ICIJ is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization that leads global cross-border financial investigations, most recently spearheading The Coin Laundry, a major inquiry into cryptocurrency platforms, illicit financial flows, scams, theft, and money laundering. ICIJ's Twitter Score is 17 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #57,876 among 483,652 tracked accounts.
ICIJ, whose full name is the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, was founded by Charles "Chuck" Lewis and was formerly affiliated with the Center for Public Integrity. The organization has built a reputation for coordinating large-scale investigative projects across dozens of countries, with past work including the Panama Papers, Pandora Papers, FinCEN Files, and Uber Files, among others.
ICIJ's Coin Laundry investigation brought together 113 journalists and 37 media partners, with blockchain analysis covering hundreds of wallet addresses and tens of thousands of transactions. That analysis found at least $408 million in tether flowing from Huione Group to Binance accounts, and $226 million to OKX accounts following OKX's guilty plea. The investigation drew on blockchain analysis support from ChainArgos, Crystal Intelligence, zeroShadow, Arkham Intelligence, and Inca Digital.
ICIJ has published 31,510 posts on the platform and has 469,968 followers as of August 2026. The account has been mentioned by 122 accounts, with 331 total mentions.
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