Category

# Cryptocurrency laundering takedowns

Actions against the mixers, exchanges, wallets, and payment infrastructure used to move criminal proceeds.

Records 8 2017 to 2026

Infrastructure 2 Items recorded as acted on

People named 5 Distinct people in these records

Sources 13 Cited across the category

## What this category covers

Service seizures, sanctions, prosecutions, and forfeitures. The legal mechanism differs sharply across these records, and each entry names the one that was used.

Every entry below is an action that was carried out, not an announcement of intent. The [counting rules](https://takedownindex.org/about/counting-incidents) and the [inclusion definition](https://takedownindex.org/about/what-counts) apply to this category exactly as they apply to the rest of the index.

What the record does not settle

- 0 of 8 records have a documented successor. Silence in the other rows is not evidence that a service stayed down.
- Reported figures come from the acting authorities. Named figures come from people recorded individually here. The two are never added together.

## Chronology

| Date | Takedown | Target | Led by | Jurisdictions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jul 25, 2017 | [BTC-e disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption) | BTC-e | FBI | Not established |
| May 22, 2019 | [BestMixer seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bestmixer-seizure) | BestMixer.io | FIOD | Not established |
| Jan 18, 2023 | [Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-operation-cryptostorm) | Bitzlato | USAO-EDNY and French Gendarmerie | Not established |
| Mar 15, 2023 | [ChipMixer takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown) | ChipMixer | FBI and BKA | Not established |
| Nov 27, 2023 | [Sinbad cryptocurrency mixer seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sinbad-cryptocurrency-mixer-seizure) | Sinbad | FIOD, NBI, and FBI | Not established |
| Apr 24, 2024 | [Samourai Wallet seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/samourai-wallet-seizure) | Samourai Wallet | USAO-SDNY and IRS-CI | Not established |
| Mar 7, 2025 | [Garantex disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption) | Garantex | USSS | Not established |
| Jun 23, 2026 | [Huione Group backend infrastructure seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/huione-group-backend-infrastructure-seizure) | Huione Group money-laundering backend | FBI | Not established |

## Who leads these actions

- [FBI](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation)4 records
- [FIOD](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/fiscale-inlichtingen-en-opsporingsdienst)2 records
- [BKA](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/bundeskriminalamt)1 record
- [NBI](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/finnish-national-bureau-of-investigation)1 record
- [French Gendarmerie](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/gendarmerie-nationale)1 record
- [IRS-CI](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/internal-revenue-service-criminal-investigation)1 record
- [USAO-EDNY](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/united-states-attorney-s-office-for-the-eastern-district-of-new-york)1 record
- [USAO-SDNY](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/united-states-attorney-s-office-for-the-southern-district-of-new-york)1 record

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