Money Laundering


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Hacking Isn't the Hardest Part, It's Getting Away With Those Funds: Chainalysis Researcher

The $114 million Mango Market hacker revealed himself and returned a large sum of the stolen funds. Chainalysis Head of Research Kimberly Grauer says the "money laundering process is the hardest part." Plus, she discusses insights into how the blockchain sleuthing firm traces crypto hacks.

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Ugly Bargains Between Banks and Regulators Are Rearing Their Head Again

The "know your customer" and anti-money laundering system imposes constraints on financial access and inhibits liberty and privacy, even though the original security intent was reasonable.

A scene from "Billions" (Jeff Neumann/Showtime)

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US Officials Charge California Resident With Using Bitcoin to Launder $5.3M in Drug Proceeds

Federal officials alleged that John Khuu sold fake drugs for cryptocurrency, making over $5 million in the process.

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How to Stop Illegal Activity on Tornado Cash (Without Using Sanctions)

Rather than sanctioning code, U.S. authorities should have targeted the human intermediaries.

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India's Enforcement Directorate Freezes $1.5M in Bitcoin in Gaming App E-Nuggets Case

The agency has been conducting several search operations related to an "illegal loan apps" scam with China links .

Indian regulators freeze bitcoin in gaming app 'scam' case (Unsplash)

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The DeFi Financial Crime Arms Race

By taking a fresh approach to stamping out financial crime we can build a safer future for DeFi.

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Відео

China Arrests 93 for Crypto-Related Money Laundering; Bank of America Says Crypto Is Acting as Risk Asset

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, according to a report from Bloomberg. Authorities in China's Hunan province arrested 93 people for allegedly laundering up to RMB 40 billion ($5.6 billion) using crypto. Digital assets continue to act as risk assets, falling as global interest rates rise, Bank of America (BAC) said in a research report Friday.

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Chinese Authorities Arrest 93 for Crypto-Related Money Laundering

The suspects laundered as much as RMB 40 billion, according to Hengyang county police.

Changshá, capital de Hunan. (YunFengQ/Unsplash, editada por CoinDesk)

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UK Introduces Law to Seize, Freeze and Recover Crypto

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill is meant to build on an earlier law that helped regulators place sanctions on Russia.

The U.K. wants to crack down on illicit crypto activity. (Simon Frederick/Unsplash)

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Gensler on Regulation Crypto Exchanges, Combating Money Laundering

In a response to a question from Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), SEC Chair Gary Gensler explains his approach to regulating cryptocurrency exchanges and addresses concerns surrounding crypto’s role in money laundering.

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