The operation used intelligence gathered from an encrypted service developed by the FBI and Australian police.
The alleged international criminal network targeted online influencers, sports stars, musicians and their families in the U.S.
Europol worked with Spain’s Civil Guard and Catalan police to arrest six suspects aged in connection with the scheme.
The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace.
Monero, Samourai, Wasabi, OpenBazaar were cited as threats in a Europol report.
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, has its eyes on the popular bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet, documents verified by CoinDesk show.
Europol and police agencies have busted a cloned exchange operation that stole over $27 million in bitcoin from thousands of victims.
The European crime fighting agency is developing a game to teach law enforcement officers how to trace cryptocurrencies in criminal investigations.
A bitcoin transaction mixer has been seized and shut down by authorities in the European Union.
An investigation by Europol and other police agencies has led to the arrest of a British suspect allegedly behind a spate of crypto thefts.
Europol has warned against the rising threats of cryptocurrency hacks and mining malware in a new report.
Europol has shut down an alleged drug trafficking operation that used cryptocurrencies to launder money from Spain to Colombia.
Europol has for the first time released a cybercrime report examining the growing popularity of zcash, monero and ethereum on the darknet.
Law enforcement agencies in the EU have said that the growing use of digital currencies is impairing their efforts.
A group of international law enforcement groups and government bodies are hosting a conference on money laundering and digital currencies this week.