Crypto Crime Cartel

Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin’s Chinese connection: How deep does it go?
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29 August, 2023

Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin’s Chinese connection: How deep does it go?

Blockchain detectives are claiming that Ethereum and Vitalik Buterin are allegedly financially beholden to Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group, which has...
Tornado Cash founders charged in $1 billion money laundering scheme, including for North Korea
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29 August, 2023

Tornado Cash founders charged in $1 billion money laundering scheme, including for North Korea

The two co-founders of the Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with money laundering...
Is Coinbase seriously celebrating 16 transactions per second?
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25 August, 2023

Is Coinbase seriously celebrating 16 transactions per second?

Coinbase's Base hit 16 transactions per second earlier in August, a number inferior to what a blockchain could do and...
Questions raised as Coinbase, Circle rejig USDC stablecoin relationship
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23 August, 2023

Questions raised as Coinbase, Circle rejig USDC stablecoin relationship

Circle assumes "direct accountability" for USDC following the dissolution of the Centre consortium as a stand-alone entity, with plans to...
FBI seizes $1.7M in illicit ‘crypto’ proceeds as Binance leads in seizures
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18 August, 2023

FBI seizes $1.7M in illicit ‘crypto’ proceeds as Binance leads in seizures

The FBI seized close to $400,000 in BTC and USDT from Binance accounts in May alone as it steps up...
SEC v Ripple: Court grants regulator’s request to appeal in Ripple case
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18 August, 2023

SEC v Ripple: Court grants regulator’s request to appeal in Ripple case

Both the SEC and Ripple will have a chance to argue whether the finance regulator is entitled to file an...