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The U.S. Justice Department Takes Back a Lot of Stolen Crypto

The United States Justice Department has seized more than $6 million in digital currency funds that were allegedly garnered through ransomware attacks. The Justice Department Is Moving Fast The move comes after the Justice Department recently issued new sanctions against both countries and various global exchanges that had potentially been part of collecting ransomware funds and laundering the money. Several arrests of alleged hackers have also taken place as the Justice...

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Treasury Department Seeks to Implement New Crypto Laws Limiting Privacy

The Treasury Department is looking to apply the same rules to cryptocurrency that they do to standard fiat transactions.Treasury Department Seeks to Limit Non-Hosted Wallet ActivityThe idea is to gather more information regarding the identities of those who engage in large crypto transfers and thereby potentially identify criminals and lawbreakers. Specifically, the Treasury Department is looking to potentially uncover the identities of those who may possess wallets that are not hosted by...

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