Donald Trump declared, “We’re going to do something great with crypto,” after opening the NYSE, emphasizing U.S. leadership to outpace China and other countries in digital assets. Cryptocurrency Leadership: Trump’s Pro-Bitcoin Stance Sparks Market Optimism President-elect Donald Trump commenced Thursday’s trading session at the New York Stock Exchange by ringing the opening bell, signaling his […]
Latam Insights: Brazilian Federal Police Cracks Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings, Brazil Uses AI to Detect Crypto Tax Fraud
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazilian police dismantle $ 9.7 billion crypto laundering rings, Brazil uses an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to detect tax fraud linked to cryptocurrency, and Latam’s neobank Nubank halts trading of its coin. …
Operation Niflheim: Brazilian Authorities Crack Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings
The Brazilian Federal Police dismantled an operation that used crypto to launder money from criminal sources, sending it abroad. Operation Niflheim involved the issuance of eight arrest warrants and 19 search and seizure orders against these groups that operated in Caxias do Sul, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza, and Brasilia. The criminals laundered over $ 9 …