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Department of justice

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,"

By Jamie Crawley

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May 15, 2023 at 8:42 a.m. UTC

May 15, 2023

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Binance

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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May 8, 2023 at 2:42 p.m. UTC

May 8, 2023

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Bloomberg

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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Mar 15, 2023 at 5:04 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Policy

Regulations

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.

By Nelson Wang

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Mar 13, 2023 at 10:18 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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Cdtv

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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Mar 6, 2023 at 5:55 p.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2023

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Finance

Binance

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.

By Jamie Crawley

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Jan 24, 2023 at 12:54 p.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2023

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Podcasts

The breakdown

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.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

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Jan 18, 2023 at 9:02 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2023

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Policy

Fbi

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.

By Jesse Hamilton

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Jan 18, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2023

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Department of justice

Justice Department Announces Major International Crypto Enforcement Action

The department held a press conference at noon Eastern time on Wednesday.

By Nelson Wang

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Jan 18, 2023 at 3:11 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2023

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Gemini

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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Jan 10, 2023 at 3:29 p.m. UTC

Jan 10, 2023

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