FinCEN Needs More Oversight But Congress Needs To Fix The Bank Secrecy Act

Natalie Edwards leaves Federal court Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in New York. Edwards, a senior … [+] official at the department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN,...

Russians Under Sanctions Using Crypto to Launder Money: Elliptic Report

Russians with strong social connections, who are under international sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine, have been using cryptocurrencies to launder their wealth, according to a report. Crypto watc...

North Korean Hackers Launder Crypto Using Sophisticated Techniques: Report

According to a recent analysis, the Pyongyang-led cybercrime organization – the Lazarus Group – employs advanced techniques to steal and launder cryptocurrencies. The gang has shown “remarkable adapta...

Netflix Orders Crypto Series About a Couple’s Alleged Scheme to Launder $4.5B in Bitcoin Stolen From Bitfinex – Featured Bitcoin News

Netflix has ordered a documentary series about the couple who allegedly laundered billions of dollars from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Aspiring rapper Heather Morgan and her husband, Ilya “Dutch” Lichtens...

Bitcoin docuseries: Netflix to produce movie on the couple behind Bitfinex BTC launder

TL;DR Breakdown  Netflix is set to create a Bitcoin docuseries about the couple that allegedly hacked Bitfinex in 2016  Authorities arrested the two on February 8th. Netflix made an announcement on Fr...

US Department of Justice nabs couple for allegedly trying to launder $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin

The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the law enforcement authorities have captured a married couple linked to the Bitfinex crypto exchange hack incident in 2016. The married couple, Ily...

US Department of Justice nabs couple for allegedly trying to launder $3.6 million worth of Bitcoin

The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the law enforcement authorities have captured a married couple linked to the Bitfinex crypto exchange hack incident in 2016.   The married couple, I...