The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it successfully dismantled the cryptocurrency money laundering network called "AudiA6" and the cybercrime forum "Dark2Web" in a global joint law enforcement operation, and arrested two individuals based in Georgia. The two are charged with conspiracy to money laundering and other crimes, and the U.S. authorities will seek to extradite them for trial. On-chain data analysis shows that since its launch in 2021, this money laundering service has received a total of 10,333 bitcoins, with a total value of over $389 million at the time of transactions. Among them, at least 393.39 BTC directly originated from known dark web markets, ransomware groups, cybercrime services, and other illegal sources, while the remaining funds were deposited through indirect channels.

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Re-StakingSucculents
· 3h ago
$389 million—how much dirty money got washed? On-chain activity is fully transparent, yet they still can’t run; this round is a technical takedown.
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TheAccountHasBeenBanned
· 3h ago
10,333 BTC, 393 of which are directly linked to black market activities, have the remaining over 9,000 coins been traced?
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OrderCancellerAfterTheRain
· 3h ago
Dark2Web, this name is way too straightforward; programmers' naming skills are concerning.
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GateUser-1bc81bb2
· 3h ago
The extradition to Georgians probably left them stunned, U.S. long-arm jurisdiction +1
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