UK Law Enforcement and Regulators Join Forces to Dismantle Illegal Crypto ATMs
UK authorities have raided several properties around Leeds suspected of hosting illegally operated cryptocurrency automatic teller machines (ATMs). The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as West Yorkshire Po...
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as West Yorkshire Police’s Digital Intelligence Unit, were involved in the raids, which are believed to be part of the UK’s first crackdown on illegal crypto ATMs, according to an announcement by the FCA. ...
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