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Approval phishing scams ‘a much bigger problem’ than first thought
Since May 2021, a staggering $2.7 billion has been lost to approval phishing attacks — and a multinational…
Chainalysis: Nearly $100b of ‘dirty crypto’ sent to exchanges since 2019
Nearly 30% of all crypto traced from illicit addresses since 2019 ended up at sanctioned services like Russia’s…
Nearly 75% of stolen funds via crypto drainers funneled into defi in 2023
Phishing scammers utilizing crypto drainers appear to be no longer directing stolen funds to centralized exchanges, turning instead…
Tether taps Chainalysis to track USDT activity on secondary markets
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a partnership with blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis to develop a tool for monitoring…
Gaza Now and London-Based Businesses Targeted in US-UK Crypto Terrorism Crackdown
The US and UK authorities have ramped up their crackdown on entities linked to terrorism financing via crypto…
Darknet markets saw crypto revenues rise in 2023 despite global crackdown
Although darknet markets are far from 2021 levels, their crypto revenue has slightly rebounded since Hydra’s closure in…
China’s crypto investors triumph despite restrictions, net about $1.2b
Chainalysis, a blockchain research firm in New York, highlighted a significant rebound in the crypto space, showing strong…
Chainalysis Data Reveals 93% Drop in Tornado Cash Inflows Post-Sanctions
Following sanctions in August 2022 for laundering over $455 million in stolen crypto assets by the Lazarus Group,…
Myanmar-based scammers stole $100m worth of crypto since 2022, Chainalysis says
Chainalysis report reveals Myanmar-based romance scammers amassing $100 million in crypto, underscoring the nexus between illicit activities and…
Chainalysis Report Exposes: Majority of Pump-And-Dump Schemes End in Failure
Pump and dump schemes commonly entail an individual or a group of actors investing in a token, vigorously…