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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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

$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...

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.

ICIJ’s latest investigation The #CoinLaundry is now live!

Tap the link to read how the crypto boom minted a shadow economy that thrives on crime — and left a trail of devastated victims.

The #CoinLaundry is coming soon. ICIJ’s latest investigation is a global collaboration between 38 media partners in 35 countries!

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A great summary of our panel on @icij.org 's #ChinaTargets at #Dataharvest 2025 - in a few pen strokes and colors by Pieter Fannes/ @journalismarena.eu

Beijing targeted friends of U.S.-based reporter amid campaign against Radio Free Asia, documents reveal - ICIJ Xinjiang police records detail a yearslong Chinese government push to silence the news outlet, which the Trump administration has dismantled.

Chinese government records reviewed by @icij.org as part of #ChinaTargets reveal a yearslong push to silence @rfa.org ‬ and target old classmates & friends of Shohret Hoshur, a Uyghur reporter who exposed human rights abused in #Xinjiang www.icij.org/investigatio...

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#ChinaTargets: How ICIJ investigated China's transnational repression and its abuse of Interpol and the U.N.

Our colleague @mariachristoph.bsky.social talks with @scillaa.bsky.social (@icij.org) & Jelena Cosic (@icij.org)

Some of us from @icij.org will be heading to #EIJ25 soon. We look forward to meeting new & old colleagues in Mechelen #DataHarvest

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to talk about our #ChinaTargets investigation in collaboration with 42 media outlets. @icij.org

Opinion | Trump Is Silencing Radio Free Asia. Now China Doesn’t Have To. The U.S. government’s dismantling of Radio Free Asia means giving Beijing’s propaganda free rein.

Bay Fang, the predident of Radio Free Asia, bold, brave and righteous like her incredible reporters who risk everything to bear witness to the truth www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...

“These overseas dissident groups might seem like peripheral-ish figures to us. ‘What harm can they cause?’ But the CCP doesn’t see it like that,” China security expert Edward Schwarck told @icij.org. “It’s ensuring that a lot of these activists overseas don’t have the capacity to threaten China.”

Officials respond as China Targets highlights Beijing’s tactics to silence dissent across continents - ICIJ ICIJ’s partners found dozens of cases where critics of the Chinese government were tracked down and targeted in countries from Belgium to Korea and beyond.

@icij.org ’s partners found dozens of cases where critics of the Chinese government were tracked down and targeted in countries from Belgium to Korea and beyond. #ChinaTargets

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China benaderde PS'er voor info over covoorzitter Ecolo Na de spionageaffaire rond een Vlaams Belanger blijkt dat China nu ook Belgische politici van traditionele partijen benadert voor informatie. De Staatsveiligheid toonde zich verontrust over contacten ...

"The case illustrates how China uses all possible access points in our country to achieve its goals." www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...

« China Targets » : un élu PS rabroué par la Sûreté de l’Etat pour ses liens avec la Chine En Belgique, la Chine n’essaie pas seulement d’influencer les politiciens d’extrême droite : l’ancien échevin et bourgmestre faisant fonction de Huy Eric Dosogne (PS) a, à deux reprises, été mis en ga...

The politician— who did not respond to comment requests— has not been charged. www.lesoir.be/672290/artic...

Staatsveiligheid bezorgd over contacten tussen Chinese ambassade en PS-politicus China probeert in België niet alleen politici van extreemrechtse signatuur te beïnvloeden.

@icij.org #ChinaTargets partners in Belgium found that intelligence services warned twice a local politician about his ties with China's intelligence & the potential risks of espionage or interference. @larsbove.bsky.social @kristofclerix.bsky.social @xacoun.bsky.social www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...

The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand criticized our #ChinaTargets partners' reporting on China's misuse of Interpol. We have the receipts: www.icij.org/investigatio... @paulapenfold.bsky.social @whljustin.bsky.social

Cyberattack against Uyghur rights activists shows hallmarks of Chinese repression tactics, researchers say - ICIJ Citizen Lab found the advocates, including some featured in ICIJ’s China Targets investigation, were targeted with malicious software disguised as a Uyghur-language tool.

