{"id":137576,"date":"2024-09-20T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=137576"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T08:18:06","slug":"germany-shuts-down-47-crypto-exchanges-targets-cybercriminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/germany-shuts-down-47-crypto-exchanges-targets-cybercriminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Shuts Down 47 Crypto Exchanges, Targets Cybercriminals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bka.de\/DE\/Presse\/Listenseite_Pressemitteilungen\/2024\/Presse2024\/240919_PM_finalexchange.html\">claim<\/a><\/strong> these platforms allowed illegal funds to be integrated into the legitimate economy, with users including ransomware operators and black market dealers.<\/p>\n<p>Officials announced the seizure of servers and user data, warning that they intend to trace those involved. However, they admitted that prosecuting many suspects may be difficult, as they are based in countries that offer protection to cybercriminals.<\/p>\n<p>Among the seized platforms was Xchange.cash, which had handled over a million transactions since 2012. Other major exchanges included 60cek.org, Baksman.com, and Prostocash.com.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/russian-man-arrested-for-treason-over-crypto-payments-to-ukraines-military\/\" title=\"Russian Man Arrested for Treason Over Crypto Payments to Ukraine&#8217;s Military\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/just-been-arrested-240x170.jpeg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Russian Man Arrested for Treason Over Crypto Payments to Ukraine&#8217;s Military<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Germany, once a significant Bitcoin holder, recently sold $3.15 billion worth of Bitcoin, seized from the piracy site Movie2k.to in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany has shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges, accusing them of enabling cybercriminals to launder money by ignoring anti-money laundering regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocrime"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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