Key Takeaways
- Authorities charged Dream Market’s Owe Martin Andresen with 12 money laundering counts for buying gold with flagged cryptocurrency.
- IRS CI’s tracking of $1.7M in gold bought via Bitpay proves dormant darknet crypto can be traced.
- Following a May 2026 raid, Andresen will next face up to 20 years in prison for each charge.
Alleged ‘Dream Market’ Admin Charged For Money Laundering After Buying Gold With Flagged Cryptocurrency
Owe Martin Andresen, a German national, was recently charged with money laundering after leveraging cryptocurrency funds from Dream Market, one of the largest darknet markets.
According to a press release issued on Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia,…







