The funds were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Recovery efforts for the remaining funds are ongoing.
US Homeland Security Funds Anti-Forgery Blockchain Projects in Latest R&D Round
The five companies will use DLT in food tracing, essential worker licensure, overhauling the Social Security Number and tracking e-commerce.
US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet
DHS officials are putting up $25,000 in cash prizes to designers who win the month-long competition.
8 US States Follow DHS in Naming ‘Blockchain Managers’ as Essential Employees in Coronavirus Crisis
At least eight U.S. states have directed “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture to keep working through COVID-19 shutdowns following guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, though it remains unclear who this includes.
US Homeland Security Arrests LocalBitcoins Seller on Money Laundering Charges
Homeland Security and DEA officials arrested a LocalBitcoins user on charges of laundering more than $140,000 in bitcoin.
ICE’s New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation
ICE’s recently-revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigations, says the agent whose unit built the tool.
MIT Wasn’t Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns
A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app.
US Homeland Security Taps Canadian Blockchain Firm to Track Oil Imports
DHS has hired Mavennet to track oil imports into the U.S. by retrofitting existing tracking technology with blockchain.
US Government Offering Up to $800K for Anti-Counterfeiting Blockchain Solutions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to fund anti-counterfeiting solutions from blockchain startups with grants of up to $800,000.
US Government Is Interested in Tracking Privacy Coins, New Document Shows
A pre-solicitation published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asks about conducting forensic analysis on privacy coins like zcash and monero.
Factom Blockchain Project Wins Grant to Protect US Border Patrol Data
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a grant to blockchain project Factom for live testing a platform for securing camera and sensor data.