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US DOJ Seized $580M in Crypto from ‘Chinese Transnational Criminals‘

The seizures and freezing over three months were conducted by the District of Columbia’s Scam Center Strike Force, established by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro...

U.S. DOJ hits Paxful for $4 million in case tied to illegal sex work, money laundering

Paxful Holdings, which pleaded guilty last year to accusations from U.S. authorities that it had fostered illegal prostitution, violated money-laundering laws and knowingly handled...

DOJ Finalizes $400M Helix Forfeiture in Early Bitcoin Darknet Case

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized the forfeiture of over $400 million in cryptocurrency and other assets tied to Helix, an early...

DOJ Didn’t Sell Any Bitcoin Forfeited From Samourai case

Selling the Bitcoin would have violated President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14233, which mandates that any Bitcoin obtained through criminal or civil forfeiture “shall...

Bitcoin Strength Under Question As DOJ Fed Probe Looms

Key takeaways:Institutional investors selling Bitcoin is visible through the Bitcoin ETFs recording $1.38 billion in net outflows across four trading sessions. BTC futures data shows...

Bitcoin Shrugs Off Powell Probe as DOJ Targets Fed Chair

In brief The Department of Justice has filed a criminal lawsuit against U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell asserts the DOJ probe is a "pretext"...

Prediction markets downplay Powell exit risk despite DOJ probe: Asia Morning Briefing

Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are shrugging off the idea that a criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve would have him...