On Friday a federal judge sentenced Hayes to two years’ probation, after Hayes and BitMEX’s other founders were charged in 2020 with violating the Bank
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US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer blender.io
The United States Treasury Department sanctioned the cryptocurrency mixer blender.io. Blender is the first mixer to be sanctioned by the U.S. government. The U.S. Department
2 Charged After Operating Illegal Cryptocurrency Exchange – $10M+ in Cash, Crypto, Gold, Platinum and Silver Seized
A federal grand jury returned a 33-count superseding indictment charging two cryptocurrency exchange operators with money laundering and other financial crimes. In March 2021, a
Florida Vendor of Hacked Accounts Forfeits $34 Million in Crypto
A darkweb vendor in Florida forfeited $34 million worth of illicitly earned cryptocurrency. According to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern
Russia Cracks Down On 4 Darknet Carding Sites With Over $263 Million In Sales
https://weedbymail.com/ A special law enforcement operation undertaken by Russia has led to the seizure and shutdown of four online bazaars that specialized in the theft
Crypto Exchange Bitmart Hacked With Estimated Losses at Nearly $200 Million – SafeMoon, BabyDoge and BNB Included
Crypto exchange Bitmart lost nearly $200 million in a hot wallet compromise hosted over the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain blockchains. The $200 million Bitmart
Dark Web Vendor “Lucifallen21” Busted By Undercover IRS Agent After Sending $180,000 Through the Mail
The US Internal Revenue Service is going to great lengths to track down criminals who use cryptocurrencies in dark web drug sales, deploying an undercover agent to
Darknet Update: Hydra Market Reigns, Monero Acceptance Climbs, Russian State Collusion Questioned
At the end of 2020, darknet markets set new records as marketplaces like White House and the Russian-language DNM Hydra led the pack. A report
The Price of Bitcoin Tumbles After Turkey Bans Crypto Payments
Bitcoin tumbled more than 4% on Friday after Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets for purchases citing possible “irreparable” damage
Darknet Market Link Provider, Dark.fail Claims It’s Bitcoin Donor’s Accounts Were Frozen
The administrator of dark.fail, a website providing verified links to darknet markets, claims that exchanges are unfairly closing accounts donating Bitcoin to the service after implementing