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China using Myanmar conflict to destroy scam networks
Published on 21/12/2023
» A video began circulating on Myanmar social media circles last month. It depicted a man, who called himself Bi Huijun, issuing a stark warning to his family from what looked like a padded cell.
EU to take one giant leap towards digital euro
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU will take the next crucial step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists.
US clampdown has crypto kings looking abroad
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» NEW YORK - After years on the sidelines, financial regulators in the United States are throwing the book at the free-wheeling cryptocurrency industry, with angry entrepreneurs threatening to take their business overseas.
Bali seeks new kind of tourist after kicking out 136 unruly visitors this year
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/06/2023
» Indonesia’s paradise island teeming with beaches and lush rice fields wants to refocus its tourism away from guests who tend to misbehave and instead lure talented nomads, retirees and health buffs.
Montenegro says it has arrested Korean Crypto fugitive Do Kwon
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PODGORICA (MONTENEGRO) - Fugitive South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar fraud that shook global crypto markets last year, has been arrested in Montenegro along with another South Korean national, the interior minister said Thursday.
Montenegro says it has arrested Korean Crypto fugitive Do Kwon
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PODGORICA (MONTENEGRO) - A man suspected of being fugitive South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar fraud that shook global crypto markets last year, has been arrested in Montenegro, the interior minister said Thursday.
Ex-crypto boss Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» NEW YORK - FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Tuesday to US criminal fraud charges over the spectacular collapse of his crypto exchange.
US sports stars named in lawsuit over FTX's deceptive practices
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» NEW YORK - High-profile US sports stars and personalities have been named in a lawsuit over deceptive practices targeting investors who became victims of the stunning collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
US seizes $3.4 bn in bitcoin stolen from Silk Road
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» NEW YORK: The US government announced Monday it had seized $3.4 billion in bitcoin from a real estate developer who stole the cryptocurrency from the dark web marketplace Silk Road a decade ago.
Myanmar exiles seek virtual currency backed by $1 billion at US Fed
Published on 06/09/2022
» Myanmar exiles ousted in a 2021 coup are pressing the Federal Reserve to endorse their bid to use $1 billion in funds frozen by the US to back a digital currency and a plan to establish a new central bank.