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The 10 Most Expensive NFTs Ever Sold

Read here: https://decrypt.co/62898/the-10-most-expensive-nfts-ever-sold

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Julius Baer can resume acquisitions after Swiss watchdog lifts ban

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2BN0ID

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Global dark web drug network dismantled

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/global-dark-web-drug-network-dismantled

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SEC Agrees to Redact Two Documents in Ripple Lawsuit – But Not Ripple CEO’s Financial Info

Read here: https://decrypt.co/63873/sec-agrees-to-redact-two-documents-in-ripple-lawsuit-but-not-ripple-ceos-financial-info

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Suspected head of people smuggling network extradited to Belgium

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/suspected-head-of-people-smuggling-network-extradited-to-belgium

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Follow The Money: Members Of Drug Trafficking Network Arrested For Money Laundering In Germany And Luxembourg

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/follow-money-members-of-drug-trafficking-network-arrested-for-money-laundering-in-germany-and-luxembourg

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Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Cryptocurrency

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-authorizes-service-john-doe-summons-seeking-identities-us-taxpayers-who-have-used-0

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Robert Mazur: Old tricks still work for launderers; new policies could help

Read here: https://www.complianceweek.com/aml/robert-mazur-old-tricks-still-work-for-launderers-new-policies-could-help/30212.article

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French police on trail of international gang of Lego looters

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/french-police-on-trail-of-international-gang-of-lego-looters

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How Britain’s crown dependencies plan to cash in on cannabis

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/2021-04-02/how-britains-crown-dependencies-plan-to-cash-in-on-cannabis

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FinCEN Announces Acting Director and New Deputy Director

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-announces-acting-director-and-new-deputy-director

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Digital euro could take four years, says ECB president Christine Lagarde

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-euro-could-take-four-years-says-ecb-president-christine-lagarde

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Latin America Elites Seek Corrupt Access to Vaccines

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/elites-smuggle-vaccines-latin-america/

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‘Criminals and Terrorists’: Framing Mozambique’s Insurgency

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14154-experts-mozambique-s-insurgents-framed-as-criminals-and-terrorists

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Olympic medallist found guilty of £110m cocaine smuggling plot

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/nathan-baggaley-olympic-medallist-found-guilty-of-110m-cocaine-smuggling-plot-12263433

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Cooking oil or crude? Italian restaurant owner was mistaken target of U.S. sanctions

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/02/italian-restaurant-owner-was-mistaken-target-of-us-sanctions.html

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Report: State Capture Worsens in Albania

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14149-report-state-capture-worsens-in-albania

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Bureau of Justice Statistics: Victims of Identity Theft, 2018 [Released April 2021]

Read here: https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/vit18.pdf

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U.S. Supreme Court weighs TransUnion bid to nix ‘terrorist list’ lawsuit

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-transunion/u-s-supreme-court-weighs-transunion-bid-to-nix-terrorist-list-lawsuit-idUSKBN2BM2OS

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British businessman strikes Venezuela mining deal despite US sanctions

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/a6302cb6-7ed0-4e72-8f4d-4ea985e36edf

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The bitcoin terrorists of Idlib are learning new tricks

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/bitcoin-crypto-terrorism-syria

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Introducing Non-Fungible Tokens to the AML Platform

Read here: https://www.coinfirm.com/blog/non-fungible-tokens-nft-aml/

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Greensill insurance mystery turns up the heat on Credit Suisse

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-greensill-credit-suisse-insig/greensill-insurance-mystery-turns-up-the-heat-on-credit-suisse-idUSKBN2BO4VP

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FinCEN Launches Regulatory Process for New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-launches-regulatory-process-new-beneficial-ownership-reporting

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Belarusian Facial Recognition Firm Helped Build Photo Editor, Messenger, Fitness Apps

Read here: https://brief.kharon.com/updates/belarusian-facial-recognition-firm-helped-build-photo-editor-messenger-fitness-apps/

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U.S. investigations into cartels paralyzed by standoff with Mexico

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-mexico-cartels-exclusive-idUKKBN2BM2D0

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Major Venezuelan Satellite TV Provider Enables Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Payments

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/major-venezuelan-satellite-tv-provider-enables-bitcoin-and-other-cryptocurrencies-payments/

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Liberty Steel nationalisation ‘an option’ to save jobs

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56575297

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Profit Shifting of Multinational Corporations Worldwide

Read here: https://www.ictd.ac/publication/profit-shifting-multinational-corporations-worldwide/

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Drug trafficking disputes causing Venezuelans to flee to Colombia: Colombian minister

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-venezuela/drug-trafficking-disputes-causing-venezuelans-to-flee-to-colombia-colombian-minister-idUSKBN2BK0J5

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Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Pangolin scales worth £5m seized in Cameroon on ‘major trafficking route’

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/stop-the-illegal-wildlife-trade/pangolin-scales-cameroon-seized-smuggling-b1824464.html

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Big Oil is paying the police for protection. Here’s why that’s a problem

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/big-oil-is-paying-the-police-for-protection-heres-why-thats-a-problem/

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ZeroZeroZero: The journey of a drug, from coca crop to consumer

Read here: https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a35721493/the-journey-of-a-drug-zerozerozero/

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UK: Extension of Annual Financial Crime Reporting Obligation

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/policy/ps21-4.pdf

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Crypto user modifies old school Game Boy for Bitcoin mining

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-user-modifies-old-school-game-boy-for-bitcoin-mining

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Revolut withholds $90,000 from investment manager with “no real response” for months

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2021/03/revolut-withholds-90000-from-investment-manager-with-no-real-response-for-months/

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Britain will focus crypto rules on stablecoins, minister says

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-regulations/britain-will-focus-crypto-rules-on-stablecoins-minister-says-idUSKBN2BM11G

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Investigating Underground Wildlife Trade on Instagram

Read here: https://www.skopenow.com/news/investigating-underground-wildlife-trade-on-instagram

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