US authorities have arrested two more suspects use Bitcoin virtual currency for money laundering. Recently, the US authorities have strongly attacked Bitcoin-related crime.
According to experts, the arrests related to Bitcoin may not small to influence price movements of virtual currency.
Bloomberg said Pascal Reid, 29 and Abner Michel Espinoza, 30, faces two counts of money laundering and one count of participating in service activities are not licensed currency. Both men were arrested on the same day 6/2 and is currently detained in prison in Miami.
"The use of Bitcoin is a new technical methods to support this kind of crime perennial" Miami City Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, said. According to Ms. Rundle, "the arrests may launch a campaign to prosecute state level regarding the use Bitcoin for money laundering."
From October last year to now, the US authorities have arrested a series of individuals related to Bitcoin virtual currency. Ross William Ulbricht, the site's "billion" Silk Road, a site where users can Bitcoin virtual currency used to purchase drugs, was arrested and will be brought to trial this year. Most likely, Ulbricht, 29, will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to Ms. Rundle, of arrests in Miami, police have found "the individuals involved in these activities Bitcoin virtual currency used in large quantities." However, Ms. Rundle did not provide any specific information about the case.
Attorney of Miami also added that, Bitcoin virtual currency neither good nor bad, but many users with malicious intentions should become a perfect vehicle for money laundering, sale of illegal goods, stolen credit card information ...
Last month, US authorities arrested two men suspected of money laundering in the amount of more than $ 1 million in a case related to the Silk Road sites. In that Charlie Shrem, 24, is currently on bail because of family bail, could be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
According to experts, the arrests related to Bitcoin may not small to influence price movements of virtual currency. From last year to this, the price of Bitcoin regular session up and down a few tens of percent. Most recently, Bitcoin prices plunged 20% on Thursday last week after a large trading platform virtual currency is Mt Gox stop for customers to withdraw money to handle technical issues.
In Vietnam, according to the State Bank, Bitcoin transactions are illegal. "Do Bitcoin virtual currency system is new and the agency must monitor for review, Bitcoin transactions should be outlawed, investors should be careful", the article on the portal Bank State Bank recently made recommendations.
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