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money laundering

US: One-half of couple accused of money laundering seeks court’s permission to access digital asset wallets
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14 September, 2022

US: One-half of couple accused of money laundering seeks court’s permission to access digital asset wallets

The Bonnie and Clyde of the 'crypto' space arrested over a 2016 heist are creating another buzz after one of...
Head trader of alleged Ponzi scheme in US pleads guilty to securities fraud
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13 September, 2022

Head trader of alleged Ponzi scheme in US pleads guilty to securities fraud

A Florida man faces a five-year jail term for scamming investors over $100 million through a sham platform he operated...
BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik pleads for prisoner swap between US and Russia
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9 September, 2022

BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik pleads for prisoner swap between US and Russia

Alexander Vinnik called on Russian authorities to negotiate with Washington for his extradition back to Russia in exchange for U.S....
Alleged Russian ransomware attacker indicted, faces extradition from the Netherlands
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23 August, 2022

Alleged Russian ransomware attacker indicted, faces extradition from the Netherlands

Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov and his co-conspirators, who are yet to be identified, are accused of laundering as much as $70...
Neobank unicorn Revolut to offer digital assets across Europe
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19 August, 2022

Neobank unicorn Revolut to offer digital assets across Europe

Revolut received the license from the Cyprus securities watchdog and can now serve 30 countries in Europe amid a hiring...
India going after WazirX over its role in yet another $130M laundering scandal
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16 August, 2022

India going after WazirX over its role in yet another $130M laundering scandal

The Enforcement Directorate accuses WazirX of using an opaque management setup and poor KYC programs to allow exploitative loan apps...
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 99: Tornado Cash sanctioned, Hodlnaut halts withdrawals, NFTs on Instagram
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12 August, 2022

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 99: Tornado Cash sanctioned, Hodlnaut halts withdrawals, NFTs on Instagram

U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said that cybercriminals regularly used Tornado Cash to launder money...
US secures extradition of BTC-e exchange founder Alexander Vinnik from Greece: report
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10 August, 2022

US secures extradition of BTC-e exchange founder Alexander Vinnik from Greece: report

Alexander Vinnik operated BTC-e exchange from 2011 to 2017, transacting over $4 billion worth of BTC, which U.S. prosecutors allege...
Kenya digital currency-friendly fintech Flutterwave and Chipper Cash operating illegally: central bank
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5 August, 2022

Kenya digital currency-friendly fintech Flutterwave and Chipper Cash operating illegally: central bank

The bank says that the two firms never acquired the licenses to serve Kenyans, even as Flutterwave gets caught in...
South Korea: FSS probe into banks finds $3.1B digital assets linked to forex transactions
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30 July, 2022

South Korea: FSS probe into banks finds $3.1B digital assets linked to forex transactions

The Financial Supervisory Service has discovered KRW1.6 trillion ($1.2 billion) of forex transactions at five Woori Bank branches. Another KRW2.5...
Taiwan to ban credit card agencies from serving digital assets firms
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26 July, 2022

Taiwan to ban credit card agencies from serving digital assets firms

The FSC revealed that it had issued a letter to the Bankers Association of the Republic of China, which directed...
US court clears alleged $4.5B Bitfinex money launderer for employment
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19 July, 2022

US court clears alleged $4.5B Bitfinex money launderer for employment

The Crocodile of Wall Street was accused of laundering the $4.5 billion that was allegedly stolen from Bitfinex alongside her...