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The Binance compliance team's investigators found that entities related to Iran received over $1 billion in funds through the exchange, with these transactions conducted via Tether on the Tron chain, potentially violating sanctions laws. After the investigators disclosed these findings through an internal report, at least 5 people began to be fired at the end of 2025.Additionally, in the past three months, at least four senior compliance personnel have either left or been dismissed, and Binance's Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman plans to leave later this year, although his departure is unrelated to the firing of the investigators. A Binance spokesperson stated that the company cannot comment on ongoing investigations according to policy and is committed to complying with all applicable sanctions laws and regulations in the markets where it operates. It is reported that Binance acknowledged in 2023 that it violated anti-money laundering, customer identification laws, and sanctions regulations, agreeing to pay a $4.3 billion fine.

According to DL News, Russian prosecutors are seeking to confiscate a large amount of luxury assets belonging to fugitive secret service officer Georgy Satyukov. He is accused of receiving $184 million worth of Bitcoin and $30 million worth of Ethereum as bribes from the operator of the now-defunct WEX cryptocurrency exchange, while investigators have identified assets valued at $29.6 million related to Satyukov's alleged bribery.Prosecutors claim that Satyukov used the illicit funds to purchase 13 apartments in Russia, several non-residential properties in St. Petersburg, a villa in the UAE, and a million-dollar property in Saratov registered in his brother's name.Additionally, the investigation revealed that he owns two Porsche Cayenne Turbos, seven Patek Philippe watches, and other jewelry worth over $1.3 million, with more than $15 million in cash and foreign currency still in his family bank accounts.It is alleged that the bribes originated from Alexey Ivanov, a former system administrator of the WEX exchange, who sought Satyukov's help to evade a criminal investigation. Satyukov and his former colleague Dmitry Sokolov are currently fugitives, and a Moscow court is preparing to conduct a trial in absentia. If convicted, their assets may be nationalized. The WEX exchange took over the trading operations of BTC-e in 2017, which had shut down after its founder Alexander Vinnik was arrested in Greece on fraud and money laundering charges, and WEX also ceased operations in 2018.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, former FBI agent Christopher Wong, who previously led investigations into the Bitfinex hack and the Axie Infinity attack, has joined blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs as a global investigator to assist in combating illegal financial activities in the crypto space.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, French investigators have launched a judicial investigation into money laundering, tax fraud, drug trafficking, and other allegations against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. No further details have been disclosed yet, and Binance has not responded to this.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, on-chain data shows that the FBI's token was created in late May, and the law enforcement agency apparently profited from the token before stopping trading 21 days ago.When the NexF liquidity pool was created on the decentralized exchange Uniswap, the token's deployer provided approximately 5 ETH of liquidity, worth $12,000 at the time, along with 50 billion NexF. Months later, when 43 billion NexF were withdrawn from the pool, the wallet gained approximately 11 ETH of liquidity, worth $26,500, resulting in a profit of $14,500 for the token's deployer.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, former Russian investigator Marat Tambiyev was sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting approximately $73 million in Bitcoin bribes during an investigation into organized crime. This amount exceeds five times the highest bribe amount in Russian history.Marat Tambiyev is accused of transferring half of the criminal gang's Bitcoin into his own wallet, leaving the other half for the criminals. Investigators found the Bitcoin wallet keys in a folder on his laptop named "Pension."Marat Tambiyev insisted on his innocence in court, arguing that his actions helped the state recover part of the criminal gang's proceeds. According to Russian state media, he plans to appeal this verdict. Currently, one-third of the Bitcoin stored on Marat Tambiyev's computer has been recovered, while the whereabouts of the remaining portion remain unclear.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Phoenix Technology, OpenAI recently posted a job listing seeking an internal risk technical investigator, aimed at "enhancing the company's ability to defend against internal security threats." The job listing indicates that the responsibilities include analyzing anomalous activities, detecting and mitigating internal threats, and collaborating with the human resources and legal departments to "investigate suspicious activities."It is reported that in 2023, OpenAI became a target for malicious actors. At that time, hackers breached its internal messaging system. This incident came to light because two insiders leaked information to The New York Times. Besides the hacker organization, this job listing seems to indicate that OpenAI is concerned about threats from its own employees, although it is still unclear what specific threats OpenAI is guarding against.

ChainCatcher news, AI company Rabbit denied the allegations made by YouTube investigator Coffeezilla, stating that it has always been open about rebranding and shifting towards an AI business.Rabbit stated that the Gama NFT project is independent of itself, and the Gama project has ended after being open-sourced.In addition, Rabbit's founder Jesse Lyu is an experienced entrepreneur who has been involved in multiple projects, including Gama. The company also responded to Coffeezilla's criticisms of the Rabbit R1 product.

ChainCatcher news, Bulgarian investigators stated that they have been coordinating with their counterparts in the United States and the United Kingdom regarding the investigation into Nexo, which has a large volume of transactions from individuals and companies in Russia that are sanctioned by the EU. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Robinhood is hiring sanctions investigators for its financial compliance department. The position requires over two years of experience in financial crime investigations and over a year of experience in cryptocurrency trading investigations, with a preference for knowledge of blockchain analysis.It is reported that this position may be related to compliance concerning self-custody wallets. Previously in May, Robinhood announced the launch of a new DeFi wallet application, which functions similarly to other non-custodial wallets like MetaMask, and the wallet is set to be officially released in the coming months. (The Block)

ChainCatcher news, according to Theblock, Naxo is a newly established cybersecurity company co-founded by former FBI agent Chris Tarbell and computer scientist Matt Edman.It is reported that both played a key role in the arrest and prosecution of the notorious Silk Road marketplace operator Ross Ulbricht. (Source link)