at least $400,000 in ETH seized
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A defendant named in a bombshell illegal gambling case involving NBA coach and hall of famer Chauncey Billups has seen at least $400,000 in ether (ETH) removed from his wallet, likely seized by the FBI. Alleged money launderer, Anthony Shnayderman, had 100 ETH moved out of his wallet six days ago following a test transaction — a sign that suggests the FBI or another government entity has taken control of the wallet. Shnayderman, who uses a Bored Ape as the avatar for his numerous social media accounts, has been anything but discreet about his involvement with illegal sports gambling and repeatedly reached out to individuals on X to assure them he could pick winners. It’s unclear if anyone took him up on his offers. Another crypto bro and X user “FreeMoose_NBA,” aka Mustafa Omar, was interviewed on the Pablo Torre Show months ago, describing what seems to be a crew of NBA-adjacent gamblers, launderers, and fixers. Read more: Coinbase hacker panic-sold ETH during market crash at a $4.5M loss Shnayderman sued OpenSea and PayPal While allegedly cheating on sports bets and helping a crime syndicate move money, Shnayderman also paid attorneys to bring lawsuits against a number of major financial and cryptocurrency companies. In 2022, after having money frozen in his personal PayPal account — a “restriction” was placed on approximately $130,000 in cash and crypto — for “alleged participation in gambling activities, and links to multiple accounts with limited access and unresolved negative balances,” Shnayderman brought a lawsuit against the company. He sought over a million in dollars in punitive and compensatory damages. In an ironic twist of fate, Shnayderman also filed a class action lawsuit against OpenSea, alleging that the platform was selling unregistered securities — “unregistered securities” he seemed quite proud to gloat about on Instagram and…
Filed under: News - @ October 29, 2025 2:28 pm