Couple accused of laundering $5 billion in hacked bitcoin, which was only worth $100 million when it was stolen
A couple in New York faces charges of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from a 2016 hack of...
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Digital tax fine but what about crypto money laundering via Dark Web?
A Supreme Court bench observed last week that offence of money laundering is a more “serious and heinous crime than...
NFTs Can be Used for Money Laundering, Says U.S. Treasury Department
A new report by the United States Department of the Treasury has revealed that the burgeoning non-fungible token space could...
US Treasury targets NFTs for potential high-value art money laundering
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a study on the high-value art market, highlighting the potential in the nonfungible...
OpenSea shows promising start to February despite UST’s money laundering jitters
NFTs were once the red-headed stepchildren of crypto, facing skepticism and insults all around. However, the narrative has changed dramatically...
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After cryptocurrencies, money laundering via NFTs is next big worry, Technology News
In the wake of serious concerns raised about cryptocurrencies and the misuse of them for money laundering and hawala transactions...
Tornado Cash Crypto Mixer Stoking Money Laundering Fire
One of the most highly-cited criticisms of crypto by politicians and lawmakers is money laundering, and platforms such as Tornado...
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Use of DeFi Protocols for Money Laundering Grew in 2021
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols are fast becoming an alternate channel for money laundering, according to a new report by crypto...
DeFi thefts beget DeFi for money laundering
Cage Chen speaks with an attendee at the Cook Finance booth during the DCentral Miami Conference at the Miami Airport...
DeFi’s use for money laundering skyrockets in 2021; $8.6B crypto laundered last year: Study
DeFi protocols received 17 per cent of all funds sent from illicit wallets in 2021, up from 2 per cent in...