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Associate Editor, ICIJ; veteran Pentagon & Capitol Hill editor/reporter; former Harvard Crimson sports columnist; ex-lot boy at the CBS Hawaii 5-0 studio. No DMs please. https://www.icij.org/journalists/richard-h-p-sia/
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NEW: A 10-month global investigation led by @icij.org traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major cryptocurrency trading platforms awash with dirty money. Here's the gateway to several articles from The Coin Laundry probe:
www.icij.org/investigatio...
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
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This is incredible reporting from the ICIJ and a clear sign that both the regulators and the big blockchain analytics firms have clearly dropped the ball
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
NEW: @icij.org's trailblazing blockchain analysis for its #TheCoinLaundry investigation uncovered how cryptocurrency giants Binance and OKX are key conduits of illicit transactions. Here's how we followed the money: www.icij.org/investigatio...
How ICIJ traced hundreds of millions from Huione Group to major crypto exchanges
ICIJ's trailblazing blockchain analysis has uncovered how cryptocurrency giants Binance and OKX are key conduits of illicit transactions.
www.icij.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NEW: The offshore-registered cryptocurrency exchange Kyrrex shows how exchanges use trading practices like nesting (with complex corporate structures & shell companies in secrecy havens) to evade scrutiny from both authorities & everyday crypto investors. #TheCoinLaundry 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.
www.icij.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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ICIJ and its #CoinLaundry media partners interviewed 45 victims of crypto scams on four continents. In most cases, the funds from the alleged scammers’ wallet addresses were channeled to accounts at major exchanges, including Binance, OKX, HTX and Bybit. www.icij.org/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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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.
www.icij.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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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.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The latest news about Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey is probably not what he anticipated while attempting to revive his filmmaking career. #TheCoinLaundry
My story adds a touch of glamour to it ✨ as Hollywood actors like #KevinSpacey and celebrities like #MayeMusk ended up lending a veneer of credibility to an accused crypto fraudster and his PR entourage.... (None of the actors and celebs answered ICIJ's questions) www.icij.org/investigatio...
The Russian crypto guru’s Hollywood gambit - ICIJ
How the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam teamed up with a globe-trotting influencer and a disgraced Oscar winner as he pushed his latest dubious project.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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We combined undercover ops with blockchain analytics to expose a crypto-fueled shadow economy quietly operating all around you: www.icij.org/investigatio...
@icij.org
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.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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ICIJ's latest investigation The #CoinLaundry is a collaboration of 113 journalists from 38 media partners in 35 countries that exposes how cryptocurrency companies have empowered a shadow economy that lavishly profits from crime.

Here are our findings:
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NEW: Between guilty pleas & Trump's pardon of ex-Binance CEO "CZ" Zhao, the Binance crypto exchange raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto transactions tied to some of the world’s most notorious crime groups, an @icij.org-led probe reveals. #TheCoinLaundry 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.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
NEW: Read how the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam teamed up with a globe-trotting influencer and a disgraced Oscar winning actor as he pushed his latest dubious project. www.icij.org/investigatio...
The Russian crypto guru’s Hollywood gambit - ICIJ
How the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crypto scam teamed up with a globe-trotting influencer and a disgraced Oscar winner as he pushed his latest dubious project.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 AM
NEW: A 10-month global investigation led by @icij.org traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major cryptocurrency trading platforms awash with dirty money. Here's the gateway to several articles from The Coin Laundry probe:
www.icij.org/investigatio...
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 5:38 AM
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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
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More than 110 journalists from over 30 countries have come together to investigate the crypto industry around the world.

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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICYMI: Popular AR-15 ammunition made at an Army-owned facility was far more likely than any other to turn up in a government database tracking evidence from gun crimes, according to data reported here for the first time. @icij.org www.icij.org/news/2025/11...
AR-15 ammunition at a crime scene? Good odds this US Army plant made it. - ICIJ
Popular AR-15 ammunition made at an Army-owned facility was far more likely than any other to turn up in a government database tracking evidence from gun crimes, new data shows.
www.icij.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Having slept on it, it’s really set in that the Blue Jays loss last night was one of the most gutting pro sports losses I can remember. Absolutely brutal. My heart goes out to 🇨🇦
November 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I’m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesn’t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What a giant in the jazz universe! Like Max Roach, no one will ever match him in skills (drums & piano), musicality, compositional talent & his ability to occupy so many musical worlds, from Chicago's AACM to electric Miles & Keith Jarrett's legendary trio. I will sorely miss his creative genius.
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Shocking, really, to read the @nytimes.com obituary for the East Wing. But we need to work to ensure there is not soon an obituary for our entire Democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The child is a child - even an animal.
October 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
NEW: Russia is using sensitive high-tech gear it secretly acquired from European, U.S. & Asian firms to protect its nuclear submarine fleet, according to #RussianSecrets, a new cross-border probe exposing how the Kremlin’s procurement program remained hidden for years. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Russia secretly bought Western tech to protect nuclear subs
Russian Secrets, a new cross-border investigation, reveals the shadowy procurement network behind Russia’s surveillance program Harmony.
www.icij.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
NEW: U.N. report on transnational repression reveals new allegations of China’s targeting of Chinese and Uyghur human rights activists outside its borders, echoing findings from @icij.org's #ChinaTargets investigation earlier this year. www.icij.org/investigatio...
China's targeting of human rights activists grows: UN report
A new report recounts recent reprisals from two dozen countries and underscores ICIJ’s reporting on Beijing's tactics to silence critics abroad.
www.icij.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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“.. Journalists from the undersigned defense trade publications will not sign this new policy.”

Military Times
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October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM