Money Laundering

DOJ indicts California man linked to BTC money laundering for dark web drug trafficking ring
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12 October, 2022

DOJ indicts California man linked to BTC money laundering for dark web drug trafficking ring

John Khuu was indicted in California and Texas for allegedly laundering $5.35 million in BTC for a drug trafficking ring...
Estimated $4B laundered via DEXs, coin swaps and bridges: report
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9 October, 2022

Estimated $4B laundered via DEXs, coin swaps and bridges: report

Elliptic says that coin swaps cater almost exclusively to criminals and moved $1.2 billion while cross-chain bridges were used to...
India’s financial unit freezes $1.2M funds from Chinese entities over suspected digital asset fraud
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7 October, 2022

India’s financial unit freezes $1.2M funds from Chinese entities over suspected digital asset fraud

Several Chinese entities were busted over their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme that saw the misappropriation of millions of...
India freezes $1.5M of laundered funds linked to mobile gaming scam
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3 October, 2022

India freezes $1.5M of laundered funds linked to mobile gaming scam

The Enforcement Director D froze a wallet containing 77 BTC, which was bought through WazirX and later transferred to Binance...
Japanese exchanges must provide customer information with transfers, new law says
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29 September, 2022

Japanese exchanges must provide customer information with transfers, new law says

With the new law, criminal penalties may be applied to exchange operators who fail to provide customer information such as...
China’s law enforcement busts $5M virtual currency money laundering ring
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29 September, 2022

China’s law enforcement busts $5M virtual currency money laundering ring

Ninety-three people allegedly tied to money laundering in China face jail time as authorities widened the crackdown on illegal gambling...
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