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Crypto assets have been gaining in popularity in Australia. A treasury report released in 2022 said more than 800,000 Australian taxpayers had transacted in digital assets in the last three years ...
The United States has seized digital currency worth about half a million dollars from an account registered to a Chinese man who featured in a Reuters investigation into crypto-investment fraud ...
Whereas, in the majority of countries the usage of cryptocurrency isn't in itself illegal, its status and usability as a means of payment (or a commodity) varies, with differing regulatory implications. [2] While some states have explicitly allowed its use and trade, others have banned or restricted it.
In 2018, around US$1.7 billion in cryptocurrency was lost to scams, theft and fraud. In the first quarter of 2019, the amount of such losses rose to US$1.2 billion. [6] 2022 was a record year for cryptocurrency theft, according to Chainalysis , with US$3.8 billion [7] stolen worldwide during 125 system hacks, [8] including US$1.7 billion stolen ...
Legal action. On 6 October 2022, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 19-year-old Sydney man Dennis Su in his home at Rockdale for blackmailing 93 breach-affected Optus customers. Su said he would commit financial crimes using the customers' personal data unless they paid him A$2,000, which none did.
An Australian serial conman has been extradited to New South Wales to face fraud charges involving over $1 million in bitcoin. Australian Conman Extradited Over Alleged Fraud Involving $1.2M in ...
Website. www .craigwright .net. Craig Steven Wright (born October 1970) [ 1] is an Australian computer scientist and businessman. He has publicly claimed to be the main part of the team that created bitcoin, and the identity behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. [citation needed] These claims are generally regarded as false by the media and ...
A major bank has issued a warning about crypto investment scams, with victims standing to lose more than £10,000 on average and young adults often being particularly at risk.