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Crime

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

3 weeks ago

Crime

FBI charges six individuals in multimillion-dollar Bitcoin money-laundering scheme

The defendants allegedly worked to surreptitiously convert Bitcoin to cash and orchestrate drop-offs for clients.

2 years ago

Regulation

U.S. Treasury targets crypto mixer transactions as new class of ‘primary money laundering concern’

The Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the proposed change on Oct. 19, citing actors such as Hamas, ISIS, and the DPRK as frequent abusers of coin mixers.

2 years ago

Politics

Lawmakers urge Biden administration to crack down on use of crypto by Hamas

In a joint letter sent to top U.S. officials, the lawmakers forcefully called on the Biden administration to take prompt action to confront this looming national security threat.

2 years ago

Crime

Chainalysis says crypto usage for terror financing is ‘tiny fraction’ of overall volume

In the wake of a recent terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel, the report aims to correct misconceptions surrounding the role of digital currencies in funding terrorism.

2 years ago

Exchanges

Terror funding still relies on traditional financial systems like cash, not crypto: Coinbase

Coinbase argued that blockchain is a tool that could be used to fight terrorism funding.

2 years ago

Legal

Nishad Singh testifies to ‘excessive’ spending at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial

The former director of engineering at FTX claims to have disapproved of Bankman-Fried's lavish spending.

2 years ago

Legal

Caroline Ellison’s plea deal provides extensive, but not total, immunity from future prosecutions

SDNY prosecutors are not merely writing a letter to courts acknowledging Ellison's cooperation; they have already agreed not to pursue charges if Ellison holds up her end of the deal.

2 years ago

Legal

SBF Trial Day 7 – Audio recordings reveal Ellison told Alameda employees about misuse of customer funds days before collapse

Day seven of the SBF trial concluded Caroline Ellison's explosive testimony and shed light on some of the panic at Alameda in the days before its collapse.

2 years ago

SBF Trial: Judge reprimands defense counsel in Ellison cross-examination

Crime 2 years ago

North Korean hackers have abandoned Tornado Cash for Bitcoin Mixers: TRM Labs

Crime 2 years ago

Changpeng Zhao and other Binance executives facing possible indictments in Brazil

Regulation 2 years ago

Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to be President of the United States: Ellison

Legal 2 years ago

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US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

FBI charges six individuals in multimillion-dollar Bitcoin money-laundering scheme

U.S. Treasury targets crypto mixer transactions as new class of ‘primary money laundering concern’

Lawmakers urge Biden administration to crack down on use of crypto by Hamas

Chainalysis says crypto usage for terror financing is ‘tiny fraction’ of overall volume

Terror funding still relies on traditional financial systems like cash, not crypto: Coinbase

Nishad Singh testifies to ‘excessive’ spending at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial

Caroline Ellison’s plea deal provides extensive, but not total, immunity from future prosecutions

SBF Trial Day 7 – Audio recordings reveal Ellison told Alameda employees about misuse of customer funds days before collapse

SBF Trial: Judge reprimands defense counsel in Ellison cross-examination

North Korean hackers have abandoned Tornado Cash for Bitcoin Mixers: TRM Labs

Changpeng Zhao and other Binance executives facing possible indictments in Brazil

Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to be President of the United States: Ellison