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Thailand Extradites Malaysian Businessman to China Over $14 Billion Cryptocurrency Scam

Thailand has extradited Malaysian businessman Tedy Teow, also known as Zhang Yufa, to China over a massive cryptocurrency scam amounting to more than 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion). This marks the first extradition under the Thailand-China treaty…

Telegram Faces Indian Probe Following Durov’s Arrest In France: TON Plummets 20%

The Indian government has launched an investigation into the social media platform Telegram over concerns that it is being used for criminal activities such as extortion and gambling. The probe follows the arrest of the app’s CEO Pavel Durov…

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Education Investments Set to Pay Off in Adoption

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. In this edition, we discuss the recent investments made by the Salvadoran government in Bitcoin education and…

U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged brothers Jonathan and Tanner Adam of attempting to defraud more than 80 investors with a $60 million Ponzi scheme involving a crypto asset trading platform, it announced on Monday.