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Midweek Roundup: Israel Seizes Cryptocurrency, US Treasury Issues Africa Gold Advisory, and More

Israeli authorities seized digital wallets controlled by Hezbollah and Quds Force, the extraterritorial branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that contain several millions of dollars of cryptocurrency, Times of Israel reported. More U.S. officials warned banks and other firms to conduct deeper checks on companies involved in mining and exporting gold from Africa after linking the trade to armed militants and mercenaries, including the Wagner Group, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted several parties tied to a scheme to sell gold and other minerals from the Central African Republic amid suspicions that the arrangement benefited Russia's...

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