A multi-agency investigation traced illicit funds to a suspected $123 million crypto laundering operation hiding behind a security company. Australian authorities have charged four individuals following an 18-month investigation into a $190 million Australian dollar ($123 million) crypto laundering operation allegedly run through a cash-in-transit security company. The Australian Federal Police said they had frozen about $13.6 million worth of suspected criminal assets across the states of Queensland and New South Wales. The Queensland Joint Organized Crime Taskforce (QJOCT), comprising 70 officers from federal and state agencies, began the investigation in December 2023. It reportedly uncovered an operation that used an armored vehicle unit of a security business as a front to launder criminal proceeds into cryptocurrency. Read more
Strategy has acquired 1,045 Bitcoin for $110.2 million as part of its ongoing accumulation strategy, bringing total holdings to 582,000 BTC. Strategy has acquired $110.2 million worth of Bitcoin as the price trades near its all-time high level. According to a Monday US Securities and Exchange (SEC) filing, Strategy acquired 1,045 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $105,426 per coin. The company now holds 582,000 BTC acquired for about $40.8 billion at an average price of around $70,086 per BTC. The announcement follows Strategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor hinting at the purchase on June 8. The buy marks the ninth consecutive week that Strategy has acquired Bitcoin. Read more