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Durov Unaware of French Arrest Warrant — Macron Denies Knowledge of Durov’s Visit

[Aug 30 1:30 AM] Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was reportedly unaware of an arrest warrant issued against him in France, according to a source from the Paris prosecutor’s office. The French investigation was not linked to any U.S. actions. Neither President…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrested in France: TON Price Plummets

[Aug 24 9:46 PM] Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, has reportedly been arrested at Le Bourget airport in France under a search warrant issued by the French judicial police. The arrest follows accusations that Telegram facilitates crimes like drug…

Man Faces 20-Year Prison Sentence in Crypto Money Laundering Case

[Aug 23 6:30 AM] A Rhode Island resident has pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy linked to an international drug trafficking ring. The operation laundered over $25 million using cryptocurrency, with Villa directly involved in converting cash into crypto…

India cracks down on darknet drug deals using crypto tracking

[Jul 25 2:23 AM] India’s NCB forms a special task force and initiates digital forensics training to tackle the growing misuse of cryptocurrencies in drug trafficking.

Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.

[Jun 20 11:08 AM] Criminal organizations in Mexico have been using several popular digital assets to buy the materials needed to make the drug fentanyl, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which cited the use of…

US Jury Convicts Two in $8M Crypto-Linked Dark Web Drug Scheme

[May 28 8:28 PM] A federal jury in Salt Lake City convicted Oluwole Adegboruwa and Enrique Isong, foreign nationals, of multiple drug-related charges. From 2016 to 2019, they generated over $8 million in cryptocurrency, including bitcoin and ethereum. Adegboruwa…

DOJ Captures Alleged ‘Architect’ of Darknet Marketplace Incognito

[May 21 2:17 PM] According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the operator of the darknet marketplace Incognito was apprehended at John F. Kennedy Airport on May 18. Law enforcement officials claim Rui-Siang Lin allegedly constructed the DNM and facilitated…

Cartier Family Member Indicted for Using USDT to Launder Hundreds of Millions in Drug Trafficking Money

[May 7 11:37 AM] Maximilien De Hoop Cartier, a descendant of the family famous for their French luxury goods Cartier, has been indicted for his participation in a network that allegedly used several shell companies to launder drug trafficking money proceeds using…

Indonesian Authorities Bust Synthetic Marijuana Lab Supported by Crypto

[May 7 4:31 AM] The syndicate had been operating for six months before being apprehended last week.

Crypto is for criminals? JPMorgan has been fined $39B and has its own token

[Dec 6, 2023 10:06 PM] Crypto proponents on X wasted no time pointing out the hypocrisy of JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s recent remarks to the United States Banking Committee about Bitcoin and crypto.

Prisoners’ Dreams to Stash $54M in Crypto in Exotic Locales Dashed as Feds Grab Them for Treasury

[Nov 2, 2023 4:11 PM] Federal law enforcement has seized $54 million worth of cryptocurrencies from the leader of a notorious New Jersey drug ring, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Thursday in a statement.