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Congress Receives Petition To Make Cannabis Banking Legal
Legal // January 17, 2018

Congress has a new petition to review: This one is from a bipartisan group of 18 attorneys general from states that have legalized recreational and medical marijuana and would like access to banking in the industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Money Laundering Reaches Record Numbers In Europe
Europe // September 06, 2017

The head of Europol is calling for tighter controls after the organization found that money laundering goes mostly uninvestigated, despite the fact that it has reached record numbers across the region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Dark Web Marketplace Hansa Bans Fentanyl Sales In Wake Of AlphaBay Takedown
Markets // July 20, 2017

What would happen if Amazon went offline today? Not a service blip, like the June outage that redirected users to 503 error pages featuring cute puppies one morning, but a total takedown of the website, never to be restored? Get the Full Story Complete the...

Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence For Silk Road Creator
News // June 01, 2017

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht lost his bid to get out from a life sentence for operating the underground illegal drug marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Bitcoin Daily: Gemcoin Founder Pleads Guilty In $147M Fraud Case; Dubliner Forfeits $67.6M In Bitcoin...

February 20, 2020
Steve Chen, the mastermind behind a $147 million gemcoin fraud from 2013 to 2015, pleaded guilty of his crimes of tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, reported on Wednesday (Feb. 19). The 62-year-old California resident will face a minimum of a decade in prison, according to the Department of Justice. Get the Full […]

Congress Receives Petition To Make Cannabis Banking Legal

January 17, 2018
Congress has a new petition to review: This one is from a bipartisan group of 18 attorneys general from states that have legalized recreational and medical marijuana and would like...

Money Laundering Reaches Record Numbers In Europe

September 06, 2017
The head of Europol is calling for tighter controls after the organization found that money laundering goes mostly uninvestigated, despite the fact that it has reached record numbers across the...

Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence For Silk Road Creator

June 01, 2017
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht lost his bid to get out from a life sentence for operating the underground illegal drug marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...