Though a Justice Department official did not mention the Tornado Cash developer by name, he made many general references to enforcement cases involving similar allegations.
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The cryptocurrency, allegedly linked to ransomware proceeds, is expected to be added to the US crypto reserve.
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The DOJ reportedly confirmed it is not targeting Dragonfly Ventures or its executives in the Tornado Cash case, despite earlier speculation and courtroom remarks.
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An Arizona woman was sentenced to 8.5 years for aiding DPRK hackers in infiltrating over 300 US crypto and tech firms, generating $17 million of illicit gains.
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The suspects allegedly held an Italian man hostage for weeks in a Manhattan townhouse, beating him and demanding access to his Bitcoin wallet.
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US authorities confiscated massive drug quantities and dismantled meth labs nationwide while pursuing crypto-linked cartel operatives.
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With investigations from two major US agencies now reportedly closed, Polymarket has reached a critical regulatory milestone ahead of its $200 million funding round.
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BlockFi’s bankruptcy administrator and the DOJ have settled a $35 million crypto asset transfer lawsuit.
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Donald Trump’s crypto agenda claims to champion financial freedom, but the real beneficiaries are political insiders and wealthy elites.
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A coalition of major crypto groups is urging a federal court to reject the DOJ’s effort to apply money transmission laws to open-source software.
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Justice Department officials did not go into great detail regarding the investment scam, but said that more than 400 suspected victims had lost millions of dollars.
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The US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint to claim over $24 million in cryptocurrency tied to Qakbot malware developer Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov.
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Mashinsky pleaded guilty in December 2024 to commodities fraud and manipulating the price of CEL, earning $48 million by selling his holdings before Celsius collapsed.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission and US prosecutors alleged Ramil Palafox swindled $200 million from investors and funneled it through a fraudulent crypto trading company.
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The US Justice Department under President Donald Trump issued a memo on April 7 suggesting it would halt the prosecution of cases involving crypto enforcement.
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