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2nd Circ. Says Unlicensed Bitcoin-Cash Swaps Can Be Crime

By Bonnie Eslinger ( April 7, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT) -- Exchanging bitcoin for U.S. currency can qualify as transferring funds under the criminal statute against operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, the Second Circuit held Tuesday in an opinion backing the conviction of a man found guilty of laundering bitcoin that he was told came from drug sales....

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