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Prominent Bitcoin enthusiasts Charlie Shrem and BTCKing operator Robert Faiella were formally charged with money laundering and conspiracy charges by the office of Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, Bloomberg said.

A Yale University panel composed of judges, security and policy experts are concerned about the legal consequences of law enforcements around the world using computer hacking tools like the Heartbleed bug to pursue cases, New Haven Register said.

The UK Serious Fraud Office said today via a public release that Daniel Wilkinson, Colin Goodman and Darrell Read, who formerly worked as brokers for ICAP, had conspired with trader Tom Hayes in rigging Libor rates tied to the Japanese yen.