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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...
US Crypto Exchanges a ‘Blind Spot’ in North Korea Laundering Scheme
3.7.2025
North Korean developers, operating as fake freelancers, have reportedly amassed over $16.5 million this year by infiltrating crypto and traditional tech companies, according to crypto sleuth ZachXBT. U.S. Exchanges Used to Launder Funds According to online crypto scam investigator ZachXBT, a total...
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
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
ZachXBT slams Bitcoin bridge Garden Finance for laundering hacked funds
21.6.2025
ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative
DOJ Ties Kansas Bank Collapse to $225 Million 'Pig Butchering' Seizure
19.6.2025
Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank, wired millions in embezzled funds to scammers who promised crypto riches and was arrested in 2024. Now, a DOJ complaint shows he was the single largest victim in a global "pig butchering" USDT laundering network
Hong Kong to develop crypto tracking tool for money laundering
12.6.2025
Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department teams up with the University of Hong Kong to build a crypto tracking tool amid a rise in money laundering cases involving digital assets
$124M Crypto Laundering Scheme Exposed in Australia—Authorities Charge Four
12.6.2025
A long-running Australian multi-agency investigation has dismantled a sophisticated money laundering scheme in Queensland, charging four individuals and freezing $13.7 million. At the heart of the alleged operation was a security company that reportedly converted $124 million in cash into...
Russian National Hit With 22 Charges for Laundering $530M in Crypto
10.6.2025
A Russian national faces 22 charges for laundering $530 million through cryptocurrency, using his companies to bypass U.S. sanctions and defraud financial institutions. 22 Charges Filed Against Russian National in $530M Crypto Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on June 9 that...
Crypto exec ran a ‘covert pipeline for dirty money,’ DOJ says
10.6.2025
Evita Pay founder Iurii Gugnin has been accused of using sanctioned Russian banks to launder millions into the US, with the funds used in part to undermine American interests
Crypto exec ran a ‘covert pipeline for dirty money,’ DOJ says
10.6.2025
Evita Pay founder Iurii Gugnin has been accused of using sanctioned Russian banks to launder millions into the US, with the funds used in part to undermine American interests
Australia unmasks $123M crypto laundering ring behind security firm
9.6.2025
A multi-agency investigation traced illicit funds to a suspected $123 million crypto laundering operation hiding behind a security company
Australia unmasks $123M crypto laundering ring behind security firm
9.6.2025
A multi-agency investigation traced illicit funds to a suspected $123 million crypto laundering operation hiding behind a security company
Australia Cracks Down on Crypto ATM Providers as Scammers Target the Elderly
4.6.2025
Anti-money laundering regulator AUSTRAC obtained data showing that 72% of all crypto ATM transactions are carried out by people over the age of 50