Authorities dismantled ChipMixer's infrastructure and seized four servers, about USD 46 million worth of bitcoin, 7 TB of data, two domains, and a Github account.
March 16, 2023Angela Ang considers findings from the first empirical study of crypto-related court cases in Australia, and what this means the crypto crime and enforcement landscape.
March 16, 2023Blockchain analysis tools and appropriate training can help exchanges, law enforcement, and other stakeholders recover victim funds, says Gurvais Grigg.
December 23, 2022Over 50,000 Bitcoin, stolen from online marketplace Silk Road in 2012, was seized in November 2021 and has since lost more than two-thirds of its value.
November 8, 2022OFAC and FinCEN took joint action for sanctions screening failures and violations of AML and SAR reporting requirements.
October 12, 2022OFAC has sanctioned Russia-based website Hydra Market and crypto exchange Garantex for facilitating transactions for ransomware actors.
April 8, 2022A service that was being used by criminals to check whether their own bitcoin wallets were linked to criminal activity has been shut down.
August 19, 2021BitMEX unlawfully accepted orders and funds from US customers to trade cryptocurrencies and failed to have in place an AML and user verification programme.
August 12, 2021A new Chainalysis report explains China's crackdown on cryptocurrency, the country's role in crypto-related crime, and the implications of a digital yuan.
August 5, 2021MAS has identified several VASPs that have not come forward for licensing despite operating in Singapore or soliciting business from Singapore residents.
March 29, 2021