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MEPs approved the first Regulatory Rules for Cryptocurrencies

MEPs have approved the world's first comprehensive set of rules to regulate cryptocurrencies. Their purpose is to protect investors from abuse and manipulation. The information comes from the institution's press office.

The text aims to ensure that crypto transfers, as with any other financial transaction, can always be traced and suspicious transactions blocked.

Seizing Crypto-Mining Equipment Has Saved Kosovo ‘Millions’, Govt Claims

Kosovo's Ministry of Economy told BIRN that confiscating crypto-mining equipment from the Serb-majority north has saved the state budget some 2 million euros a year in electricity.

Last week, Kosovo Police undertook two separate raids against crypto-mining in the north resulting in the confiscation of around 200 cryptocurrency mining equipments.

Middlemen: The Croatian ‘Aggregators’ Failing Digital Platform Workers

'Fun' and 'freedom' came at a price, however.

Not formally employed by the digital courier giant, Marin [not his real name] couldn't be paid directly into his personal bank account, so managers at Glovo recommended he try an intermediary, a so-called aggregator, which would become his official employer.

Chania woman defrauded by fake crypto investor

A 27-year-old woman from Chania, Crete, told police she had been conned out of 150,000 euros by a man who claimed to be an investor and convinced her to invest in cryptocurrency.

The incident dates from March 2022 when the conman convinced her to pay him the sum in three instalments. By January, the victim had realised that the "investor" had disappeared with her savings.

Bulgaria: More Details regarding the Police Operation against the Cryptocurrency Company NEXO (UPDATED)

The spokesperson of the Bulgarian Prosecutor General Siika Mileva and the head of the "Cybercrime" department Svetlio Vasilev gave details about the special operation of the prosecutor's office, the National Investigation Service, the State Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs against the cryptocurrency company NEXO.

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