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Money Laundering
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Analysts bust Russian launderer moving crypto for North Korea
Authorities in Argentina arrested a Russian national for laundering millions in crypto tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group.…
China’s supreme court recognizes crypto in landmark AML law update
China’s highest court and its public prosecution agency have for the first time recognized crypto transactions in their…
Crypto tax evasion lands Ukrainian blogger in $5m trouble
Ukrainian financial detectives have charged a local blogger with $5 million in tax evasion through crypto transactions linked…
OKX Takes Action: Accounts Involving Tornado Cash To Be Banned
The cryptocurrency exchange OKX has announced a firm policy banning accounts linked to the questionable mixing service Tornado…
Hong Kong busts $190m crypto money laundering ring: report
Hong Kong customs dismantled a sophisticated money-laundering syndicate that processed over $190 million through crypto transactions and over…
WazirX hacker funnels $149M of SHIB, MATIC other altcoins into ETH
Blockchain security firms say bad actors typically move altcoins into Ether to prepare for laundering, as the native…
Are the Tornado Cash developers guilty?
Judge Katherine Polk Failla postponed the trial of Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash. What is happening in…
Blockchain can combat illicit fund transfers, Nigeria’s top finance investigator says
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chair, Olanipekun Olukoyede, advocates for the adoption of blockchain technology and…
Privacy coins, crypto mixers, and money launderers: bitter pills in crypto mass adoption?
We examine the dual-edged sword of privacy in crypto, looking into how anonymity tools like mixers and privacy…
Corruption and money laundering in Tether: protest campaign launched in the US
An advertisement in Times Square in New York accused Tether of corruption and aiding illegal activities. Fox News…