2023-10-20 21:02 |
The U.S. Treasury previously targeted individuals connected to Tornado Cash, but its proposed actions on mixers followed concerns that Hamas was financed in part by crypto. origin »
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Under Secretary Brian Nelson discusses the risks and national security challenges posed by crypto mixers, emphasizing the need for transparency. The post US Treasury distinguishes between privacy and obfuscation in crypto mixers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-5-30 00:33 | |
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United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned that the administration would continue to “aggressively pursue” crypto mixers suspected of laundering illicit funds. The post US vows to ‘aggressively pursue’ crypto mixers following Tornado Cash sanctions appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-8-9 17:00 | |
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The use of cryptocurrency mixers has been at the helm of crypto investigators and compliance officials. This use of mixers has reached an unfortunate all-time high recently as per the latest reports.
2022-7-16 13:30 | |
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Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis highlighted that 10% of all funds coming from illicit addresses are sent to crypto mixers.
2022-7-16 11:54 | |
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Bitcoin and crypto mixers have seen an uptick in usage this year as cybercriminals and sanctioned entities seek avenues to hide their ill-gotten gains. The post Crypto Mixing Activity Reaches All-Time High: Chainalysis Report appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-7-15 09:15 | |
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Cryptocurrency mixers offer users a higher level of privacy and anonymity for their transactions, but often run into trouble with regulators.
2022-4-13 18:03 | |
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The chief of NCA claimed that coin mixing services offer a layer of anonymity and protection to criminals looking to launder and wash their “dirty” funds.
2022-3-16 16:45 | |
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The UK's National Crime Agency wants to regulate cryptocurrency mining services, which allow bad actors to cover their tracks
2022-3-15 12:39 | |
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Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, envisioned digital assets as an anonymous financial instrument. Unfortunately, in reality, cryptocurrency transactions are not entirely confidential. Many tools and services can be used to de-anonymize the owners of digital assets.
2021-7-30 09:31 | |
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Bitcoin transactions are easy to trace, except when the sender uses a mixer to muddle the link between their crypto address and real-life identity.
2021-5-2 21:09 | |
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FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
2020-10-20 21:23 | |
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Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020.
2020-7-25 11:33 | |
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Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020.
2020-7-24 11:33 | |
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The latest crypto activity report, published by Crystal blockchain, suggests a significant surge in the use of bitcoin mixers on the darknet between the last quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020.
2020-7-17 23:39 | |
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A recently released report is shedding light on the evolution of Bitcoin’s presence and utility on the dark web. The report reveals that those using Bitcoin to conduct transactions on the internet’s underbelly are shifting their behaviors as crypto tracing software grows more advanced and as exchanges start widely requiring users to complete KYC proceedings […]
2020-7-16 05:00 | |
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Analysts from OXT Research, well-known for thorough crypto scam investigations, have revealed that the last of Plustoken's Bitcoins (BTC) have entered coinjoin services
2020-6-25 15:16 | |
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As Bitcoin and crypto help everyday individuals to regain control over their money, and make trusting third parties unnecessary, it’s not surprising that privacy advocates have flocked to the space.
2020-2-10 12:58 | |
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The cryptocurrency exchange Binance was recently scrutinized for flagging a customer’s funds because the individual had used a bitcoin mixing application. Now the platform Paxos Global is discouraging the use of crypto mixers after a customer allegedly sent coins to a mixing service.
2020-1-31 01:00 | |
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If blockchain analysis company Chainalysis is right, only a small fraction of the cryptocurrencies sent to and from crypto mixers are used for illicit purposes. According to the New York-based firm, illicit funds account for just 8.
2019-8-28 20:04 | |
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Coin mixers were once a popular solution to Bitcoin’s imperfect privacy features. Bitcoin uses pseudonymous addresses, which reveal key data such as transaction amounts and destinations. That doesn’t reveal user information, but analysts can piece together who owns each address by looking at how Bitcoin has changed hands.
2019-8-8 19:09 | |
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Mixers have been an important part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem to improve user privacy and erase ties to criminals who have held those BTC before. As the need for privacy continues to be a hot topic of debate, every crypto enthusiast should be well versed with mixers.
2019-7-16 20:00 | |
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One of the largest coin mixers of the crypto market has been shut down by an operation led by the police of Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Europol. Bestmixer, known as one of the three main crypto tumblers in the market, was shut down today. If you do not know that a crypto mixer or tumbler […]
2019-5-23 01:53 | |
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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has apparently been specifically targeting bitcoin and crypto investors as part of its broader tax strategy to keep tabs on their cryptocurrency investments, including how they purchase these assets.
2019-3-9 23:53 | |
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U. S. -based digital asset platform Coinbase has acquired blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. The company made the news known earlier today, February 19, 2019, but the cost of the acquisition was not disclosed.
2019-2-20 23:12 | |
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Crypto traders, while they have plenty of freedom in some ways in the financial industry, find that there are two main concerns for their efforts. The first is that many platforms require identification documents, which is a major change from what they used to be.
2018-8-14 09:56 | |
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The US Secret Service is worried about the illicit use of cryptocurrencies. A high-ranking official of the agency has urged Congress to consider additional legislation to address anonymity-enhanced cryptocurrencies and services intended to obscure transactions on blockchains such as tumblers or mixers.
2018-6-23 19:50 | |
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Unregistered crypto-cash services across Canada enabled high-value transactions with no identity checks, creating easy pathways for money laundering. Unregistered crypto-cash services across Canada are allowing people to convert large amounts of money with almost no identity checks. A report by…
Ireland’s central bank has fined Coinbase Europe €21.5 million for failing to properly monitor millions of transactions, including some linked to criminal offences. 30 million transactions slipped through Coinbase monitoring Ireland’s central bank has imposed a €21.5 million ($25 million)…
Samourai Wallet founders could be looking at a five-year prison term as U.S. prosecutors have pushed for maximum sentencing for their alleged roles in operating a crypto mixing service used to launder hundreds of millions in illicit funds. A sentencing…
Prosecutors in the United States have charged Cambodia’s Prince Group with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, after seizing over $14 billion worth of Bitcoin as part of one of the biggest financial takedowns in history. Cambodia’s Prince Group is…
A four-year FinCEN review showed $312 billion laundered in banks by Chinese networks, while enforcement rhetoric continued to target crypto as the threat.
The man behind Sheep Marketplace, a defunct darknet hub, now faces fresh charges after allegedly funneling $45 million in Bitcoin to Czech officials in the justice ministry. Prosecutors confirm the probe covers money laundering and illegal drug operations, signaling a…
A user lost $6. 5 million in crypto after unknowingly purchasing a compromised cold wallet through TikTok China. In a recent post on X, blockchain security firm SlowMist reported that a user lost $6.