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The DOJ’s NCET Disbanded: What This Means for Digital Assets
TL;DR The DOJ’s new guidance emphasizes targeting criminal activity that exploits digital assets — not the regulatory status of the…
United States DOJ and FBI Seize Cryptocurrency in Major Disruption of Hamas Terrorist Financing Scheme
On March 27, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a significant disruption of a Hamas terrorist financing…
The Response to North Korea’s Crypto Heists: Podcast Ep. 109
Episode 109 of the Public Key podcast is here and this is our “Live from Links” series, where we showcase…
International Agencies Sanction Russian National Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, Leader of Cybercrime Group LockBit, for Developing and Distributing Ransomware
On May 7, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national…
U.S. Authorities Move Against High-Risk Exchange Bitzlato for Providing Money Laundering Services to Ransomware Attackers and Other Russia-based Criminals
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov for his role as founder and…
P2P Cryptocurrency Exchange Chatex and Two Russian Nationals Indicted and Sanctioned for Roles in Ransomware Operations
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced joint indictments, arrests, and…