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DOJ Director of Crypto Enforcement Team Eun Young Choi (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
U.S. DOJ's Crypto Enforcement Director Promises Crackdown on Illicit Behavior on Exchanges: FT
Eun Young Choi said the DoJ is targeting crypto exchanges that allow "criminal actors to easily profit from their crimes and cash out,"
DOJ Director of Crypto Enforcement Team Eun Young Choi (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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DOJ Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg
Bloomberg reports that the U S Department of Justice's national security division is conducting an inquiry into whether Binance allowed Russian customers to access the exchange in violation of U S sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine Spokespeople for Binance and the Justice Department did not immediately return Coin Desk's requests for comment Coin [...]
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NYDFS Says Signature Bank Closure Due to 'Crisis of Confidence' in Leadership
Signature Bank was not shut down for crypto related reasons the New York Department of Financial Services said Tuesday rejecting claims the regulator took over the bank to send an anti crypto message Meanwhile Bloomberg reports that the U S Department of Justice in Washington D C and New York were investigating possible lax monitoring [...]
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Justice Department Investigating TerraUSD Stablecoin Collapse: Reports
The investigations follow the filing of the SEC’s civil fraud lawsuit against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon last month.
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DOJ Says Sam Bankman-Fried Should Only Have Flip Phone, Whitelist of Approved Websites
Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions should restrict his use of the internet, including the use of a non-internet-connected flip phone, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice proposed in court filings late Friday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments.
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Binance Processed $346M of Bitcoin Trades for Crypto Exchange Bitzlato: Reuters
Bitzlato was shuttered last week and its founder arrested in Miami after the Justice Department charged the platform with money laundering.
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Bitz Who Now? Department of Justice Takes Down Russian Exchange Bitzlato
After much buildup this morning, the DoJ’s Bitzlato announcement was underwhelming to some.
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U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco
US Charges Crypto Exchange Bitzlato With Laundering $700M
Authorities have accused the little-known platform of laundering funds tied to illicit Russian finance and have arrested its founder.
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CDCROP: A US Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference (Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
Justice Department Announces Major International Crypto Enforcement Action
The department held a press conference at noon Eastern time on Wednesday.
CDCROP: A US Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference (Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

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DCG Concerns Linger Amid Crypto Winter
Digital Currency Group DCG faces an investigation by the U S Department of Justice and SEC on the transfer of funds between DCG and its Genesis unit according to a report from Bloomberg DCG is the parent company of Coin Desk Pacific Street Managing Director Gareth Rhodes weighs in Plus he discusses his opinion piece [...]
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