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Centralized Exchanges Are Still Criminals’ Favorite Crypto Money Laundering Tool
20.10.2025
Focusing regulatory energy on mixers while letting exchanges remain the primary fiat gateways for illicit funds is like locking the windows while leaving the front door wide open, argues Dr. Jan Philipp Fritsche, managing director of Oak Security
Coinbase, Binance Among Exchanges Targeted for Widened AML Checks by French Regulator: Bloomberg
17.10.2025
Failure to meet the requirements set by ACPR could compromise an exchange's ability to get a MiCA license from France
Elliptic Warns of Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Scams Laundering Through Crypto
26.9.2025
The 2025 Typologies Report outlines laundering tactics, mule account patterns and cross-chain transfers
KuCoin Faces $14M Canadian Action in Registration, Money Laundering Controls Dispute
25.9.2025
The exchange is appealing an enforcement action from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
California Man Sentenced in $36.9M Crypto Scam Tied to Infamous Huione Group
9.9.2025
Elliptic say some of the funds were laundered through Huione Payments
Elliptic Unveils Crime-Tracking Tool as Stablecoins Enter the Mainstream
5.9.2025
The blockchain analytics specialist has released a due diligence product for stablecoins that's tailored to banks and compliance departments
Crypto Offers Answer to Money Laundering Crisis: Global Alert Network Called 'Beacon'
20.8.2025
An industry-wide project led by TRM Labs is officially going live, and includes law enforcement and the major exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance
BIS Bulletin Proposes Revamping Crypto AML Measures With Compliance Scores
14.8.2025
The paper, issued by BIS economists, proposes using blockchain as a transaction history to overcome the limitations faced by current AML measures when dealing with decentralized assets, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, in order to protect off-ramping institutions. BIS Bulletin Proposes...
Paxos Agrees to $48.5 Million Settlement Over AML Deficiencies Linked to Binance Partnership
8.8.2025
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has reached a $48.5 million settlement with Paxos Trust Company due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) program and failures in due diligence related to its partnership with Binance. Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced...
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Will Not Take the Stand, Lawyers Say
29.7.2025
After three days of witness testimony, Storm’s defense team rested their case on Tuesday
Samourai Wallet Devs Expected to Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Charges
29.7.2025
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill both previously pleaded not guilty, but are expected to change their pleas in Manhattan on Wednesday morning
Crypto, Cash, and Condos: Singapore Ends $2.2B Laundering Case With Fines
5.7.2025
Singapore hits banks with $21.5M in fines over a $2.2 billion money laundering scandal involving cash, property and crypto
Hackers Behind $140M Brazil Banking Heist Turn to Crypto to Launder Their Loot
4.7.2025
ZachXBT estimates that between $30 million and $40 million has been swapped to crypto through OTC desks and exchanges
Chile Cracks Down on Tren de Aragua’s Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
3.7.2025
Chile recently cracked down on a money laundering scheme that involved moving millions of dollars to various countries, including Venezuela, Colombia, the U.S., Paraguay, Mexico, Spain, and Argentina. The Tren de Aragua used crypto assets to launder some of these criminal funds. Chile Dismantles...
Most Illicit On-Chain Activity Now Involves Stablecoins: FATF
26.6.2025
Mass adoption of stablecoins will amplify illicit finance risks, particularly when it is handled unevenly across difference jurisdictions, the FATF said
Bitcoin Donation Scandal Rocks Czech Republic: Did the State Unknowingly Launder Millions?
2.6.2025
A donation of 468 bitcoin to the Ministry of Justice from a convicted drug trafficker has sparked a scandal in the Czech Republic, leading to the resignation of Justice Minister Pavel Blazek. Blazek claimed he was unaware of any illegal conduct related to the donation. Czech Republic Justice...
Criminal Banking Organization Takedown Across Europe Includes Crypto Operations
15.5.2025
Europol has announced the arrest of 17 individuals involved in a criminal parallel banking organization that provided money laundering services across Europe, including the exchange of cryptocurrencies for cash. The operation, conducted on January 14, 2025, in Austria, Belgium, and Spain, followed...
Operation Fantasos: Brazil Cracks Down on Remnants of $290M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
2.5.2025
The Brazilian Federal Police carried out Operation Fantasos, with more than 50 officers executing 11 search and seizure warrants in various locations across Rio de Janeiro. The mastermind behind these activities was extradited from Switzerland to the U.S. in February. Operation Fantasos Targets...
Travel Rule Compliance Surges on New Regs, Stablecoin Payments, Notabene Says
23.4.2025
Notabene’s annual survey of crypto firms found that almost all respondents expect to be Travel Rule compliant by mid-2025
Block Agrees to $40M Settlement With New York Over Faulty Money-Laundering Controls
10.4.2025
The payments and blockchain firm has agreed to an outside monitor as it resolves its compliance with New York regulations