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On January 19, the Korean authorities found that Upbit had more than 500,000 KYC violations, and the fine could be as high as 34.30 billion US dollars. Previously, the Korean financial authorities informed Upbit that it would face suspension for rectification.
Thailand's cybercrime authority plans to propose banning decentralized prediction marketplace Polymarket because it could be considered an online gambling site, which is considered illegal in the country. Thailand's Cybercrime Investigation Bureau said the suspension of Polymarket is essential to prevent the public from becoming victims of online gambling and to stop the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal activities, which "can have serious economic and social impacts". Cyberpolice said the web...
Kazakh watchdog AFM RK has announced that authorities have blocked more than 3,500 cryptocurrency exchanges operating illegally. The action is the result of a joint effort by the National Security Council and the Ministry of Cultural Information. Previously, authorities also blocked access to Coinbase in 2023 for suspected violations of digital asset laws. In 2024, the regulator liquidated 36 illegal cryptocurrency exchanges with a total transaction value of 60 billion Kazakh tenge (about $113 m...
On January 1 local time, a car rammed into pedestrians in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Local police sources said that the incident has killed 10 people and injured 30 others. Authorities in New Orleans, USA said that the car crash was a terrorist attack. The city of New Orleans suffered from the impact of the terrorist attack. The driver of the pickup truck was driving at an extremely fast speed. This was a very deliberate move. He tried to hit as many people as possible.
The French financial marekt authority (AMF) has reported that cryptocurrency-related scams are the main cause of victims losing around 500 million euros a year. The French authorities are working with the Paris prosecutor's office, the Audit and Resolution Supervisory Authority (ACPR), and the Directorate General of Anti-Fraud, Consumption and Fraud Suppression (DGCCRF) to step up efforts to combat these frauds. The data shows that men under 35 are particularly vulnerable. They are eager for qui...
South Korea's financial authorities said on Friday that they would ease foreign exchange controls to improve liquidity conditions in the foreign exchange market.
Moroccan authorities have arrested and detained five people suspected of involvement in cryptocurrency scams. Police have also recovered some of the funds allegedly linked to the scheme, as well as mobile devices used in the crime. The unnamed suspects, aged between 24 and 48, are accused of sending phishing emails to foreign nationals with the aim of obtaining funds from the victims' cryptocurrency wallets. The stolen funds were then allegedly used for personal purposes. Moroccan authorities re...
Traders said they suspected South Korean authorities of selling dollars at the opening of the onshore market to limit the won's decline.
A spokesperson for South Korea's Ministry of Planning and Finance said authorities had decided that the country's stock market would open at 9 a.m. local time as usual.
On December 4, South Korea's Finance Minister Choe Sang-mu said on Wednesday that the government will take all possible measures to stabilize the financial marekt if necessary after the General Secretary of South Korea declared martial law. "We will use all possible financial and foreign exchange market stabilization measures, including an unlimited injection of liquidity," Choe Sang-mu said at an emergency economic chiefs' meeting. The won briefly fell to 1430 against the dollar, its lowest lev...
Taiwan has moved forward with the rollout of new anti-money laundering (AML) regulations for cryptocurrency businesses after authorities fined two cryptocurrency exchanges for related violations. On Nov. 27, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced that the upcoming money laundering prevention registration requirement for cryptocurrency exchanges has been postponed to Nov. 30 from the previous January 1, 2025 deadline. Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) who fail to register with...
Hong Kong authorities have cracked a 360 million Hong Kong dollar ($46.30 million) scam involving cryptocurrencies and arrested 27 suspects. Hong Kong police launched a special operation code-named "Secret Words" earlier this month and arrested 27 suspects suspected of plotting an online love scam over a period of about a year and luring victims to invest in cryptocurrencies, eventually defrauding them of their money, local news outlet HK01 reported on Tuesday.
On October 14th, the reporter learned from a joint-stock bank related business person that the recent monetary authorities are investigating the situation of bank consumer loans, including whether the scale has increased significantly, whether there are inflows into the stock market, and what latent risks and problems. A deputy governor of a major bank branch said that the number of people who came to consult and apply for consumer loans on National Day has increased, but because the National Da...
German authorities have shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges suspected of involvement in criminal activities such as money laundering, saying they deliberately failed to meet their obligations to conduct identity and background checks on customers. Some of the exchanges include Xchange cash, 60cek, Baksman and other smaller platforms. One of the exchanges has been active since 2012, while others were established only the year before.
Mr. Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, said Telegram had been questioned by the Russian authorities, but that its founder, Pavel Durov, had not been arrested in Russia. "In this country, nobody has arrested him. Of course, there were questions before," Mr. Peskov said in an interview. "Yes, terrorists do use the Telegram network, but terrorists also use cars. Why don't they arrest the general managers of Renault or Citroen?" Mr. Peskov said.
