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US Indicts Two in $260M Bitcoin Heist and Laundering Scheme

[Sep 22 10:30 PM] Two individuals have been arrested for orchestrating a large-scale cryptocurrency heist, stealing over 4,100 bitcoins. Their complex laundering operation involved using multiple mixers and VPNs to cover their tracks. With the stolen funds, they…

How law enforcement struggles with sophisticated crypto laundering

[Jul 11 8:03 AM] Advanced crypto laundering techniques continue to challenge law enforcement and crypto-related services, as highlighted in a new Chainalysis report on money laundering.

Federal Agents Crack Down on Drug Ring Using Crypto Mixers

[Jun 20 10:24 PM] Holly Danielle Adams, 34, from California, has pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution conspiracy and money laundering via cryptocurrency mixers. This case stems from an investigation by the Northern California Illicit Digital Economy…

Crypto Mixers, Privacy Coins, Layer 2s Complicate Tracing for Law Enforcement, EU Innovation Hub Says

[Jun 11 10:01 AM] Separately, France's markets regulator said crypto remains a high risk for money laundering.

U.S. Treasury Isn’t Trying to Ban Crypto Mixers, Top Official Says

[May 29 4:41 PM] FinCEN’s 2023 proposal to require crypto companies to report transactions that involved mixing is about transparency, not banning mixers, said Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury undersecretary.

The Hard Truths and Worrying Consequences of the Tornado Cash Verdict

[May 14 2:31 PM]

Anti-Crypto Mixer Blockchain Integrity Act Introduced in US House of Representatives

[May 10 11:34 PM] The Blockchain Integrity Act, a piece of legislation that seeks to put a 2-year moratorium on using cryptocurrency mixers, was introduced by U.S. Congressman Sean Casten on March 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-sponsored by Reps. Bill…

Crypto Mixers Targeted in U.S. House Democrats' Effort to 'Clamp Down' on Money Laundering

[May 7 11:23 AM] Several Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have a bill coming this week to target money laundering through cryptocurrency mixing services, said Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.), one of its backers.

A Further Crackdown On Bitcoin Mixing Services Will Hurt Human Rights Activists

[Apr 25 10:43 AM] Yesterday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a privacy-focused bitcoin wallet that also serves as a mixer, with money laundering and operating an unlicensed money…

Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech

[Apr 25 9:26 AM] Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.

Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering

[Apr 24 1:10 PM] Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to prosecuting crypto mixing tools that may be…

How a Bitcoin Mixer Laundering Conviction Might Be Appealed

[Mar 13 11:31 AM]

Bitcoin Fog Founder Convicted of Money Laundering

[Mar 12 1:20 PM] Roman Sterlingov, the founder of long-running cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog, was convicted by a federal jury in Washington on Tuesday of facilitating the laundering of over 1.2 million bitcoins – worth about $860 million at today’s prices – tiedâ

How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN's Proposed Mixer Rule

[Jan 30 8:30 AM] Last October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed implementing a new regulatory regime for crypto mixing services that would treat the entire class of privacy tools as money laundering threats and force new recordkeeping rules on U.S…

Tornado Cash Developers Storm, Pertsev Raise Over $350K for Legal Defense With Support From Snowden

[Jan 24 12:40 AM] A legal fund for the defense of Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,675 and public support from Edward Snowden, the former NSA whistleblower.

U.S. Treasury Seeks to Name Crypto Mixers as 'Money Laundering Concern'

[Oct 19, 2023 12:17 PM] The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes arm is proposing to label crypto mixers as a "primary money laundering concern" in its effort to combat illicit crypto finance, highlighting the terrorist groups that have benefited from…

Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury's Authority

[Aug 17, 2023 2:21 PM] A group of crypto investors and developers lost a lawsuit funded by Coinbase which sought to argue that the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash, a mixing service.

Chainalysis Investigations Lead Is ‘Unaware’ of Scientific Evidence the Surveillance Software Works

[Jul 24, 2023 4:19 PM]

Push to ban ransomware payments following Australia's biggest cyber attack

[Apr 11, 2023 10:46 PM] The attack on Latitude Financial is Australia’s biggest cyber attack with driver's license numbers, passports and financial documents among the stolen information.

Into the storm: The murky world of cryptocurrency mixers

[Dec 7, 2022 9:04 AM] A handful of obfuscation protocols are competing for the user base of OFAC-sanctioned Tornado Cash.