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2026-03-13 16:00:06 UTC

🔴Ethics disclosures reveal Tornado Cash top-prosecutor's ties to Epstein network
Ethics disclosures show SDNY top prosecutor Jay Clayton holds up to $6M in Epstein affiliated Apollo Management, along with stock in JP Morgan and Bank of America, according to a new investigation by The Lever.
Earlier this week, Clayton announced that SDNY will retry Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on sanctions evasion and money laundering conspiracy charges.
At the same time, citizens are demanding money laundering investigations into JPM and BoA over the potential enablement of Epstein's sex trafficking operation, which was in part financed by Apollo Management founder Leon Black, according to a $62M settlement agreement between Black and the US Virgin Islands.
From 2021 to 2025, Clayton served as chair of the board and independent director at Apollo Management, a private equity firm founded by Black, who has been identified as one of Epstein's top financiers and closest associates.
Clayton was appointed to the role at Apollo following Black's resignation over his ties to Epstein, with many describing Clayton's job as a 'clean up.'
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2026-03-03 15:08:36 UTC

🔴The Luxembourg government is allowing a state bank to act against the International Criminal Court, the Luxembourg Times reports.
The incident is yet another example of the US extrajudicial weaponization of the global financial system against dissent.
Since 2025, the Trump administration has placed sanctions on eleven ICC judges and prosecutors who led the effort of obtaining an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
While no sanctions have been placed on the ICC directly, the Luxembourg Spuerkeess decided to close two accounts held by the ICC to avoid potential regulatory repercussions.
The sanctions are not enacted via Congressional approval but by executive order of the US president, prohibiting any US service to do business with sanctioned ICC personnel, directly limiting the ICC's operations through the cancelation of necessary services, such as email and accounting software.
While the US officially holds no authority over international banks, its position as an economic superpower can effectively lead to the exclusion from global financial markets if its orders are not followed suit.
The US was originally a signatory to the Rome Statute which established the ICC in 1998 under Bill Clinton, though the signature was never ratified.
In 2002, the US formally "unsigned" the treaty under President Bush and established the American Service-Members' Protection Act, more commonly known as The Hague Invasion Act, which prevents US agencies from granting assistance to the ICC, and gives the US president all necessary mans to prevent the prosecution of US citizens by the ICC – including military action.
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2025-12-15 21:43:10 UTC

🚨 NEW: DONALD TRUMP ON PARDONING SAMOURAI WALLET DEVELOPER KEONNE RODRIGUEZ:
"I've heard about it, I'll look at it, you think he should be pardoned? Rodriguez, we'll look at that Pam, we'll take a look"
Full Clip👇
https://www.youtube.com/live/EfAbtXzo8Zk?t=10697s

2025-11-06 17:05:56 UTC

🚨 KEONNE RODRIGUEZ SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS, $250,000 FINE
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2025-11-04 11:35:51 UTC

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Mh ya you may wanna check ur sources on that one bud

2025-11-03 17:02:49 UTC

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Their arguments affect their sentencing but thanks for this stellar legal advice

2025-11-03 16:01:22 UTC

🚨NEW: US GOVERNMENT SEEKS MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR SAMOURAI WALLET DEVELOPERS
"I co-founded a software company to develop tools that could provide the anonymity necessary to make Bitcoin work as intended," Hill tells the court.
Full story👇
https://www.therage.co/samourai-wallet-maximum-sentence/

2025-10-28 19:51:55 UTC

💥NEW:
A pseudonymous developer credits Bitcoin Knots maintainer Luke Dashjr for a softfork proposal that could split the Bitcoin blockchain, claiming Bitcoin Core exposes users to legal risks.
Full story👇
https://www.therage.co/running-bitcoin-is-illegal-dashjr-chainsplit-proposal-hits-bip-repository/

2025-10-09 13:20:41 UTC

💥NEW: THE US TREASURY WON'T TELL US HOW MUCH BITCOIN IT OWNS
The Freedom of Information Act does not require agencies to answer to fishing expeditions, IRS tells The Rage.
https://www.therage.co/us-treasury-bitcoin/

2025-10-02 13:07:22 UTC

Getting ready to record the first episode for our podcast tomorrow with a very special guest 👀
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2025-09-26 15:04:43 UTC

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Because Mechanic says having a discussion to prepare for future scenarios does not qualify as a „plan“?
Mmmh yeah no i dont think so
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2025-09-25 21:06:15 UTC

🚨LEAKED: LUKE DASHJR PLANS HARDFORK TO "SAVE BITCOIN"
Text messages show the Knots maintainer is considering a hardfork to implement a trusted multisig committee that can retrospectively alter the blockchain to remove illicit content.
We included screenshots of all relevant messages we received for you to verify what Luke proposes for yourself.
Full story👇
https://www.therage.co/leaked-luke-dashjr-bitcoin-hardfork/

2025-09-22 21:07:20 UTC

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The link is in the comments jestopher
Next time maybe try DYOR before accusing us

2025-09-11 14:24:35 UTC

🚨SCOOP: US GOVERNMENT TO BRING PATRIOT ACT TO DIGITAL ASSETS
FinCEN Director reveals Treasury is finalizing ban on privacy tools, Representatives revive Special Measures to Fight Modern Threats Act
Full story👇
https://www.therage.co/us-government-to-bring-patriot-act-to-digital-assets/

2025-08-19 18:08:56 UTC

🚨NEW: Economists at the Bank of International Settlements propose banning any coin that has passed through a no-KYC wallet from regulated services to enable a culture of self-policing
Full Story 👇
https://www.therage.co/bank-of-international-settlements-kyc-non-custodial-wallets/

2025-08-13 22:13:07 UTC

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2025-08-13 18:04:04 UTC

🚨 New Google Play Store policy forces AML/KYC on non-custodial wallets in the US, effectively bans non-custodial wallet developers from Play Store in EU
Full Story👇
https://www.therage.co/google-play-store-ban-wallets/

2025-08-11 22:02:45 UTC

Ethereum Core developer Federico Carrone was arrested at passport controls in Turkey over his contributions to a paper that assessed privacy on Ethereum and Tornado Cash.
Full story 👇
https://www.therage.co/developer-arrested-over-tornado-cash-research/

2025-08-10 21:44:56 UTC

🚨 Ethereum developer working on Zero Knowledge says he has been detained in Turkey
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2025-08-06 16:36:56 UTC

COUNT 1, MONEY LAUNDERING: NOT UNANIMOUS
COUNT 2, 1960: GUILTY
COUNT 3, SANCTIONS EVASION: NOT GUILTY

2025-08-05 21:42:05 UTC

Jury deliberations continued today, with prosecution and defense waging trench warfare over every word and document that might shape the verdict.
Today, one question from the jury took both legal teams nearly two hours to address 👇
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2025-07-31 18:24:41 UTC

While you're waiting for the Storm verdict, it may make sense to take some time to understand what the White House outlined on financial privacy in its Digital Assets Report.
Hint: it's not pretty.
Full story👇
https://www.therage.co/white-house-digital-assets-report-financial-privacy-primary-money-laundering/

2025-07-30 16:18:15 UTC

In a major win for DOJ, Samourai Wallet developers have plead guilty to unlicensed money transmission.
The charge had been heavily disputed, described as an unclear application of the law.
The developers face fines and up to five years in prison. Full story👇
https://www.therage.co/samourai-wallet-developers-plead-guilty-to-unlicensed-money-transmission/

2025-07-17 19:12:03 UTC

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