New report from @citizenlab.ca found that Uyghur rights activists were targeted by spearphishing campaign, including advocates featured in @icij.org's #ChinaTargets investigation.

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"Wenn China jemanden ins Land zurückholen möchte, werden offenbar alle Hebel in Bewegung gesetzt: vom Interpol-Auslieferungssystem bis zur persönlichen Kontaktaufnahme durch einen Milliardär. ..." #ChinaTargets

Der Interpol-Trick: Wie China internationale Auslieferungsverfahren ausnutzt Wenn China jemanden ins Land zurückholen möchte, werden offenbar alle Hebel in Bewegung gesetzt: vom Interpol-Auslieferungssystem bis zur persönlichen Kontaktaufnahme durch einen Milliardär. Teil zwei einer Investigativ-Kooperation über Chinas geheime Auslands-Strategien.

Wenn China jemanden ins Land zurückholen möchte, werden offenbar alle Hebel in Bewegung gesetzt: vom Interpol-Auslieferungssystem bis zur persönlichen Kontaktaufnahme durch einen Milliardär. Teil 2 der #ChinaTargets. Von @stefanmelichar.bsky.social.

Kitajcema namesto štajerske idile pripor na Hrvaškem — Oštro Kitajska državljana sta skoraj leto dni preživela v hrvaškem priporu, potem ko je Kitajska za njima prek Interpola razpisala rdečo tiralico. Na koncu ju Kitajski niso izročili, brat enega od njiju pa ...

Though it misuses @interpol.int 's system, China is not on the list of 6 countries currently subject to "corrective measures" by the police organization, Ostro, @icij.org reporting partner in #Slovenia found. www.ostro.si/si/zgodbe/ki...

How Chinese authorities have hunted corruption targets on New Zealand soil A worldwide investigation exposes how Chinese authorities allegedly use Interpol “red notices” for political ends, including targets in New Zealand.

Mr H.'s case was one of 50 Red Notices ICIJ & partners examined for #ChinaTargets. The targets included businesspeople & Uyghurs accused of fraud or terrorism. Chinese authorities also used unethical practices to put pressure on them. In NZ @nzstuff.nzcow.com found: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...

A #HongKong official told the businessman in a recorded call that Chinese authorities use two "tricks" to force Red Notice suspects to return: "The first one is to freeze all your money … the second one is to threaten your family."(第一个把你所有钱给你冻结了，第二个就是拿你家里人威胁你。)

Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target - ICIJ The case involving Alibaba’s Jack Ma shows how China weaponizes the international police agency for political ends.

"Jack Ma was on the line..." Our #ChinaTargets story today details how Chinese authorities weaponized Interpol & strong-armed Alibaba's founder to force a businessman & friend to return to China... www.icij.org/investigatio...

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Así opera la maquinaria represiva de China para aplastar y hostigar a su disidencia en el mundo - Código Vidrio OBJETIVOS-DE-CHINA ⊗ Entrevistas con más de 100 víctimas en 23 países, junto con documentos gubernamentales internos, revelan las tácticas que utiliza sistemáticamente China para silenciar y perseguir...

In Ecuador "Así opera la maquinaria represiva de China para aplastar y hostigar a su disidencia en el mundo" www.codigovidrio.com/code/asi-ope...

China deploys NGOs to quash criticism at U.N. organizations in Geneva Dozens of self-described nongovernmental organizations active at the United Nations have hidden ties to Beijing, an investigation shows.

In the U.S. @washingtonpost.com' s @gregpmiller.bsky.social reports with @icij.org that dozens of self-described NGOs have hidden ties to the Chinese government and have taken part in an expansive campaign to subvert the work of the U.N. Human Rights Council www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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In Sweden, @goteborgsposten.bsky.social's Tobias Andersson Åkerblom uncovered state threats against a Chinese anti-censorship activist www.gp.se/nyheter/gp-g...