Crypto launderers are increasingly abandoning centralized exchanges in favor of decentralized platforms and privacy tools, Chainalysis reports, complicating law enforcement tracking and reshaping illicit finance patterns.
Crypto money laundering surged to $82B in 2024, with Chinese-language platforms emerging as key conduits, Chainalysis reports, raising alarms over enforcement gaps and cross-border regulatory blind spots.
The FBI has arrested a former Olympian accused of running a global drug operation and using cryptocurrency to launder millions in illicit proceeds, exposing a high-profile link between elite sport, narcotics, and digital finance.
A former cryptocurrency exchange employee has been sentenced to four years in prison for illegally selling confidential trading information, highlighting ongoing concerns over insider abuse and security in digital asset markets.
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reports that Russia-linked stablecoin A7A5 processed over $100B in transactions before recent sanctions, raising fresh concerns over crypto’s role in evading financial restrictions.
A 22-year-old has pleaded guilty in a $263 million Bitcoin and crypto scheme, admitting to orchestrating a large-scale fraud that duped investors and laundered digital assets across multiple platforms.
Europol and Swiss police have dismantled a major crypto mixer accused of laundering millions in illicit funds, seizing infrastructure and assets in a coordinated crackdown on criminal use of privacy-focused Bitcoin services.
Authorities are investigating a brutal home invasion and sexual assault tied to a $1.6 million Bitcoin theft, highlighting growing concerns over violent crime linked to digital assets.
Interview with investigator Matt Price explores how on-chain analysis aids law enforcement – tracing illicit flows, improving prosecutions, and the ethical, technical challenges of policing Bitcoin networks.
Authorities froze $150M in assets as investigators follow a $14.4B Bitcoin trail tied to Chen Zhi, alleging large-scale market manipulation and illicit transfers; probes expand across jurisdictions.