Money Laundering


Tech

Tornado Cash Co-Founder Says the Mixer Protocol Is Unstoppable

Roman Semenov says Tornado Cash is designed so a third-party can’t control it.

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Semenov (Roman Semenov)

Finance

Is Tornado Cash Complicit in Laundering Crypto? It’s Complicated, Says Former DEA Agent

Obfuscation of the money trail isn’t necessarily money laundering, according to the expert, but it still makes the protocol worthy of being treated with suspicion.

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Videos

Crypto.com’s Stolen Ether Being Laundered via Tornado Cash

The $15 million in ether (4,600 ETH) stolen from Singapore-based Crypto.com is currently being laundered via Tornado Cash, an ETH mixing protocol, according to on-chain data. "The Hash" team discusses the latest hacking victim of 2022 and the revelations about the potential role of money laundering in mixing services.

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Finance

Hong Kong Arrests 2 Suspected of Laundering $384M Through Banks and a Crypto Exchange

Customs agents raided a home in the Yau Tong district and arrested a 28-year-old woman and her 21-year-old brother.

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Layer 2

Chatex Users Ask US Treasury to Release Crypto Frozen by Sanctions

Retail customers were swept up by actions meant to punish a crypto firm accused of money laundering.

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Finance

UK Police Seize $2.7M in Crypto From Teenager in Money Laundering Investigation

The 17-year-old appeared in court on Tuesday and was sentenced to community service.

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Policy

Police in China’s Zunyi City Bust a $124M Money Laundering Scam

Authorities were on the case for two months, following a directive from the country’s State Council.

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Finance

Dapper Labs Taps Chainalysis to Fight NFT Money Laundering

The creator of NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties is working on a way to detect and prevent NFT money laundering and market manipulation.

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Finance

The Pandora Papers Show Why People Love Crypto: You Can’t Trust the Powerful

The same offshore fig leafs helping elites to dodge taxes have underpinned decades of rampant state-backed abuse.

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Finance

Egor Petukhovsky, CEO of US-Sanctioned Suex, Says He Will Go to Court

The founder of the Russian over-the-counter crypto desk Suex said he wants to restore his reputation in U.S. court.

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