Wybo Wiersma – a 40-year-old Oxford University graduate – has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after scamming over $2 million in crypto from unsuspecting victims. Following his arrest in 2019, the Dutchman was extradited from the Netherlands back to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. Following a five-year investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), he pled guilty on January 26 to the Oxford Crown Court. A Five-Year Investigation As reported by…
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Dutch Regulations Forced XRP TipBot to Collaborate with Uphold
Cryptocurrency projects and businesses worldwide are awaiting cryptocurrency regulations from the government. Some nations are yet to consider the prospect of cryptocurrency going mainstream while some such as the Netherlands have been embracing the nascent technology and are taking measures to ensure its prosperity. Nevertheless, the changes coming to space due to the regulations are affecting some participants. A few months ago, the apex bank of the Netherlands announced the regulation of firms providing cryptocurrency services starting from January 10…
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