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Chinese-Language Money Laundering Networks Processed $16.1B in Illicit Crypto: Chainalysis
Crypto laundering networks linked to Chinese-language channels have processed $16.1B through 1,799 wallets in 2025 and have moved around $44M a day, Chainalysis has reported, as OFAC and FinCEN actions have increased scrutiny of cross-border illicit flows, with Black U hitting $1B in 236 days alone.
, by Tanzeel Akhtar
Blockchain News
Iran Used UK Crypto Platforms to Evade Sanctions With $1B in Secret Flows: Report
TRM Labs revealed UK-registered exchanges Zedcex and Zedxion facilitated $1 billion in IRGC-linked transactions through shell structures connected to sanctioned financier Babak Morteza Zanjani.
, by Anas Hassan
Crypto Regulation News
UK Eyes Crypto Political Donation Ban, Threatening Farage’s Reform War Chest
The UK government has been drawing up plans in the Elections Bill to restrict or ban crypto donations to parties, after Reform UK has begun accepting digital assets and experts have warned about transparency, foreign interference and democratic integrity.
, by Hassan Shittu
Senior South Korean Police Officials Indicted in Crypto Bribery Case
Two senior South Korean police officials and five crypto-linked figures were indicted in a bribery and money-laundering case.
, by Amin Ayan
Samourai Wallet CTO Gets 4 Years in Prison For $2B Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
The U.S. Justice Department has secured another major conviction in its ongoing crackdown on crypto-enabled financial crime, as Samourai Wallet’s chief technology officer, William Lonergan Hill, was sentenced to four years in federal prison. Hill was sentenced for his role in operating a...
, by Hassan Shittu
Feds Bust Crypto ATM CEO in Massive $10 Million Money Laundering Operation
Federal prosecutors have charged the founder of a Chicago-based cryptocurrency ATM company in a multi-year money-laundering conspiracy that allegedly moved at least $10 million in fraud and drug proceeds through crypto kiosks nationwide. Firas Isa, 36, founder and CEO of Virtual Assets LLC,...
, by Hassan Shittu
Unregistered Crypto Firms in Canada Fueling Million-Dollar Money Laundering
Unregistered crypto exchange companies across Canada are exploiting regulatory gaps by facilitating large cash-for-crypto transactions without requiring identity verification, while international platforms offer to deliver up to $1 million in untraceable cash. An undercover investigation...
, by Anas Hassan
Crypto Emerges as Key Tool in China’s Money Laundering Networks: Report
Chinese money laundering networks are increasingly using Bitcoin and USDT to bypass strict capital controls.
, by Amin Ayan
CZ Pardon Sparks Backlash as Trump Accused of Corruption
It's official: Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — a move that will enrage the president's critics, and fuel accusations that his crypto interests are having a direct impact on the White House's actions. "CZ" ended up serving almost four months in jail after he and his...
, by Connor Sephton
U.K. and China Battle for Control of $7B in Bitcoin: Dump Incoming?
A woman who played a leading role in a crypto scam that defrauded 128,000 Chinese investors has pleaded guilty to money laundering — but the saga is far from over. Yadi Zhang, also known as Zhimin Qian, ran fraudulent wealth schemes between 2014 and 2017, with most of the ill-gotten gains held...
, by Connor Sephton
Canada Seizes Record $40M in Crypto from TradeOgre Exchange
Canadian authorities have confirmed the country’s largest cryptocurrency seizure to date, taking control of more than 56 million Canadian dollars (about $40 million) in assets from the little-known exchange TradeOgre. The operation, carried out by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),...
, by Hassan Shittu
US Banks Moved $312B in Chinese Drug Money, But Crypto Gets the Blame
US financial institutions processed $312 billion in suspicious transactions linked to Chinese money laundering networks between January 2020 and December 2024, according to a new FinCEN analysis of 137,153 Bank Secrecy Act reports. These surprisingly unexpected big figures emerge as crypto...
, by Anas Hassan
Taiwan Charges 14 in Record-Breaking $75M Crypto Laundering Case Involving Fake Exchange Franchises
Taiwan prosecutors indicted 14 people in the country's largest crypto money laundering scheme worth NT$2.3 billion ($75 million). According to a UDN report, the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office concluded its investigation into a fraud ring that operated through fake crypto exchange...
, by Anas Hassan
Crypto Hackers Are Laundering Stolen Funds in Under 3 Minutes
Hackers are stealing more crypto and moving it faster. One laundering process took only 2 minutes 57 seconds. Can the industry cope?
, by Jeffrey Gogo
Brazil’s Central Bank Hack Sparks $40M Crypto Laundering in BTC, ETH
A cyberattack on Brazil’s Central Bank has triggered a wave of crypto laundering, with $40 million in stolen funds funneled into crypto.
, by Amin Ayan
Singapore Police Probe 49 Suspects in Crypto-Linked Money Laundering Case
Singapore authorities are investigating 49 individuals for suspected involvement in money laundering schemes tied to cryptocurrency accounts.
, by Amin Ayan
Luxembourg Labels Crypto Firms High Risk for Money Laundering in 2025 Risk Report
Luxembourg has officially labeled cryptocurrency firms, particularly Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), as "high-risk" entities for money laundering in its 2025 National Risk Assessment (NRA). According to the report, VASPs are considered inherently susceptible to misuse due to several...
, by Hassan Shittu
eXch Crackdown: German Police Seize $38M Linked to $1.4B Bybit Hack
German police seized €34 million ($38 million) in crypto from the platform eXch on May 8. This was part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged use of eXch for laundering funds stolen during Bybit’s record-breaking $1.4 billion hack in February 2025. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police...
, by Hassan Shittu
FinCEN Issues Action to “Sever” Cambodia-Based Huione Group Over Crypto Laundering Ties
The U.S. Treasury’s financial crimes arm has proposed removing the Huione Group, a Cambodia-based financial conglomerate, from the US financial system for its alleged involvement in Lazarus-linked crypto laundering. The FinCEN announced on Thursday that the Group serves as a “critical node for...
, by Sujha Sundararajan
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