Interpol has released a white paper highlighting the potential benefits of metaverse tools for law enforcement and investigation and forensic considerations for metaverse-related crimes.
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The agencies have worked together for years, but now their joint efforts are official as they plan to ramp up activity.
8215The Terraform Labs co-founder reportedly established “Codokoj22 d.o.o. Beograd” in Serbia, with its main business activity listed as consultancy services.
7329The controversial founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, is at the center of the investigation, despite being believed to be hiding out in Serbia.
5067Earlier, Christopher Emms was released by Saudi authorities due to the lack of evidence against him.
6312Even the SEC Commissioner has publicly rebuked her agency over the shutdown of Kraken’s crypto staking program.
3689The co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was briefly detained for questioning in Moscow at the request of Interpol, after which he was released.
3293According to Stock, criminals have started targeting users on platforms similar to the metaverse, adding that “we need to sufficiently respond to that.”
8042South Korean authorities have requested cooperation from the Serbian government in order to bring Kwon back to face charges in South Korea.
12206Prosecutors have reportedly secured a “messenger conversation” in which Kwon ordered an employee to manipulate Terra’s market price.
5002Interpol’s metaverse is up and running and has been designed to streamline communication between various units, along with providing an avenue to conduct education and training.
4782Law enforcement agencies are “very often” not properly trained or equipped to track crypto crimes, Interpol secretary general Jürgen Stock said.
3885Do Kwon told his more than one million Twitter followers that he had not seen his name on Interpol’s Red Notice list, but not all names are made available to the public.
4591The Terraform Labs co-founder faces charges in South Korea relating to the crash of the Terra ecosystem’s cryptocurrencies.
5688The arrested siblings of the missing Thodex CEO reportedly own millions of dollars worth of crypto.
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