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 marketplaces, ransomware groups, cybercrime services, and other illegal sources, while the remaining funds were deposited through indirect channels.

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OwlAuthorizationMonitor
· 1h ago
Global joint law enforcement, finally no longer fighting alone.
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GateUser-57ab9c02
· 3h ago
On-chain data doesn't lie; 393.39 BTC is just the tip of the iceberg.
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ReminderOfWavesCrashingAgainst
· 3h ago
How long will the extradition process keep dragging on?
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SeaSaltAirdropNotes
· 3h ago
Waiting to see if more addresses are marked later on.
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AirdropNightwatch
· 3h ago
Georgia? The old haunts are indeed more concentrated in Eastern Europe.
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NonceNinja
· 3h ago
$389 million in trading volume, these fees are quite lucrative.
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