Spencer Woodman
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Staff reporter icij.org — [email protected] — Signal: spencerwoodman.07
Latest in @icij.org Coin Laundry: @scillaa.bsky.social on the inner workings of HTX, the crypto exchange associated with billionaire Justin Sun. How beneficial is the vaunted transparency of blockchains when paired with complex layers of obfuscation? www.icij.org/investigatio...
Hunt for missing millions unmasks one crypto exchange hidden inside another - ICIJ
Kyrrex exploited technology and shell companies while serving suspected fraudsters and pro-Russian military activists, even as its owners claimed the exchange followed anti-money laundering rules.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Join us for a live, free virtual event on Thursday, Nov. 20 and hear directly from @spencerwoodman.bsky.social, the lead reporter of The #CoinLaundry, how the crypto industry profits off proceeds of scams, theft and other crimes.

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November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our reporting on cryptocurrency is just beginning. Stay tuned. Do you have a noteworthy and solidly attributed cryptocurrency address to share? Do you work at a major blockchain analytics firm? Contacts in bio

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The Coin Laundry, a global cryptocurrency investigation
How the crypto boom minted a shadow economy that thrives on crime — and left a trail of devastated victims.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
ICIJ spent months investigating a growing and loosely-regulated industry that converts big sums of Tether into physical cash, often with few questions asked www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here's something I've been wondering about for a few months. Anyone know who this is? 0xA06Ad2e0339375124D255F1fAb201964eF707E18
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Binance, whose billionaire founder was just pardoned by Trump, kept financial ties with a group that launders crypto for North Korean hackers and human trafficking compounds even after Treasury Dept raised red flag on it earlier this year: www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers
An ICIJ investigation traced tens of thousands of transactions and found crypto platforms awash with dirty money.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Binance, whose billionaire founder was just pardoned by Trump, kept financial ties with a group that laundered crypto for North Korean hackers and human trafficking compounds even after Treasury Dept raised red flag on it earlier this year: www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers
An ICIJ investigation traced tens of thousands of transactions and found crypto platforms awash with dirty money.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ever wonder whether the biggest crypto firms are linked up with a shadowy financial underworld awash in dirty money? We got you covered www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM

We combined undercover ops with blockchain analytics to expose a crypto-fueled shadow economy quietly operating all around you: www.icij.org/investigatio...
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From Dubai to Toronto, inside the crypto-to-cash storefronts fueling money laundering’s new frontier
These shadowy operations have made it easier than ever to move dirty money around the world. One man is on a mission to expose them.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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$28 Billion in illicit crypto flows 🫰 The first part of @icij.org 's #CoinLaundry series is live: ICIJ & 37 partners investigated how #crypto companies empowered a shadow economy that thrives on crime. By @spencerwoodman.bsky.social & team www.icij.org/investigatio...
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers - ICIJ
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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From Dubai to Toronto, my colleague @spencerwoodman.bsky.social dives in the world of crypto-to-cash storefronts fueling money laundering’s new frontier
These shadowy operations have made it easier than ever to move dirty money around the world. #CoinLaundry www.icij.org/investigatio...
From Dubai to Toronto, inside the crypto-to-cash storefronts fueling money laundering’s new frontier - ICIJ
These shadowy operations have made it easier than ever to move dirty money around the world. One man is on a mission to expose them.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today @icij.org and 37 other newsrooms around the world are releasing one of the largest ever investigations into dirty money across the cryptocurrency industry.

This is just the beginning of our work.

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The Coin Laundry, a global cryptocurrency investigation
How the crypto boom minted a shadow economy that thrives on crime — and left a trail of devastated victims.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The #CoinLaundry is coming soon. ICIJ’s latest investigation is a global collaboration between 38 media partners in 35 countries!

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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The IRS unit that audits billionaires lost 38 percent of its employees in DOGE cuts — a far higher loss rate than the IRS as a whole: icij.org/news/2025/03...
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The IRS unit that audits billionaires has lost 38% of its employees since January, new data shows - ICIJ
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk take a chainsaw to the federal bureaucracy, the cuts at the IRS may be especially good news for America’s wealthiest taxpayers.
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March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I investigated millions of dollars in Covid-relief funds that poured into shell companies registered at a Wyoming storefront. Finding questionable recipients wasn't hard: www.icij.org/investigatio...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, according to agents www.icij.org/inside-icij/... @icij.org
After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say - ICIJ
The upheaval undermines the agency’s quest to tackle high-end tax cheating.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM