United States of America: US Department of Justice investigation into ChipMixer for alleged money laundering
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
15 Mar 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced DoJ charges against ChipMixer for alleged money laundering
On 15 March 2023, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced it brought charges against ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency "mixing" service, for money laundering for ransomware, darknet market operation, fraud, cryptocurrency heists and other hac…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government