An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a case involving “the largest single cryptocurrency and cash seizure” in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) history. The defendant “is designated as a Consolidated Priority Target, which makes him one of the most significant drug trafficking threats in the world,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) described. […]
Balaji Srinivasan Equates Bitcoin ETF Move to Reversal of FDR’s Historic Gold Seizure
The sanctioning of U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) heralds a transformative shift from a century-long dominance of centralized monetary systems to the emerging realm of decentralized finance, as opined by Balaji Srinivasan, a distinguished figure in technology and the crypto industry. Srinivasan equates this shift to a reversal of the historical Executive Order 6102, […]
DOJ Eyes Seizure of Ex-FTX Chief’s Two Luxury Jets in Ongoing Criminal Probe
In the ongoing criminal case against Sam Bankman-Fried, federal prosecutors have unveiled a forfeiture bill, indicating the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) intent to commandeer two luxury jets belonging to the ex-FTX chief. Specifically, the DOJ has its sights set on a Bombardier Global 5000 BD-700-1A11 and an Embraer Legacy 135BJ. Prosecutors Set Sights on Seizing […]
Latam Insights: Bitcoin Farm Found at Venezuelan Jail, Bill Protecting Crypto From Seizure Advances in Brazil
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: a Bitcoin mining farm is discovered during a raid on a Venezuelan jail, a bill that protects crypto from seizure advances in Brazil, and the Chilean police find a Bitcoin farm during a […]