DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions

DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions

DOJ Arrests Founders of Crypto Mixer Samourai for $2 Billion in Illegal Transactions The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two co-founders of a cryptocurrency mixer called Samourai and seized the service for allegedly facilitating over $2 billion in illegal transactions and for laundering more than $100 million in criminal Read more…

Crypto Money Laundering

Belarusian National Linked to BTC-e Faces 25 Years for $4 Billion Crypto Money Laundering

Belarusian National Linked to BTC-e Faces 25 Years for $4 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Feb 05, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Financial Fraud A 42-year-old Belarusian and Cypriot national with alleged connections to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges related to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money services business. Aliaksandr Read more…

Cryptocurrency Hacks

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Rakes in $3 Billion from Cryptocurrency Hacks

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Rakes in $3 Billion from Cryptocurrency Hacks Nov 30, 2023NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cyberattacks Threat actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are increasingly targeting the cryptocurrency sector as a major revenue generation mechanism since at least 2017 to get around sanctions imposed against the country. Read more…