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Scammer returns $9.3M DAI to victim 10 months after phishing them
15.7.2024
In a strange turn of events, a phishing scammer has returned a large portion of funds it stole from a victim last September
Scammer returns $9.3M DAI to victim 10 months after phishing them
15.7.2024
In a strange turn of events, a phishing scammer has returned a large portion of funds it stole from a victim last September
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev denied bail while awaiting appeal
14.7.2024
Pertsev will now spend the next year in prison while his lawyers prepare an appeal for money laundering charges
Inferno Drainer fails attempt to launder ETH — ‘not welcome’ in Railgun
11.7.2024
Notorious wallet-draining group Inferno Drainer tried to pass $530,000 worth of stolen ETH through Railgun but discovered pretty soon after that it couldn’t
CoinStats exploiter moves almost $1M to Tornado Cash
10.7.2024
CoinStats said in a July 5 update that it’s still investigating the incident and is taking action to secure its new infrastructure
Remilia hacker moves $4.3M to Tornado Cash
17.6.2024
Nonfungible tokens and Ether worth millions were stolen on March 16 from the Remilia DAO and transferred to an unknown wallet address
North Korea Laundered $147.5M in Stolen Crypto Through Tornado Cash: UN
15.5.2024
The North Korean perpetrators reportedly laundered stolen cryptos through Tornado Cash crypto mixer in March, UN sanctions monitor noted.
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Tornado Cash developer guilty of money laundering
14.5.2024
Pertsev has been under arrest in the Netherlands since August 2022, after the United States government blacklisted Tornado Cash
Anti-Crypto Mixer Blockchain Integrity Act Introduced in US House of Representatives
11.5.2024
The Blockchain Integrity Act, a piece of legislation that seeks to put a 2-year moratorium on using cryptocurrency mixers, was introduced by U.S. Congressman Sean Casten on March 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-sponsored by Reps. Bill Foster, Brad Sherman, and Emanuel Cleaver, the bill...
Poloniex Hacker Reportedly Funnels $3.4 Million through Tornado Cash Mixer
8.5.2024
The famous hacker from Poloniex who caused the Bitcoin exchange's security breach the previous year is again on the loose. In an attempt to launder the stolen money, the burglar transferred 1,100 Ethereum (ETH), worth $3.4 million, to the authorised cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash on May 7.
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Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering Charges, Released on Bail
30.4.2024
Keonne Rodriguez, one of the individuals associated with the popular cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet, has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of money laundering.
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Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bail
30.4.2024
On Monday, April 29, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the non-custodial bitcoin wallet Samourai, entered a plea of not guilty to accusations of operating a money transmitter and engaging in money laundering. Rodriguez secured his release by posting a $1 million bail and will be confined to...
US Authorities Arrest and Charge Samourai Wallet Founders for Money Laundering
25.4.2024
American authorities have charged crypto mixer Samourai Wallet founders for allegedly operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
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Samourai Wallet mixer co-founders arrested on AML, licensing charges
24.4.2024
The crypto mixer allegedly handled $2 billion in unlawful transactions and facilitated $100 million in money laundering
US Authorities Charge Founders of Bitcoin Mixer Samourai Wallet for Laundering Over $100 Million
24.4.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted the founders of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez, and William Lonergan Hill, on charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and laundering over $100 million through illicit transactions. DOJ Indicts Samourai Wallet Founders...
‘Garbled Circuits’ Enable Transactional Confidentiality, Encourage Enterprise Web3 Adoption — COTI Co-Founder
9.4.2024
According to Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of the privacy-centric Layer 2 network COTI, enterprises and mainstream organizations are not yet fully convinced of the benefits of complete privacy or true anonymity in any system. Bar-Geffen said the primary reason for this is that such systems often...
Tornado Cash Developer Challenges Charges, Files Motion to Dismiss with Legal Arguments
31.3.2024
Roman Storm, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, has submitted a motion to dismiss all three charges against him, claiming that he did not operate a money laundering business and did not violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Dutch Prosecutors Reportedly Charge Tornado Cash Developer With Money Laundering
21.3.2024
Alexey Pertsev, a developer for Tornado Cash, has reportedly been indicted by prosecutors in the Netherlands. They accuse him of laundering $1.2 billion. Pertsev’s attorney confirmed the prosecutors’ intent to charge his client. According to Dutch prosecutors, while a crypto-mixing...
How a Bitcoin Mixer Laundering Conviction Might Be Appealed
13.3.2024
YoMix Replaces Sanctioned Sinbad Mixer for Lazarus Hacker Group: Chainalysis
16.2.2024
After sanctions were imposed on Tornado Cash and Sinbad was shut down following similar actions against the platform, Chainalysis revealed that YoMix, a Bitcoin mixer, has stepped in as an alternative for the North Korean Lazarus Group Recent discoveries by the blockchain analysis firm show that...