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Cryptocurrency use explodes in human trafficking networks, online...
The number of cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking groups surged 85% in 2025 as digital assets play a growing role in illicit online schemes, according to a new report from analytics firm Chainalysis.
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Crypto is playing a growing role in human trafficking networks, report shows
However, paying customers originated from the Americas, Europe and Australia, highlighting global reach.
Cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025, with hundreds of millions of transactions traced on public blockchains, according to a new report by Chainalysis.
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Exclusive -- The Future of Crypto: Stablecoin Company World Liberty Financial to Host Massive Summit at Mar-a-Lago
WASHINGTON -- A massive forum at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, next week will hash out the future of cryptocurrency featuring major names from across the financial universe.
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#Monero #Cryptocurrency #PrivacyCoins
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Crypto's Libertarian Dream Helps Power a Darknet Money Machine
A planned upgrade to the Monero blockchain is generating buzz among the token's users and alarm among those concerned about crypto crime, as it will introduce "full-chain membership proofs" to increase the number of possible recipients for each transaction.
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Bitcoin's drawdown hit 50%. History shows it may have further to go
Bitcoin at its lows this month was down more than 50% from its high reached late last year. It has since bounced a bit, but investors shouldn't heave a sigh of relief just yet -- there is likely more downside ahead, according to Wolfe Research.
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www.foxnews.com
Nancy Guthrie case: Why criminals are turning to cryptocurrency for ransoms
A former FBI official told Fox News Digital that Monday evening's Instagram plea by Savannah Guthrie reveals that authorities might believe the chances of finding her mother Nancy alive are dwindling.
#Bithumb #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin
ca.finance.yahoo.com
Crypto Exchange to Reimburse Some Users After $40 Billion Error
(Bloomberg) -- South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb, which mistakenly distributed more than $40 billion worth of Bitcoin on Friday, said it will reimburse customers who made losses when they sold their holdings in a panic during a brief but sharp selloff on its platform.
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South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoin to users
Instead, winners received at least 2,000 bitcoins each instead, media reports said.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.
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South Korea crypto firm accidentally gives away 拢32bn in bitcoins to users
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40bn (拢32bn) worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.
#Bithumb #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin
uk.finance.yahoo.com
Crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users
SEOUL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.
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#Bitcoin #Cryptocurrency #Volatility
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How Bitcoin's Volatility Is Testing Crypto's Appeal
Bitcoin's volatile start to 2026 saw the world's largest cryptocurrency tumble at one point to its lowest level in over a year, wiping out the gains it had made since Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office.
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uk.finance.yahoo.com
Trending tickers: Amazon, Stellantis, Bitcoin, Rio Tinto
Cloud giant Amazon (AMZN) reported its fourth quarter results after the bell on Thursday, as a miss on its Q1 operating income estimate and a massive expansion in capex for 2026 sent shares plunging more than 9.
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uk.finance.yahoo.com
Wall Street's Favorite Trades Collapse as Market Selloff Deepens
(Bloomberg) -- All across Wall Street, day by day, the headlong rush into the most popular trades, from tech stocks to gold to cryptocurrencies, has given way to a sudden retreat from risk.
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Justice Department steps up pressure on cartels' financial networks as launderers turn to crypto
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department is taking direct aim at the financial lifelines of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, targeting money brokers who prosecutors say have adapted to intensified enforcement by increasingly routing drug profits through cryptocurrency from American cities to cartel leaders in Mexico.
