Spencer Woodman
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Spencer Woodman
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Staff reporter icij.org — [email protected] — Signal: spencerwoodman.07
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ICIJ spent months investigating a growing and loosely-regulated industry that converts big sums of Tether into physical cash, often with few questions asked www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ever wonder whether the biggest crypto firms are linked up with a shadowy financial underworld awash in dirty money? We got you covered www.icij.org/investigatio... @icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Meet the 001k Exchange, offering to deliver stacks of cash for crypto in NYC, DC, San Francisco, Montreal and in major cities around the globe — with no license to do so. Their known crypto wallet addresses have moved more than $14 billion USD in digital currency
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Last month, President Trump pardoned Binance's billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao for money laundering lapses that facilitated crypto payments for terrorists, child abusers, etc.

Binance pleaded guilty to these crimes in 2023. But what's it been up to since? we at @icij.org took a look:
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I investigated millions of dollars in Covid-relief funds that poured into shell companies registered at a Wyoming storefront. Finding questionable recipients wasn't hard: www.icij.org/investigatio...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM