Cambridge Analytica, Macau Casinos, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain In Addition To Triad Mobster 'Broken Tooth’ Wan Kuok-Koi

From the South China Morning Post, Apr 19:

Macau issues cryptocurrency criminal offence alarm afterwards link to old triad boss emerges
Authority alarm reminds residents that virtual currency is non legal tender

Concerns over a Macau cryptocurrency theatre backed yesteryear a notorious old gangster, in addition to which has links to the society behind the Facebook data-mining scandal, accept prompted monetary chiefs inwards the metropolis to final result a alarm over possible “fraud in addition to criminal activities”.

In a controversy of concern, published on the website of the Monetary Authority of Macau, the regulator reminded residents that cryptocurrencies are non legal tender.

The alarm comes inwards the wake of revelations that Macau Dragon Group, a theatre associated amongst “Broken Tooth” Wan Kuok-koi, employed the British company, Cambridge Analytica, to promote Dragon Coin, a novel virtual currency created to aid gamblers transfer money to Macau casinos.

Wan is ane of Asia’s well-nigh infamous organised criminal offence figures, in addition to spent to a greater extent than than 10 years inwards jail for an array of gangland crimes including beingness leader of the 14K triad grouping inwards Macau....MORE

Here's Global Mafia News:

Broken Tooth Koi: Profile of a Triad boss

And dorsum to the SCMP, Apr xix for or in addition to thence backstory:

The cryptocurrency linking Cambridge Analytica in addition to Macau’s well-nigh notorious gangster
Involvement of data-mining society – beingness investigated over Facebook privacy breach – piles pressure level on monetary chiefs inwards casino hub, every bit worries persist over dodgy transactions

Finance chiefs inwards Hong Kong in addition to Macau were on Midweek facing fresh pressure level to human activity afterwards it emerged that the theatre at the centre of the Facebook information privacy scandal, Cambridge Analytica, worked amongst a cryptocurrency theatre backed yesteryear Asia’s well-nigh notorious old organised criminal offence boss.

The connectedness betwixt the British society – widely criticised for abusing the information of tens of millions of Facebook users – in addition to ex-14K triad gang leader “Broken Tooth” Wan Kuok-koi volition deepen concerns over a lack of rule inwards the burgeoning digital currency business.

In a study published in The New York Times on Tuesday, old Cambridge Analytica employee Brittany Kaiser said the data-mining society retained Dragon Corporation – also known every bit Macau Dragon Group – every bit a customer in addition to helped publicise its US$500 ane thou m initial money offering (ICO).

Kaiser told the paper Cambridge Analytica’s involvement amongst Dragon was linked to a excogitation to heighten money for the creation of a scheme to aid people shop their online personal information in addition to sell it to advertisers. ...MORE

Also at the South China Morning Post, Oct. 8, 2017: "A cryptocurrency bargain in addition to a triad boss called Broken Tooth – what tin move maybe larn wrong?"

Among Wan's other ventures: "Broken Tooth Koi’ offers to render Belt in addition to Road muscle"
Wan Kuok-koi, a old triad leader inwards Macau, has said his safety grouping would survive a patriotic individual scheme to protect Belt in addition to Road interests 

HT the even out was out at that topographic point in addition to dwelling identify of the Belt in addition to Road even out right away above, Asia Times:
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