Court to Overturn FTX Fraud Conviction

SBF’s lawyers say he was barred from arguing customers lost nothing, and call the $11 billion forfeiture an "crushing fine."

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Senate Republicans Release Revised Clarity Act Ahead of September 15 Vote

The draft adds registration requirements for controlled trading protocols and leaves its ethics provisions largely unchanged.

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Crypto, Banks Take Clarity Act Lobbying Fight to Senators' Home States

Crypto advocates and community bankers are targeting lawmakers in their home states as the Senate prepares for a September 15 proc...

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Secret Service Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto Tied to Telegram Bazaar Behind Gl...

Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Te...

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Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Mil...

Mexican prosecutors allege suspects targeted Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching for a col...

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UK Crime Agency Warns of 'Innovative Use' of Crypto by Launderers

The agency ranks cryptoassets third among nine economic crime priorities, and says it wants to generate its own targets.

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Mexico Seizes 300 Crypto Mining Rigs Wired Into a Hydroelectric Dam

Forensic accountants are tracing who paid for the mining hardware, and money laundering has not been ruled out.

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US Police Fear Meta Glasses Are Watching Them Back: Report

Memos from the NYPD to Homeland Security warn the devices could be used for covert filming inside jails and police facilities.

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Polish Court Detains Fifth Suspect in Zondacrypto Exchange Probe

Two chief executives of the exchange have now vanished, four years apart, leaving 1.3 million clients locked out.