US busts alleged crypto money launderers for Sinaloa Cartel
The DoJ alleges that the operation moved over $50 million in proceeds from the sale of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl.
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US indicts Ethereum validators for exploiting MEV trader
Anton Peraire- and James Peraire-Bueno face charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to launder money.
Bitcoin podcaster secretly records Coinbase scammer’s confession
The young scammer detailed how he uses Google Forums, dark net leads, and the Minecraft username 'Coinbase' to target victims.
Cartier jewelry heir arrested for laundering drug money with USDT
Police in Miami arrested Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, heir to the Cartier jewelry fortune, for allegedly working with a Colombian drug cartel.
Blockchain forensics expert has doubts over $75B ‘pig butchering’ report
Academics claim to have traced over $75B of crypto linked to ‘pig butchering' scams but forensics expert Taylor Monahan thinks this is inflated.
Up to 127 years for CEO who laundered Mexican cartel funds with bitcoin
Fifty-one-year-old Martin Mizrahi used bitcoin to launder funds for Mexican cartels and hackers via his Las Vegas internet firm.
US sanctions Sinbad crypto mixer, but what about its copycat?
The US Treasury claims the Sinbad mixer obfuscated millions of dollars taken from Horizon Bridge, Axie Infinity, and Atomic Wallet.
US sanctions Russian woman for laundering oligarch funds with crypto
The Russian woman allegedly used crypto to help oligarchs evade US sanctions via the UAE and launder ransomware funds.
Doctor hires hitman to kill girlfriend, sends bitcoin to wrong address
James Wan pleaded guilty to the plot that saw him give a dark web hitman $19,200 in bitcoin to kill his girlfriend.
Casino heist used bitcoin ATM in elaborate $1M scheme
Erik Gutierrez Martinez posed as an attorney to trick a casino worker into handing over money via an ATM, in a restaurant, and at a garage.