ہفتہ وار اپڈیٹ #36

ہفتہ وار اپڈیٹ #36

مارک کولنز اور ڈیمیٹریوس ٹسیس

ریگولیٹری:

UNODC issues report, finds casinos, []جونکٹس اور cryptocurrencyایک کریپٹو کرنسی (یا کرپٹو کرنسی) ایک ڈیجیٹل اثاثہ ہے des… مزید to have emerged as a critical ML piece in the East and Southeast Asia: 15 جنوری کو، اقوام متحدہ کے دفتر برائے منشیات اور جرائم (UNODC) نے ایک جاری کیا۔ رپورٹ titled: ‘Casinos, Money Laundering, Underground Banking, and Transnational Organized Crime in East and Southeast Asia: A Hidden, Accelerating Threat’. The report highlights that illegal online casinos, e-junkets, alongside illegal or underregulated cryptocurrency exchanges have proliferated in recent years and have emerged as a critical piece of the underground banking and money laundering infrastructure in East and Southeast Asia, fueling transnational organized crime in the region. “It’s clear that the gap between organized crime and enforcement authorities is widening quickly. If the region fails to پتہکریپٹو کرنسی سیاق و سباق میں، ایک ایڈریس ایک کرپٹوگرافک k ہے… مزید اس مجرمانہمجرم ایک فرد یا گروہ ہوتا ہے جسے سزا سنائی گئی ہو… مزید landscape the consequences will be seen in Southeast Asia and beyond as criminals look to reinvest profits and innovate operations,” stated Benedikt Hofmann, UNODC Deputy Regional Representative. “We trust the report will prove as a useful reference for deeper engagement between countries in Southeast Asia, UNODC, and international partners,” Hofmann said. “At this point, we are just scratching the surface.”

وینزویلا نے 5 سال بعد متنازع پیٹرو کریپٹو کرنسی کو ختم کر دیا۔: 15 جنوری کو وینزویلا مبینہ طور پر ختم it controversial Petro cryptocurrency. Announced in December 2017, Petro was a central bank digital currency created by Venezuela using blockchainایک بلاکچین ایک مشترکہ ڈیجیٹل لیجر ہے، یا مسلسل اوپر… مزید technology, supposed to be backed by the country’s oil and mineral reserves. It was intended to supplement Venezuela’s plummeting hard bolivar currency as a means of circumventing U.S. sanctions. On August 2018, the sovereign bolivar was introduced, with the government stating it would be linked to the Petro coin.

EBA issues guidance to crypto asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/FT risks: On Jan 16, the European Banking Authority (EBA) اس کے رہنما خطوط کو بڑھایا on Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorist Financing (TF) risk factors to crypto asset service providers (CASP). The new Guidelines highlight ML/TF risk factors and mitigating measures that CASPs need to consider, representing an important step forward in the EU’s fight against financial crime. Sector specific guidance is provided on the factors that CASPs should consider when assessing ML/TF risks including transfers from/to self-hosted addresses, decentralized platforms, transfers to CASPs that are not authorized, the use of anonymity enhanced (privacy) coins, links to high-risk jurisdictions etc. By extending the scope of the ML/TF Risk Factors Guidelines, the EBA harmonizes the approach that CASPs across the EU should adopt when implementing the risk-based approach to AML/CFT as part of their business. The extended Guidelines will apply from 30 December 2024.

OKX کو دبئی کے VARA نے VASP لائسنس دیا ہے۔: 16 جنوری کو، OKX کا اعلان کیا ہے یہ دبئی کی ذیلی کمپنی OKX Middle East Fintech FZE کو ورچوئل اثاثوں نے VASP لائسنس دیا تھا۔ ریگولیٹری اتھارٹیریگولیٹری ایجنسی کا نام جس میں VASP رجسٹرڈ ہے… مزید (VARA) in Dubai. The license is non-operational and remains subject to fulfilment of specific conditions and qualifying for operational approval. Once operational, the VASP license will allow OKX Middle East to extend its approved suite of duly regulated virtual assets activities and to provide spot خدماتعام خدمات، بشمول غیر منافع بخش، فورمز اور نیوز سیٹ… مزید and spot-pairs, to institutional and qualified retail customers via the OKX App and OKX.com exchange.

Binance تھائی لینڈ اب تمام اہل صارفین کے لیے کھلا ہے۔: 16 جنوری کو، بائننس کا اعلان کیا ہے کہ تھائی لینڈ میں ایک ڈیجیٹل ایکسچینج اور بروکر کے طور پر کام کرنے کے لیے لائسنس حاصل کرنے کے بعد، گلف بائننس تمام اہل صارفین کے لیے اپنے ڈیجیٹل اثاثہ جات کے تبادلے اور بروکریج پلیٹ فارم، Binance TH کے مکمل آپریشنز کا آغاز کر رہا ہے۔

Donald Trump says he will not allow the creation of a CBDC if reelected: 16 جنوری کو، اور نیو ہیمپشائر میں انتخابی مہم کے دوران، سابق صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے کہا that “To protect Americans from government tyranny, as your President, I will never allow the creation of a central bank digital currency” if reelected. He warned that a CBDC would be a “dangerous threat to freedom” and would give the federal government “absolute control over your money”. On the flipside the Bank of International Settlements ایک کاغذ جاری کیا in June 2023, suggesting that there could be 15 retail and 9 wholesale CBDCs publicly circulating in 2030.

