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Chainalysis
Crypto Theft Rose in 2022 as Scams, Ransomware Bounty Fell: Chainalysis
2022 became a year of crypto thefts, but illicit transactions still account only for a meager share of all crypto activity, Chainalysis says.
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By Anna Baydakova
Feb 17, 2023 at 3:54 a.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2023
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Regulations
Tornado Cash Dev’s Criminal Case in Europe May Hinge on Laptop Access
Dutch prosecutors now have access to Alexey Pertsev’s computer and are using it to probe key details including governance and profit-making at the privacy service.
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By Jack Schickler
Feb 16, 2023 at 1:01 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2023
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Sanctions
Sanctioned Mixer Blender Re-Launched as Sinbad, Elliptic Says
Operators of Blender.io might have launched Sinbad after Blender was sanctioned for processing North Korean hackers’ money, blockchain intel firm said.
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By Anna Baydakova
Feb 13, 2023 at 6:36 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2023
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Russia
Coins of War: How Crypto Keeps Feeding Russia's War Despite Sanctions
Russian troops in Ukraine are receiving millions in crypto donations. CoinDesk investigates how these funds are flowing and talks to fundraisers.
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By Anna Baydakova
Feb 13, 2023 at 2:24 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2023
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The U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC division participated in a cross-jurisdictional takedown of the little-known crypto exchange Bitzlato. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Bitzlato
Bitzlato Co-Founder Released After Arrest in Moscow, Pledges Relaunch of Seized Exchange
“I could launch the exchange from my apartment," Anton Shkurenko said of the exchange multinational authorities shut down in January. The Bitzlato team has retained most of it...
The U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC division participated in a cross-jurisdictional takedown of the little-known crypto exchange Bitzlato. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Anna Baydakova
Feb 10, 2023 at 1:39 a.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2023
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Regulations
US Blacklists Bitcoin, Ether Addresses Tied to Russian Sanctions-Evasion Efforts
The addresses are linked to Russia's arms exports intermediary, according to OFAC.
U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 1, 2023 at 5:04 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2023
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Finance
Dex
Raydium Exchange Exploiter Sends $2.7M to Tornado Cash
The exploiter sent a total of 42 transactions amounting to 1,774.5 ETH on Thursday.
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By Oliver Knight
Jan 19, 2023 at 12:44 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Sanctions
Crypto 2023: It's Sanctions Season
With state governments increasing financial sanctions in 2022, crypto services might become as cautious about "risky" users as banks have been traditionally, says Anna Baydako...
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By Anna Baydakova
Dec 12, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2022
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‘We Are All F****d’: The Developers of Tornado Cash and the Future of Crypto
The arrest of a web developer for the now-sanctioned currency mixer Tornado Cash has raised questions about whom states can hold responsible when bad actors use software to co...
Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
By Jack Schickler
Dec 5, 2022 at 12:16 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2022
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Ukraine
Ukrainian Government Puts Binance Payment Service Integration on Hold
The move has upset local crypto exchanges and entrepreneurs, who have shown their displeasure by blocking BNB trades on their platforms.
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By Anna Baydakova
Nov 28, 2022 at 9:56 p.m. UTC
Nov 28, 2022
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