Teaching With AI Around the World: A Q&A with Gavin Doyle in Ireland

Another 500 Bitcoins were recovered by the Irish authorities as part of the investigation. This was an international criminal group engaged in drug trafficking where cryptocurrency proceeds were used. The recovery was announced in a Facebook statement and in an X post by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) on July

Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) reportedly pulled another 500 bitcoin out of a decade-dormant wallet this week, bringing its 2026 recovery total from a single cannabis dealer’s stash to 1,500 BTC, worth more than $92 million at current prices. The bureau, working with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, has now accessed three of 12 wallets tied […]

TikTok's workforce cuts in Dublin highlight the ongoing challenges tech firms face in adapting to stringent European regulations. The post TikTok plans to cut 300 jobs in Dublin, reorganizes workforce appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution The proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world from Chile to Ireland, a report has found. In an analysis of about 3,600 climate-related lawsuits filed since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the London School of Economics (LSE) found a growing number of cases challenging the energy sources, water consumption and air pollution of datacentres, all of which have related climate implications. Continue reading...

Ireland has launched a financial crime strategy that includes legal updates aimed at freezing and confiscating crypto assets tied to illicit activity.

Ireland has launched a National Risk Assessment and a 30-point action plan to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and sophisticated financial crime. Targeting Digital Assets and Crypto Loopholes Ireland announced a sweeping crackdown on financial crime on June 18, unveiling a national strategy that places a major emphasis on targeting the misuse of cryptocurrency and […]

Ireland has placed crypto assets in its highest financial crime risk category. It marks a significant shift in how the country views the rapidly growing sector. Irish authorities identified cryptocurrencies as a very serious danger for both money laundering and terrorist financing in their first specialised digital asset risk assessment

Ireland has identified crypto assets as a “very significant” money laundering and terrorism financing risk and has committed to introducing industry standards governing crypto-related sources of funds by the second half of 2027. According to Ireland’s Department of Finance, the…