Regulatory · May 14, 2013

US seizes Mt. Gox's Dwolla account

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$111

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$73,594

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Homeland Security seizes the Dwolla account of Mt. Gox's US subsidiary for operating as an unlicensed money transmitter — the first major US enforcement action against a Bitcoin exchange, and the start of the regulatory squeeze that helped doom Mt. Gox.

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newsCoinDesk — Why are the feds seizing Mt. Gox and Dwolla funds? ↗

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