A few years ago, bitcoin {{BTC}} became a popular means to conduct illegal transactions to support a booming global business in the smuggling and exploitation of people, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
US Senators Float Bill Requiring Congressional Watchdog Study Crypto’s Role in Trafficking
Top members of the Senate Banking Committee plan to introduce legislation that would direct the congressional watchdog to study virtual currency’s role in drug and human trafficking.
Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules
Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking.
Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules
Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking.
CipherTrace to Tackle ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ With Crypto Analytics
The blockchain security firm has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to fight human trafficking.
Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners
A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.
UN Official: Crypto Makes Policing Child Trafficking ‘Exceptionally Difficult’
Cryptocurrencies provide a “new layer of secrecy that favors the criminals,” said a top-ranking staffer of the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime.