Bitcoin CEO 被抓 － 洗钱# Stock
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发信人: mm05 (lotus), 信区: Military
标 题: Bitcoin CEO 被抓 － 洗钱
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Jan 27 12:48:14 2014, 美东)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
U.S. government agents have arrested Charlie Shrem, the CEO of Bitcoin
exchange BitInstant, charging him with laundering money for customers of
online drug bazaar Silk Road.
A U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York said Shrem, along with
alleged co-conspirator Robert Faiella, sold more than $1 million worth of
bitcoins to Silk Road customers. Faiella, a Florida man who allegedly runs
an underground Bitcoin exchanger using the alias BTCKing, was also arrested.
According to federal prosecutors, Shrem was arrested at John F. Kennedy
International Airport in New York on Sunday, and Faiella was arrested at his
home in Cape Coral, Fla., on Monday. Both are charged with money laundering
conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Shrem is a major player in the Bitcoin world. The BitInstant exchange, based
in New York City, lets people buy bitcoins locally at more than 700,000
locations in the United States, as well as Brazil, Russia and elsewhere. It
received a $1.5 million investment last year from the Winklevoss twins.
Shrem is also vice chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, one of the currency's
biggest supporters.
BitInstant's website was down Monday after the announcement by federal law
enforcement.
Proponents of the alternative currency are likely to view the arrests as an
example of the government's growing concern with bitcoins, which offer
heightened privacy because they're difficult to trace to individuals.
发信人: mm05 (lotus), 信区: Military
标 题: Bitcoin CEO 被抓 － 洗钱
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Jan 27 12:48:14 2014, 美东)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
U.S. government agents have arrested Charlie Shrem, the CEO of Bitcoin
exchange BitInstant, charging him with laundering money for customers of
online drug bazaar Silk Road.
A U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York said Shrem, along with
alleged co-conspirator Robert Faiella, sold more than $1 million worth of
bitcoins to Silk Road customers. Faiella, a Florida man who allegedly runs
an underground Bitcoin exchanger using the alias BTCKing, was also arrested.
According to federal prosecutors, Shrem was arrested at John F. Kennedy
International Airport in New York on Sunday, and Faiella was arrested at his
home in Cape Coral, Fla., on Monday. Both are charged with money laundering
conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Shrem is a major player in the Bitcoin world. The BitInstant exchange, based
in New York City, lets people buy bitcoins locally at more than 700,000
locations in the United States, as well as Brazil, Russia and elsewhere. It
received a $1.5 million investment last year from the Winklevoss twins.
Shrem is also vice chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, one of the currency's
biggest supporters.
BitInstant's website was down Monday after the announcement by federal law
enforcement.
Proponents of the alternative currency are likely to view the arrests as an
example of the government's growing concern with bitcoins, which offer
heightened privacy because they're difficult to trace to individuals.