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U.S. seizes operator accounts of major Japanese Bitcoin exchange
US authorities seized the accounts of a Bitcoin digital currency exchange operator, claiming it was functioning as an “unlicensed money service business,” court documents showed Friday. A warrant revealed by the Department of Homeland Security showed a judge signed the seizure order Tuesday for the accounts of Mutum Sigillum LCC,…
Protest, scuffles with police in Iran over currency crisis
A protest and scuffles with police occurred in central Tehran on Wednesday in the first sign of public unrest over Iran’s plunging currency, which this week has lost more than half of its value. Hundreds of police in anti-riot gear stormed the capital’s currency exchange district of Ferdowsi, arresting illegal…
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