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Ethereum inches even closer to total censorship due to OFAC compliance

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-inches-even-closer-to-total-censorship-due-to-ofac-compliance

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Can Somebody Hack the Entire Bitcoin System?

Read here: https://cryptonews.com/news/can-somebody-hack-entire-bitcoin-system.htm

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VGCCC imposes record fines totalling $120 million on Crown Melbourne for Responsible Service of Gambling breaches

Read here: https://www.vgccc.vic.gov.au/media-release/vgccc-imposes-record-fines-totalling-120-million-crown-melbourne-responsible-service Decision and reasons: https://www.vgccc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/reasons_for_decision_rsg_da.pdf

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Former Suncity employees testify on cross-border capital transfer

Read here: https://agbrief.com/news/macau/04/11/2022/former-suncity-employees-testify-on-cross-border-capital-transfer/

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Russia seeks sanctions exemptions for state bank in Ukraine grain deal talks

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-russia-seeks-sanctions-exemptions-132434738.html

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Proposed UK Rules Will Make Advertising Crypto a Lot Harder, Industry Warns

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/04/proposed-uk-rules-will-make-advertising-crypto-a-lot-harder-industry-warns/?outputType=amp

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Former CEOs of MoviePass and Parent Company Charged in Securities Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-ceos-moviepass-and-parent-company-charged-securities-fraud-scheme

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‘Industrial scale’ visa scams creating underclass of workers open to exploitation

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/industrial-scale-visa-scams-creating-underclass-of-workers-open-to-exploitation-20221107-p5bw72.html

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Seizing a Russian Superyacht Is Much More Complicated Than You Think

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-11-07/russian-oligarch-s-seized-yachts-are-costing-tax-payers-millions

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Inside The Global Hack-For-Hire Industry

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-11-05/inside-the-global-hack-for-hire-industry

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How Qatar Hacked The World Cup

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-11-05/how-qatar-hacked-the-world-cup

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Authoritarian Abuses: The Weaponisation of Anti-Financial Crime

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/authoritarian-abuses-weaponisation-anti-financial-crime

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Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-crypto-exchange-binance-helped-122758669.html

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Spanish police seize largest ever amount of marijuana worth £56m

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/05/spanish-police-seize-largest-ever-amount-of-marijuana-worth-56m

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BaFin orders Deutsche Bank AG to take measures aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing

Read here: https://www.bafin.de/SharedDocs/Veroeffentlichungen/EN/Massnahmen/60b_KWG_84_WpIG_und_57_GwG/meldung_2022_11_04_Deutsche_Bank_57_GWG_en.html

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Methamphetamine Production in Mexico Is Toxic for the Environment

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/methamphetamine-production-mexico-toxic-environment/

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Fraud and the North Korean cyberthreat

Read here: https://www.fraud-magazine.com/cover-article.aspx?id=4295019793

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For Sex Traffickers, Jack Dorsey’s Cash App Is ‘King’

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/11/03/cash-app-block-sex-trafficking-jack-dorsey/

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Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco state

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221103-captagon-connection-how-syria-became-a-narco-state

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British companies are failing to keep up with criminals, in-house lawyers warn

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/british-companies-are-failing-to-keep-up-with-criminals-in-house-lawyers-warn/

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Inside the billion dollar Kabul Bank crash

Read here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhlajU6Mois

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Former U.S. military pilot arrested in Australia listed same Beijing address as Chinese hacker

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/former-u-military-pilot-arrested-104313265.html

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Countdown Begins to Trial of Mexico’s Former Security Minister

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/countdown-begins-trial-mexico-former-security-minister/

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Rwanda Fed False Intelligence to U.S. and Interpol As It Pursued Political Dissidents Abroad

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/rwanda-fed-false-intelligence-to-us-and-interpol-as-it-pursued-political-dissidents-abroad

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Urban Art Online Limited becomes first Art Market Participant (AMP) to be fined for breaching AML requirements

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/businesses-not-complying-with-money-laundering-regulations-in-2018-to-2019/list-of-businesses-for-tax-year-2019-to-2020-that-have-not-complied-with-the-2017-money-laundering-regulations

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China’s Secret Police Stations in Europe

Read here: https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/beijing-s-long-arm-china-s-secret-police-stations-in-europe-a-d6732094-ca32-4c0a-8e6f-58b395b946aa

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SEC Accountant Warns of Heightened Fraud Risk Amid Recession Fears, Market Selloff

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-accountant-warns-of-heightened-fraud-risk-amid-recession-fears-market-selloff-11667427464

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Lack of customer due diligence identified by Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as main cause of AML breaches

Read here: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/anti-money-laundering/lack-of-customer-due-diligence-identified-by-sra-as-main-cause-of-aml-breaches

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With Hacks at a Record High, Crypto Needs to Find Better Ways to Keep Users Safe

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/03/with-hacks-at-a-record-high-crypto-needs-to-find-better-ways-to-keep-users-safe/

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MiCA bill contains a clear warning for crypto influencers

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mica-bill-contains-a-clear-warning-for-crypto-influencers

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Instagram Personality Known as “Jay Mazini” Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/instagram-personality-known-jay-mazini-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-wire-fraud-conspiracy

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New Ransomware Attack Tries to Frame Security Researchers

Read here: https://www.extremetech.com/internet/340595-new-ransomware-attack-tries-to-frame-security-researchers

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Attorney General James Secures $523 Million from Top Opioid Manufacturer Teva, Bringing Total Funds for New Yorkers to More Than $2 Billion

Read here: https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2022/attorney-general-james-secures-523-million-top-opioid-manufacturer-teva-bringing

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Swiss firms divided about cyber risks for 2023

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-firms-divided-about-cyber-risks-for-2023/48021836

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Edward Snowden Calls Out Craig Wright for Being a Fraud

Read here: https://cryptopotato.com/edward-snowden-calls-out-craig-wright-for-being-a-fraud/

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Alleged Japanese Scam Operators Paid up to 3,000 ‘Investors’ in a ‘Worthless’ Cryptoasset

Read here: https://cryptonews.com/news/alleged-japanese-scam-operators-paid-up-3000-investors-worthless-cryptoasset.htm

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EU ups money laundering risk from online gambling to highest level

Read here: https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/compliance/eu-ups-money-laundering-risk-in-online-gambling-to-highest-level/

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Saying ‘not financial advice’ won’t keep you out of jail – Crypto lawyers

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/saying-not-financial-advice-won-t-keep-you-out-of-jail-crypto-lawyers

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Russian Hacker Behind Massive Data Breach Released From U.S. Prison

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-hacker-data-breach-released-us-prison/32111024.html

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