by Vincent Muthee
Andrew Tate now faces fresh scrutiny after an on-chain investigator linked crypto wallets tied to him to a multimillion-dollar laundering trail. The allegations connect US-based fraud proceeds, privacy protocols, and market-facing behavior.
The claims arrive as Tate continues to defend himself in European courts. If US authorities act on the findings, his legal exposure could widen beyond Romania.
Tate-Associated Wallets Linked to Texas Investment Fraud
A pseudonymous on-chain investigator called Specter purports that wallets connected to Andrew Tate obtained approximately $1.2 million linked to an investment scheme in Texas. In March 2025, court filings contain details of a web of crypto addresses used to transfer approximately $5 million stolen from victims between January 2023 and February 2025.
Andrew Tate (@Cobratate ) may allegedly be involved in money laundering activity.
Wallets linked to him have deposited up to $30M into Railgun over the past two years and have also been linked to a pig-butchering scam case.
On June 9, 2024, Andrew Tate posted a DM screenshot… pic.twitter.com/MDZyNzP56K
— Specter (@SpecterAnalyst) December 27, 2025
Specter states that one wallet named in the lawsuit transmitted $1.2 million to a (presumably non-existent) address of 0x9B67. The researcher linked that address to Tate by reviewing his on-chain activity.
On December 14, 2024, the publicly known wallet owned by Tate sent a $4 transfer to 0x9B67. Specter referred to this transaction as a verification transaction. The attribution was further augmented by trading behavior.
The wallet was used to place leveraged trades on Hyperliquid. These trades were very similar to the positions portrayed publicly by Tate himself. The timing of entry, the choice of asset, and the size of the trade align with the posts Tate published online.
Even though Tate has not been charged by prosecutors in the Texas case, Specter contends that victim funds were found in wallets that are allegedly owned by him. US authorities could pursue civil forfeiture if they determine that the funds passed through Tate-controlled infrastructure.
The US connection may also complicate Tate’s defense in Europe. Cross-border financial cases often involve cooperation between the Department of Justice and Romanian authorities when investigators suspect international money laundering activity.
Andrew Tate Allegedly Moved $30 Million Through Railgun
Specter’s report also outlines extensive use of the Railgun privacy protocol by entities linked to Tate. These wallets supposedly deposited more than $30 million to Railgun pools in a period of two years. This was done to cover the history of the transactions.
The analysis shows that the majority of the funds were provided by Radom Pay, a crypto payment processor. The researcher followed repeated withdrawals between Radom Pay-linked wallets to Railgun, after which they were dispersed into new addresses with no apparent trail of transactions.
When a person is under active legal investigation, compliance specialists usually raise a red flag when they notice a sustained and high usage of privacy tools. The regulators interpret this trend as a possible layering scheme aimed at concealing the source and destination of funds.
Railgun is a legal privacy tool, and it is used by many users for valid purposes. However, Specter claims that the size and uniformity of the deposits are red flags, considering Tate’s general legal predicament.
Staged Market Signaling Claims
The investigation further accuses Tate of manipulating market sentiment through staging public statements. Specter highlighted a June 2024 incident in which Tate posted a screenshot claiming he had rejected an offer to promote an unnamed cryptocurrency.
Blockchain data, however, tells a different story, according to the investigator. The wallet shown in the screenshot allegedly received funding from addresses linked to Tate. Subsequent transactions suggest that Tate exercised control over the wallet, despite public claims that a third-party promoter owned it.
According to Specter, the move enabled Tate to display himself as principled without publicly relinquishing control of the assets. If verified, the action may be used to substantiate claims of fraudulent market practices. As of press time, Tate had not issued a public response to the investigation or the claims.
#blockchain #crypto, #decentralized, #distributed, #ledger
