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Sinbad cryptocurrency mixer seizure

November 2023, Cryptocurrency laundering
Led by Fiscale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst, Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Extended pass entry, last reviewed August 21, 2026

What was taken down?

Mixer infrastructure and domains seized.

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What happened to the people?

No individual outcomes are recorded against this entry.
Group accounted for: Not established

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Did it stay down?

Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry.

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Dutch, Finnish, and US authorities seized the infrastructure of Sinbad, a cryptocurrency mixer later described in DOJ proceedings against mixer operators as a laundering tool for criminal proceeds including funds linked to North Korea-attributed hacks.

Date
November 2023
Target
Sinbad, cryptocurrency mixer
Activity
Cryptocurrency laundering
Operational lead
FIOD, NBI, and FBI
Jurisdiction
Not established
Outcome
Mixer infrastructure and domains seized.
Status
Completed
Legal mechanism
Coordinated national judicial/search-and-seizure authority (Netherlands, Finland, US).
Group accounted for
Not established

No individual is named against this entry in the cited record. That is a gap in what has been published rather than a finding that nobody was involved.

Group accounted for: Not established

The cited record does not say how large the group was or whether everyone involved has been identified.

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Official sources

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    Sinbad cryptocurrency mixer infrastructure seized

    US DOJ / Dutch and Finnish authorities, November 27, 2023, Source grade P1

    Establishes the trilateral seizure of Sinbad mixer infrastructure.

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Coverage note. Added from deep-research aggregation pass. Not independently re-verified source-by-source to the same standard as the original 38-incident core; source_quality capped at S2/P2 pending a dedicated verification pass.