====== 2022-06-22 - Dogecoin Worth Millions Linked To Illicit Activity Including Terrorism: Elliptic ====== [[blk:public:00_news:start | Return to In the News]] ^ Date: | 2022-06-22 | ^ Title: | ** Dogecoin Worth Millions Linked To Illicit Activity Including Terrorism: Elliptic **| ^ Summary: |// Dogecoin is increasingly connected to illicit activity including Ponzi schemes, the financing of terrorism and child sex abuse material (CSAM), according to a new report by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.// //Per the report, the meme coin has enjoyed growing popularity as a method of payment; however, aside from legitimate causes, it has also caught the attention of bad actors, with “millions of dollars worth of Dogecoin transactions connected to illicit activity,” identified. //| ^ URL: | [[https://decrypt.co/103528/dogecoin-worth-millions-linked-to-illicit-activity-including-terrorism-elliptic]] | ^ Author(s): | Andrew Asmakov | /**=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- /* To add a discussion page to this page, comment out the line that says ~~DISCUSSION:off~~ */ ~~DISCUSSION:on|Outstanding Issues~~ ~~DISCUSSION:off~~