1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auAJ Dellingerhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/ajdellinger-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="X24MSlafUg"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/07/bitcoin-maven-gaoled-for-multi-million-dollar-bitcoin-for-cash-money-laundering-operation/">‘Bitcoin Maven’ Gaoled For Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin-For-Cash Money Laundering Operation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/07/bitcoin-maven-gaoled-for-multi-million-dollar-bitcoin-for-cash-money-laundering-operation/embed/#?secret=X24MSlafUg" width="600" height="338" title="“‘Bitcoin Maven’ Gaoled For Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin-For-Cash Money Laundering Operation” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="X24MSlafUg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/12/uklmmblspbefv2gphvda-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601433Bitcoin has lost most of its (likely inflated) value in the last few months, but it still has plenty of value for law enforcement agencies looking for financial crimes to punish. The latest cryptocurrency criminal to get the book thrown at them is “Bitcoin Maven”, a 50-year-old woman who ran a bitcoin-for-cash exchange operation.