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IMF Acknowledges Russian Assets’ Confiscation Might Undermine the World’s Financial System

[May 19 10:31 PM] The IMF has expressed its concerns about the possible outcome of the confiscation of Russian assets abroad as a consequence of the ongoing military conflict between the nation and Ukraine. Julie Kozack, a spokesperson for the institution, called…

Debunked: FBI-Owned Bitcoin Wallet Erroneously Tied to Late Russian Oligarch Prigozhin in Recent Speculation

[Aug 29, 2023 8:00 AM] Amid swirling speculations about the third biggest bitcoin wallet, chatter has now emerged linking the fifth largest BTC wallet to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, former owner of the Wagner private military company (PMC). However, a straightforward…

Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs

[Apr 16, 2023 3:30 PM] Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country. Authorities in Pristina and Belgrade exchanged accusations over the move, which has the potential to raise tensions in…

US Government Plans to Sell Over 41,000 Bitcoins Confiscated from Silk Road Hacker

[Apr 1, 2023 11:30 AM] According to a court document filed on March 31, 2023, regarding the sentencing of James Zhong, who stole over 50,000 bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace, the U.S. government plans to liquidate 41,490 bitcoin “over the course of this…

Iran Returns Seized Crypto Mining Equipment to Miners

[Jan 3, 2023 4:30 PM] A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining farms. Its top executive explained the agency was obliged to do that by courts in the Islamic Republic, where unlicensed…

Government Agencies Need Crypto Wallets and Access to Exchanges, Russian Prosecutors Say

[Dec 19, 2022 1:00 AM] Russian authorities are finding it hard to cash out digital assets they have gotten hold of, prosecutors have warned. They have also urged the government to recognize cryptocurrency as property, allow departments to have digital wallets and use…

Don’t Forget the Importance of Censorship Resistance

[Nov 28, 2022 11:30 PM] Since people are once again talking about self-custody as one of crypto’s unique strengths, I would like to remind everyone about an equally important fundamental value proposition of crypto that, in the early days, was touted as the killer…