Taiwanese man arrested for illicit USDT use, first case under new AML laws
Taiwanese authorities have apprehended a 30-year-old man, identified as Chen, for operating as an unregistered virtual currency dealer under newly enforced anti-money laundering regulations. Chen, based in Kaohsiung, had been using Facebook groups to solicit cryptocurrency trades and arrange in-person transactions where he exchanged Tether (USDT) for cash. Despite the new law, Chen reportedly completed […]
Dutch law student arrested for multi-million crypto fraud
A 24-year-old Dutch law student has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding nearly 300 investors through a failed crypto trading scheme. Police apprehended the man in Hengelo, Netherlands, following months of investigation into allegations of fraud and embezzlement tied to the disappearance of between €1.5 million and €4.5 million ($1.6 million to $4.6 million). The […]
Two South Koreans arrested for alleged price manipulation on Bithumb
Two South Korean men have been implicated in a case of price manipulation on the crypto exchange Bithumb. The two men allegedly gained nearly $5 million from manipulating the price of the Fusionist token, ACE. According to a Jan. 3 report on local news media Digital Asset, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s Virtual Asset […]
