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U.S. authorities caught prisoners chatting about how they'd take their crypto stake offshore, suggesting the Bahamas as one idea. (A. Duarte/Flickr)
Policy
Regulations
Prisoners’ Dreams to Stash $54M in Crypto in Exotic Locales Dashed as Feds Grab It for Treasury
While convicted traffickers sought the best off-shore destination for crypto riches, U.S. authorities say they listened in and pounced on the ill-gotten gains from darknet dru...
U.S. authorities caught prisoners chatting about how they'd take their crypto stake offshore, suggesting the Bahamas as one idea. (A. Duarte/Flickr)
By Elizabeth NapolitanoJesse Hamilton
Nov 2, 2023 at 10:11 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2023
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Crypto flows to China-based fentanyl precursor suppliers (Chainalysis)
Finance
Darknet
Crypto’s Fentanyl Trade Worth Tens of Millions: Security Researchers
Reports from Chainalysis and Elliptic point to the trade for fentanyl precursors and fentanyl itself being fueled by crypto.
Crypto flows to China-based fentanyl precursor suppliers (Chainalysis)
By Sam Reynolds
May 24, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 24, 2023
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EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks to Combat Darknet Markets
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EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks to Combat Darknet Markets
A European Commission-funded report has called for tougher identity checks on crypto exchange users as regulators seek to combat the rising use of darknet marketplaces to buy...
EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks to Combat Darknet Markets
By CoinDesk Inc
Apr 12, 2023 at 2:49 p.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2023
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Policy
Regulations
EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks, Police Training to Combat Darknet Markets
Law enforcement can learn how to track illicit activity, but outright crypto bans aren’t effective, a report commissioned by the EU's monitoring body for drugs concluded.
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By Jack Schickler
Apr 12, 2023 at 8:48 a.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2023
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The WannaCry ransomware attack infected over 200,000 computers in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Russia
Ransomware Gang Conti Has Re-Surfaced and Now Operates as Three Groups: TRM Labs
The sanctioned hacking group with Russian origins is now operating as Black Basta, BlackByte and Karakurt, blockchain intel firm says in a new report.
The WannaCry ransomware attack infected over 200,000 computers in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
By Anna Baydakova
Feb 23, 2023 at 12:51 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Hydra
Darknet Revenues Fell After Hydra’s Shutdown: Chainalysis
After the infamous drug market Hydra was shut down last year, competitors quickly occupied its place.
(Colin Davis/Unsplash)
By Anna Baydakova
Feb 9, 2023 at 1:19 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Bitzlato
Bitzlato, Binance and What Regulators Are Really Doing
The U.S. Department of Justice was criticized for over-hyping the seizure of a little-known exchange.
(Etienne Girardet/Unsplash)
By Daniel Kuhn
Jan 19, 2023 at 7:10 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
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CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, seen here at Consensus 2022, “has been incredibly supportive,” says a Binance investigations officer. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Binance
Binance Investigations Officer: AML Cost Exchange ‘Billions in Revenue’
While venting to CoinDesk about unflattering Reuters coverage, the crypto exchange’s investigations team shared insights about the scale of illicit activity at Binance and its...
CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, seen here at Consensus 2022, “has been incredibly supportive,” says a Binance investigations officer. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Oliver Knight
Aug 1, 2022 at 12:42 a.m. UTC
Aug 1, 2022
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US Sanctions Russian Darknet Marketplace Hydra
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Bitcoin
US Sanctions Russian Darknet Marketplace Hydra
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russia-based darknet market Hydra, following Germany’s seizure of $25 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) fro...
US Sanctions Russian Darknet Marketplace Hydra
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 6, 2022 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2022
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US Sanctions Russian Darknet Market; Indian MP’s Crypto Warning
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Cdtv
US Sanctions Russian Darknet Market; Indian MP’s Crypto Warning
South Korea’s Kakao Group acquires Japanese crypto exchange SEBC. U.S. sanctions Russia-based darknet market Hydra Market. MP: India to make life hell for crypto investors. Th...
US Sanctions Russian Darknet Market; Indian MP’s Crypto Warning
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 6, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2022
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