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Finance

US Drug Enforcement Agency Seized $1.8M From Binance in 2022

Binance and the Drug Enforcement Agency disrupted a pipeline that moved cash generated from selling narcotics in Michigan to Mexico via stablecoins.

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Policy

Tornado Cash Ban May Not Stop Bad Actors but Could Put a Dent in Their Efforts, Former DEA Agent Says

William Callahan joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the Treasury Department’s sanctioning of the mixing service.

The attacker behind last week’s exploit of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol TempleDAO has moved the entirety of the illicitly-gained process to privacy mixer Tornado Cash. (Source/NOAA CC BY 2.0)

Videos

US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert

The U.S. Treasury department has banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, claiming it has ties to a hacking organization associated with the North Korean government.

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Finance

Uniswap Labs Hires Former NYSE President to Be Adviser

Stacey Cunningham was the stock exchange's first female president.

Former New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Finance

DeFi for the Small Guy: Algorand-Based Tinyman Raises $2.5M Ahead of DEX Launch

Borderless Capital, Arrington Capital and others are looking to kickstart DeFi on the speedy Algorand blockchain.

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Markets

US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration failed to adequately police its undercover agents’ handling of cryptocurrency, a Department of Justice Inspector General report found.

U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)

Markets

Coinbase Offers US Feds New Crypto Surveillance Tools

Coinbase Analytics vaults the massive crypto exchange into a crowded field of blockchain tracing companies all vying for millions of federal dollars.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Officials Arrest US Resident for Allegedly Laundering Drug Proceeds With Crypto

A "large-scale" money laundering organization is allegedly using cryptocurrency to wash the proceeds from drug sales, according to a DEA agent's complaint.

U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)

Markets

DEA Agent: Speculators Are Using Bitcoin More Than Criminals

Criminals were behind 90 percent of all cryptocurrency transactions five years ago – not anymore according to a DEA agent.

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Markets

DEA Report: Bitcoin Used for Trade-Based Money Laundering

The Drug Enforcement Agency said bitcoin is helping criminal organizations launder money to China in its latest threat assessment report.

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