Malaysian police raided 27 flats and five bungalows in Forest City, arresting 32 individuals (20-58) involved in cryptocurrency investment, romance, and law firm impersonation scams targeting overseas victims. The raids highlight concerns about oversight in the special financial zone.
Yotam Marom, a key figure in the Occupy Wall Street movement, reflects on its demise due to 'politics of powerlessness' and discusses the left's current path to building strategic power through movements and elected officials.
Turkish police arrested dozens of journalists, rights activists, academics, and leftists in raids across multiple provinces. Authorities claim counterterrorism efforts, but critics say it's to silence dissent before the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
Indonesia’s latest wave of police raids has exposed signs that online gambling and scam syndicates, squeezed out of traditional hubs such as Cambodia and Myanmar, are trying to turn Southeast Asia’s biggest economy into a new base. Analysts warned that Indonesia’s porous visa regime, weak law enforcement and welcoming attitude towards foreigners had made it an attractive destination for syndicates looking to avoid scrutiny. Authorities have arrested hundreds of foreign nationals in Jakarta,...
UK authorities have carried out their first coordinated operation against suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, sending a clear and simple message to the market: once a person turns crypto dealing into a business, the state expects names, checks, records, and accountability. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it worked with police and tax officials to […] The post Anyone regularly swapping business cash for crypto without an FCA license risks police raids and charges in UK appeared first on CryptoSlate.
UK authorities have carried out their first coordinated operation against suspected illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, sending a clear and simple message to the market: once a person turns crypto dealing into a business, the state expects names, checks, records, and accountability. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it worked with police and tax officials to […] The post UK police raids on people trading crypto for cash raises a hard question about financial freedom appeared first on CryptoSlate.
