Crypto Crime Cartel

Tether still can’t dodge crime links while rival Circle builds US support
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17 May, 2024

Tether still can’t dodge crime links while rival Circle builds US support

The Public Security Bureau in Chengdu, China, recently announced the disruption of a “huge underground bank” that used Tether’s USDT...
2 arrested for $25 million exploit of Ethereum’s proof-of-stake validators
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16 May, 2024

2 arrested for $25 million exploit of Ethereum’s proof-of-stake validators

Anton and James Peraire-Bueno could face up to 20 years in prison if proven guilty of netting $25M worth of...
Code is not law: Tornado Cash co-founder gets 64 months for money laundering
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15 May, 2024

Code is not law: Tornado Cash co-founder gets 64 months for money laundering

Alexey Pertsev was accused of allowing criminals to launder US$1.2 billion worth of the Ethereum network’s ETH token through the...
End the Tetheral Reserve?
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7 May, 2024

End the Tetheral Reserve?

If Tether collapses, majority of global liquidity will go with it, and so will a sizable chunk of value held...
Coinbase leans heavily on accounting changes to post billion-plus profit
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6 May, 2024

Coinbase leans heavily on accounting changes to post billion-plus profit

Figures released on May 2 show Coinbase generated revenue of nearly $1.6 billion in the three months, more than twice...
Jack Dorsey’s Block under federal investigation for terror transactions, sanctions evasion
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2 May, 2024

Jack Dorsey’s Block under federal investigation for terror transactions, sanctions evasion

A former Block employee had met with prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York...