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Criminals more reliant on cross-chain bridges than ever after mixer crackdowns
20.9.2023
The sanction of cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in August caused the first major shift, but that is now accelerating even faster than projected
Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury's Authority
17.8.2023
A group of crypto investors and developers lost a lawsuit funded by Coinbase which sought to argue that the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash, a mixing service
Today in Crypto: Binance Says US CFTC 'Relies on Overreaching and Internally Inconsistent Theories', US Senate Includes Crypto Mixers in its Approved National Defense Bill, The British Museum Partners with The Sandbox
28.7.2023
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US Senate approves national defense bill that also targets crypto mixers
28.7.2023
An amendment in the bill tightens oversight on institutions that are engaging in crypto trading
Chainalysis Investigations Lead Is ‘Unaware’ of Scientific Evidence the Surveillance Software Works
25.7.2023
Here’s how hackers are using mining pools as mixers: Chainalysis
15.6.2023
A wallet linked to ransomware attacks funneled funds through a mining pool to make it seem like the digital assets were earned through mining
Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis
15.6.2023
Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains
Tornado Cash 2.0: The race to build safe and legal coin mixers
6.6.2023
Projects are racing to create legal coin mixers that preserve privacy while revealing just enough data to stay on the right side of the law
Report: Biden Administration ‘Crypto Tsar’ Says DOJ will Target Digital Asset Exchange Platforms
17.5.2023
According to Eun Young Choi, the head of the crypto unit at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States has resolved to target digital platforms because they are making it easy for criminals and money launderers. Choi said the DOJ hopes taking action against entities such as crypto...
Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia's biggest cyber attack
12.4.2023
The attack on Latitude Financial is Australia’s biggest cyber attack with driver's license numbers, passports and financial documents among the stolen information
Germany and U.S. Seize Over $46M Crypto Tied to ChipMixer Investigation: Europol
15.3.2023
National authorities took down the platform's infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data
Alameda wallets funnel over $1.7M via crypto mixers overnight
29.12.2022
Data negates the possibility of liquidators behind the fund transfers due to the use of mixing tools and extensive planning to hide transaction paths
Alameda wallets funnel over $1.7M via crypto mixers overnight
29.12.2022
Data negates the possibility of liquidators behind the fund transfers due to the use of mixing tools and extensive planning to hide transaction paths
Into the storm: The murky world of cryptocurrency mixers
7.12.2022
A handful of obfuscation protocols are competing for the user base of OFAC-sanctioned Tornado Cash
Top 5 Best Bitcoin Mixers & Tumblers in 2022
28.11.2022
Bitcoin's pseudonymity creates privacy concerns among active bitcoin users as transactions can be linked to a user's identity through a range of blockchain deanonymization methods. As a result, more and more Bitcoiners are choosing to mix their coins using so-called Bitcoin mixers or tumblers. ...
Crypto Mixers Haven't 'Slowed' DOJ Investigations, Director Says
11.10.2022
U.S. Department of Justice Crypto Enforcement Team Director Eun Young Choi said mixers cause a "multiplier effect" but aren't "necessarily" slowing investigations down
US Treasury official says crypto mixers are a 'concern' in enforcing sanctions
20.9.2022
Assistant secretary at the Treasury Department Elizabeth Rosenberg said sanctioning crypto mixers could help deter money laundering from entities in Russia, Iran, and North Korea
Ronin hackers transferred stolen funds from ETH to BTC and used sanctioned mixers
22.8.2022
The hackers continue to spread out the stolen funds using Bitcoin privacy tools as a means to remain anonymous, despite the identity of the hackers believed to be a North Korean cybercrime group
Panamanian Regulator May ‘Swing the Ax’ after Bitcoin-friendly Bank Bans Use of Crypto Mixers
12.8.2022
Panama’s “bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-friendly” bank Towerbank says it will bar its customers from making use of crypto mixers – in the wake of the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)’s move to sanction Tornado Cash earlier this month....
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Mixers Receiving ‘More Cryptocurrency than Ever in 2022’ - Chainalysis
15.7.2022
Crypto mixers – services that exist to increase the anonymity of crypto users – are more popular than ever, while illicit addresses account for 23% of funds sent to mixers so far this year, a new report from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has found.
The 23% number for these seven months...