Tag: Arrest
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South Korean Police Arrest 215 in Suspected $232M Crypto Investment Scam Investigation: Yonhap
The scheme promised 20x returns through investing in tokens that in reality had little value. Source link
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Telegram to Provide More User Data to Government After CEO’s Arrest
After his arrest, the Russian-born promised changes and said that “establishing the right balance between privacy and security is not easy,” in a post on the app. Earlier this month, Telegram blocked users from uploading new media in an effort to stop bots and scammers. Source link
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Telegram Revamps Rules to Allow Moderation of Private Chats Following CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest
The quiet policy shift could reshape Telegram’s alleged stature as a facilitator for all forms of illegality that French authorities are alleging. Last month, France arrested Durov for allowing alleged criminal activity to fester on the app. Durov has pushed back on the charges as meritless but must remain in France pending trial. Source link
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The Impact of Telegram CEO’s Arrest on TON Blockchain
TON OF TROUBLE. With Telegram CEO Pavel Durov set to appear in a French court on Wednesday, blockchain analysts are weighing the possible impact on the closely affiliated TON blockchain, officially called The Open Network. Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital’s head of research, reminded investors in a report that the value of the TON blockchain and…
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest in France Is Unlikely to Be the Last: Galaxy
TON, the blockchain, has more than 350 validators globally, but it is unclear how many of these Telegram operates, if any, the report said. Therefore, it’s not clear “how resilient TON can be in the case that France or any other major governments attempt to attack it or to take it down as part of…
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Telegram Says it is Compliant With EU Digital Services Act After Founder Pavel Durov’s Arrest
“The media coverage of Meta’s moderation efforts has been particularly negative for most of its history. Interestingly enough, Meta was also the first social media company to have reached a trillion-dollar-plus valuation,” he continued. “Telegram will likely have to go through similar growth stages before it surpasses legacy platforms.” Source link
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Chinese Police Arrest Six People for Illegal Crypto-Based Currency Operation: Report
The operation used domestic accounts to receive and transfer funds while exploiting the anonymous, borderless characteristics of over-the-counter virtual currency trading to exchange between the yuan and South Korean won. Users included Korean purchasing agents, e-commerce firms and import/export companies, among others, according to the report. Source link
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‘Bitcoin Rodney,’ Alleged HyperVerse Crypto Scheme Promoter, Arrest on IRS Charges of Fraud
Burton, also known as “Bitcoin Rodney,” was charged in Maryland with allegedly promoting the HyperVerse crypto investment scheme, court filings show. HyperVerse, also known as Hyperfund, HyperCapital and HyperNation, was an unincorporated organization established around June 2020, the filing said. Source link
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Indian Police Arrest 8 Suspects, Including 4 Cops, in $300M Crypto Scam: Report
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Silk Road Hacker Jimmy Zhong Arrest Details Come to Light
“The government has certainly not been hurt by Jimmy’s conduct whatsoever,” Zhong’s attorney Michael Bachner told CNBC. He noted that if the government had gotten its hands on those 50,000 bitcoins at the time of Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht’s arrest, it would have sold them for about $320 per coin, or roughly $14 million.…
