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Finance
Binance
US Drug Enforcement Agency Seized $1.8M From Binance in 2022
Binance and the Drug Enforcement Agency disrupted a pipeline that moved cash generated from selling narcotics in Michigan to Mexico via stablecoins.
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By Sam Reynolds
Feb 24, 2023 at 8:55 a.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2023
BinanceDEAUS
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Policy
Tornado cash
Tornado Cash Ban May Not Stop Bad Actors but Could Put a Dent in Their Efforts, Former DEA Agent Says
William Callahan joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the Treasury Department’s sanctioning of the mixing service.
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By Fran Velasquez
Aug 10, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2022
Tornado CashDEACoinDesk TV
US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert
Video
Cdtv
US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert
The U.S. Treasury department has banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, claiming it has ties to a hacking organization associated with the North Korean government.
US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 9, 2022 at 3:29 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
cdtvNorth KoreaFM ClipU.S. TreasuryTornado CashDEABlockchain Intelligence GroupWilliam Callahan
Former New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
Finance
Uniswap
Uniswap Labs Hires Former NYSE President to Be Adviser
Stacey Cunningham was the stock exchange's first female president.
Former New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
By Cam Thompson
Jun 15, 2022 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2022
UniswapHiringDEANYSE
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Finance
Dea
DeFi for the Small Guy: Algorand-Based Tinyman Raises $2.5M Ahead of DEX Launch
Borderless Capital, Arrington Capital and others are looking to kickstart DeFi on the speedy Algorand blockchain.
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By Josh Fineman
Oct 7, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 7, 2021
DEAAlgorandVenture Capital
U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)
Markets
Dea
US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration failed to adequately police its undercover agents’ handling of cryptocurrency, a Department of Justice Inspector General report found....
U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 17, 2020 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2020
DEADOJCryptocurrency CrimesInspector General
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase Offers US Feds New Crypto Surveillance Tools
Coinbase Analytics vaults the massive crypto exchange into a crowded field of blockchain tracing companies all vying for millions of federal dollars.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
By Danny Nelson
Jun 5, 2020 at 10:10 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2020
CoinbaseIRSBlockchain AnalysisDEA
U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)
Markets
Crime
Officials Arrest US Resident for Allegedly Laundering Drug Proceeds With Crypto
A "large-scale" money laundering organization is allegedly using cryptocurrency to wash the proceeds from drug sales, according to a DEA agent's complaint.
U.S. DEA Mobile Command Post (Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134 ARW Public Affairs/U.S. Air National Guard)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 20, 2020 at 3:52 p.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2020
CrimeMoney LaunderingDEA
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Markets
Crime
DEA Agent: Speculators Are Using Bitcoin More Than Criminals
Criminals were behind 90 percent of all cryptocurrency transactions five years ago – not anymore according to a DEA agent.
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By Christine Kim
Aug 8, 2018 at 1:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2018
CrimeBitcoinNewsLegalDEArepublished
Cargo, trade
Markets
Crime
DEA Report: Bitcoin Used for Trade-Based Money Laundering
The Drug Enforcement Agency said bitcoin is helping criminal organizations launder money to China in its latest threat assessment report.
Cargo, trade
By Nikhilesh De
Oct 25, 2017 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2017
CrimeNewsDrug Enforcement AgencyDEA