Blockchain Forensics Firm Uncovers 15 Million Crypto Addresses Tied To Sancti...
A crypto forensics firm announced the discovery of information on a digital wallet believed to be associated with Russian oligarchs and sanctioned officials. Tom Robinson, co-founder of Elliptic, disclosed Monday that the wallet has large digital asset holdings worth millions of dollars. The blockchain security firm has been collaborating with law enforcement to expose cryptocurrency […]
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Elliptic has discovered a dubious crypto wallet with “significant crypto-asset holdings” in the millions of dollars. Blockchain security and forensics firm Elliptic has been working with authorities to expose crypto wallets affiliated with sanctioned individuals or organizations.The United Kingdom-based company has discovered a wallet with “significant crypto-asset holdings” in the millions of dollars that may be linked to sanctioned Russian officials and oligarchs. Speaking to Bloomberg on March 14, Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson said that crypto could be used for sanctions evasion.....
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