The court forbade the British Pablo Escobaru to use bitcoin – Bits Media

The British court forever banned a resident of Liverpool, Kertisu UORREN, known as the "British Pablo Escobar", Use Bitcoin and Messenger WhatsApp.

59-Summer Curtis Warren (Curtis Warren) was the most wanted criminal in the list of Interpol. Previously a man He left the 12-year prison term in the Netherlands after, how he had a confiscated drug and weapons in the amount 125 Milln pounds (about $142 million). He got more 4 year of prison after killing his cellmate. IN 2009 The year Warren was found guilty of a conspiracy for smuggling marijuana, and then he was sentenced to 13 for years in prison.

He even appeared in the list of rich people Sunday Times, Since his weekly earnings from illegal activity totaled 15 Milln pounds (about $17 million).

Soon Warren should be released, However, according to the decision of the British court, He is forever forbidden to make transactions with bitcoin and invest in this cryptocurrency. The use of the WhatsApp instrumentation application is also prohibited for him. Besides, Warren is obliged to notify the relevant authorities about his travel abroad to Scotland in a week.

The government often connects bitcoin with illegal activities. This is one of the reasons, by which regulators require tightening supervision of cryptocurrencies, to reduce the number of unscrupulous market participants.

According to the study, conducted by the analytical company Chainalysis in 2019 year, 95% crimes, associated with cryptocurrencies, it was precisely on bitcoin. but, A few years later, Attackers began to use DOGE more often for fraud and financing terrorism, reported by Elliptic analysts.