Roman Sterlingov, founder of the Bitcoin Fog crypto mixer, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for laundering over $400 million linked to illegal activities. He was also ordered to forfeit $395.5 million and his share in a Bitcoin wallet holding 1,345 BTC, worth over $103 million.
WeatherlyLTC faces bearish signals with declining active addresses and transactions, possibly leading to price adjustments. Death cross signals potential corrections, with support at $83 and further downside towards $72. However, if LTC reverses the trend, it could aim for $95 resistance.
Xu LinLitecoin emerges as top performer in cryptocurrency payments, surpassing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin according to Bitpay. With 41.76% transaction count dominance, Litecoin sees ATH. This milestone could reignite interest and boost its growth despite modest price gains.
EdmundCrypto Sleuth ZachXBT has unveiled that an entity conducted a sizable transfer, about 4,800 BTC, from the depths of the Abraxas darknet market to a Bitcoin mixer.
CatherineAtomic Wallet has joined the growing list of hack incidents in crypto and DeFi protocols this year.
BitcoinistSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ripped cryptocurrency mixers during the hearing, saying the industry has downplayed and lied about negative impacts of the technology.
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BeincryptoThe privacy-focused mixer has been at the center of several DeFi exploits over the past year as users attempted to obfuscate the trail of stolen funds.
CointelegraphThe exploiter seems to have rejected the Harmony team’s bounty offer of $1 million to return the $100 million stolen from the Horizon Bridge token bridge.
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