یو ایس ٹریژری اور آئی آر ایس نے اعلان کیا ہے کہ جب تک قواعد و ضوابط جاری نہیں ہوتے کاروباروں کو $10K سے زیادہ کی ڈیجیٹل کرنسیوں کی وصولی کی اطلاع دینے کی ضرورت نہیں ہے۔: 16 جنوری کو، "انفراسٹرکچر انویسٹمنٹ اینڈ جابز ایکٹ" کی نظرثانی کے بعد محکمہ خزانہ اور اندرونی محصولات سروس کا اعلان کیا ہے that U.S. businesses do not have to report the receipt of digital assets over $10K the same way as they must report the receipt of cash until Treasury and IRS issue regulations. However, the announcement does not affect the rules in effect before the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for cash received in the course of a trade or business, which must be reported on فارم 8300، تجارت یا کاروبار میں $10,000 سے زیادہ کی نقد ادائیگیوں کی رپورٹنقد وصول کرنے کے 15 دنوں کے اندر۔

Interpol releases analysis of the Metaverse’s key challenges threats and harms: On Jan 18, the Interpol released a نیا سفید کاغذ عنوان: “Metaverse, a law enforcement perspective: Use cases, crime, forensics, investigation and governance”. This document provides an in-depth analysis of the Metaverse from a law enforcement perspective. The Interpol notes that the Metaverse holds opportunities for law enforcement i.e. advanced simulation and virtual crime scene preservation and immersive training. However, the document also identifies current and potential Metacrimes such as grooming: 1:, radicalization: 2:, cyber-physical attacks against critical infrastructure, theft of 3D virtual/cultural property, trespassing in private virtual spaces and robbery from an avatar. Some of the challenges currently faced by investigators include: the lack of standardization and interoperability; the fact that virtual worlds span across multiple jurisdictions; the added complexity of the Metaverse being accessed across multiple devices and systems. Police may be faced with virtual crime scenes where there is no physical evidence to be collected – just digital interactions involving virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which underlines the need to define what constitutes crimes and harms in the Metaverse, from a regulatory and law enforcement perspective.

کرپٹو خبریں:

Frigid temps drive BTC’s hashrate down 34%: Unusually cold temperatures in Texas led to a 34% decline in the بٹ کوائن"Bitcoin" کی اصطلاح یا تو Bitcoin نیٹ ورک کا حوالہ دے سکتی ہے، … مزید network hash rate between Jan. 11 and Jan. 15, with some miners reducing operations due to the strain on the state’s energy grid. Texas, hosting about 29% of the Bitcoin hash rate in the U.S., saw mining firms relocate there from China following a crackdown on BTC miners; however, some operations were curtailed to support the state’s electric grid during extreme weather conditions. Cointelegraph

TUSD اپنی 1:1 برابری کھو دیتا ہے، دو دن بعد دوبارہ برابری حاصل کرتا ہے۔: یکم جنوری ، Trust Token’s سچا ایس ایس ڈی stablecoinStablecoins شاید نجی طور پر جاری کردہ cryptocurrency یا algorit… مزید (TUSD) مبینہ طور پر کھو گیا ہے its 1:1 parity with the US dollar, falling to $0.9715. At the time of this report (Jan 20), it appears to have gradually regained its parity to $0.9887. This coincided with a massive sell-off of the asset on Binance. The TUSD/USDT pair on Binance saw a total sales volume of around $435.4 million in TUSD, representing a net outflow of $66.1 million, over uncertainties regarding its reserves and an instability related to hacking incident that targeted Poloniex.

اپنی نوعیت کی پہلی صورت میں، مالک مکان اور کرایہ دار ارجنٹائن میں BTC کرایہ کے معاہدے پر دستخط کرتے ہیں۔: On Jan 15, and in a first of its kind agreement, landlord and tenant مبینہ طور پر signed a BTC rental contract in Rosaria, the third most populated city in Argentina. The monthly payment under the signed contract will be equal to $100 in Bitcoin. Both the landlord and the tenant are presumed experienced crypto users, and will transfer the funds monthly via فیونڈ ایک مقامی کرپٹو پلیٹ فارم۔

Trezor reports phishing breach: ہارڈ ویئر والیٹپرس ایک ڈیوائس ہے (ایک ہارڈویئر ڈیوائس، ایک پروگرام، یا سروس… مزید manufacturer reported a security breach exposing contact information of around 66,000 users due to unauthorized access to a third-party support portal on Jan. 17. While no funds were compromised, users who interacted with Trezor’s support team since December 2021 may be at risk of phishing attacks, with at least 41 users receiving phishing emails and eight having their details compromised on a third-party vendor’s trial discussion platform. ٹیزر

ETF’s hoover up $4B in BTC after only six trading days: The recently approved Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) now collectively hold 95,000 Bitcoin, with assets approaching $4 billion after six days of trading. Inflows into these ETFs have exceeded outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, leading to a decrease of $2.8 billion in GBTC’s assets under management. بلومبرگ تجزیہ کار

ہیکس اور کارنامے:

ساکٹ: Socket’s Bungee bridge lost $3.3 million in an attack on addresses previously approved on the Ethereum-based SocketGateway contract. The vulnerability, resulting from a new route added to the bridging contract three days before the exploit, as funds stolen included ETH, MATIC, WBTC, WETH, and DAI, totaling approximately $3.3 million. سکےڈسک

: 1:Cyber grooming is when someone (often an adult) befriends a child online and builds and emotional connection with future intentions of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of trafficking. Perpetrators often take on fake identities of a child of teen and approach their victims in child-friendly websites, leaving children vulnerable and unaware of the fact that they have been approached for purposes of cyber grooming. Source: https://www.csa.gov.gh/cyber_grooming.php ورچوئل رئیلٹی میں سائبر کے لیے آسان ہے۔ گرومر اوتار کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے اپنی حقیقی شناخت اور عمر کو چھپانے کے لیے۔ یہ جنسی ہراسانی کی ایک نئی شکل ہے۔

: 2:Radicalization is defined as the action or process of making someone become more radical (=extreme) in their political or religious beliefs. Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/radicalization

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