Crime


Juridique

Crypto Crime-Focused Justice Department Leader Leaving: Report

Nicholas Quaid, second-in-command in the criminal division, spent his nearly two-year stint at the DOJ developing the regime around crypto crime legislation and prosecution.

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Juridique

New French Bill Could Give Authorities Powers to Seize Crypto Assets

The country joins the U.K. in seeking to ensure authorities can get their hands on crypto linked to criminal activities.

The French Senate is set to review new crypto-seizure plans. (Peerasit Chockmaneenuch/Getty Images)

Finance

Cash From 2021 DAO Maker Crypto Hack Being Mixed Through Tornado Cash

$500,000 worth of the dai stablecoin, stolen last year, is being sent through the notorious mixer.

(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Juridique

Australian Federal Police Forms Cryptocurrency Unit to Tackle Money Laundering, Offshoring: Report

The unit was set up after the force's criminal asset confiscation command had seized more than $600 million from the proceeds of crime since its inception in February 2020.

Crime scene (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Layer 2

Designer Drug Markets Get Boost From Crypto

Novel psychoactive chemicals with names like 2C-B, AMT and 5-MeO-DMT are freely available at online marketplaces and digital currencies help facilitate the global trade.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Analyses

Beyond the Silk Road: Crypto Needs a Regulatory Course Correction

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists' crypto and illicit finance expert says the industry needs to be more than "reluctant good citizens." This article is part of CoinDesk’s Sin Week.

(Dmitry Demidko/unsplash)

Juridique

Sixteen Arrested in South Korea for Illegal Crypto Trading Activities: Report

An investigation by the Korea Customs Service discovered over 2.7 trillion won ($2 billion) in illegal foreign exchange transactions related to virtual assets since February.

South Korea continues crackdown on illegal crypto activity. (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Layer 2

Criminal Crypto Use Is Growing, but That’s Just Half the Story

Data suggests that while authorities are getting better at sniffing out dark web markets, dark web markets are getting better at not getting sniffed out.

Las principales criptomonedas aumentaron durante el fin de semana y los mercados de valores europeos y asiáticos subieron el lunes. (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Layer 2

In Defense of Crime

Crime can be an important signal that something in society needs reforming, writes David Z Morris. Financial surveillance that attempts to completely prevent crime could just make things worse in the long run. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.

(Matt Popovich/Unsplash)

Technologies

Hackers Lose 5 Ether While Trying to Attack Near Protocol’s Rainbow Bridge

Automated security processes caused the attackers to lose money while trying to submit a fabricated transaction on the Rainbow bridge.

Attackers trying to exploit Near Protocol’s Rainbow bridge lost some 5 ether after automated security processes kicked in. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)