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Bitcoin Daily: Xapo Stops Credit Payments for Crypto; Former CoinFlux Owner Pleads In Crypto-Laundering Case

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Xapo , a crypto wallet and bitcoin custodian, will no longer deal in credit card payments for digital asset purchases, according to an email from the company, as reported by CoinDesk. Nistor and the other defendants, including the owner of a car wash, pled guilty in the Eastern District Court of Kentucky.

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The Life And Times Of A Most-Wanted Fraudster

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Account takeover fraud , card-not-present (CNP) fraud, tax fraud, selling stolen financials, selling fake bank accounts, the Dark Web: If security experts are fighting it today, chances are that Brett Johnson was there when it started. The family lived in eastern Kentucky, an area Johnson describes as “fraud central.”

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NEW REPORT: For UN Workers, A Credit Union Crosses Borders

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Meanwhile, other CUs are turning to collaborations with technology partners to better serve their members by enabling greater access to account-to-account and peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers, in addition to fraud mitigation services. Meanwhile, in the U.S.,

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Retro Malware, Bitcoin’s Surge ‘N’ Split And Apple Watch Sees Other People

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EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. EST/9:05 a.m. PST in Oregon and 2:48 p.m. One way or another, we will all find out soon.

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