Money Laundering

Nigeria slaps Binance with $81.5 billion lawsuit
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25 February, 2025

Nigeria slaps Binance with $81.5 billion lawsuit

Authorities have filed a lawsuit demanding $79.5 billion for the economic losses Binance caused in Nigeria and a further $2...
Australia new task force targets digital asset ATMs
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17 December, 2024

Australia new task force targets digital asset ATMs

Australia’s financial crimes agency says criminals have been targeting ATMs to launder money and pledged to focus on other ‘crypto’...
Coinbase scraps Turkey plans, wants to dump AML laws
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4 December, 2024

Coinbase scraps Turkey plans, wants to dump AML laws

After ceasing USDC rewards in the European Economic Area, Coinbase withdrew its Turkey licensing plans while CEO Armstrong painted some...
Crypto bros, money launderers celebrate Tornado Cash ruling
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3 December, 2024

Crypto bros, money launderers celebrate Tornado Cash ruling

The Fifth Circuit's reversal of an earlier ruling granted Tornado Cash plaintiffs a motion for partial summary judgment, a decision...
Nigeria restarts $35M money laundering case against Binance
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29 November, 2024

Nigeria restarts $35M money laundering case against Binance

Nigeria is amending its Binance lawsuit and prosecuting other local ‘crypto’ firms. In other news, Yellow Card is also in...
New Yorker faces 5 years sentence following $10B Bitfinex theft
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19 November, 2024

New Yorker faces 5 years sentence following $10B Bitfinex theft

Ilya Lichtenstein faced 20 years for stealing 120,000 BTC from Bitfinex, but prosecutors said he cooperated, had no priors, and...
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