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Bitcoin no longer asset of choice for criminals - former Elliptic crypto advisor
21.7.2023
Criminals have moved away from using Bitcoin for money laundering, with stablecoins emerging as an alternative due to accessibility
Crypto Crime Plummets in 2023, Down 65% Overall, Chainalysis Says
17.7.2023
Cryptocurrency-related crime is down significantly this year, according to data by Chainalysis. Specifically, the blockchain analytics firm explained that crypto inflows to known illicit entities are down 65% compared to the previous year while inflows to risky entities are down 42%. Crypto Crime...
8 smart strategies for effectively explaining a blockchain scaling solution
11.5.2023
Non-experts are much more likely to grasp the value of a scaling solution if it’s related to something they already understand
How the IRS seized $10B worth of crypto using blockchain analytics
11.5.2023
A public-private partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has played a key role in helping the Internal Revenue Service solve cryptocurrency-related crimes
27,000 requests last year: Collaboration key for Binance’s Investigations team
16.11.2022
Binance’s Investigations and Intelligence team plays a role in helping global law enforcement agencies identify and combat crypto-related crime
Two Americans Jailed for Stealing $330,000 in Crypto by ‘Sim-Swapping’
24.10.2022
Two men from Massachusetts, USA, were sentenced last week for what's been described as "an extensive scheme" to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal some $330,000 in cryptocurrency using SIM swapping and computer hacking, among other methods....
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SEC Charges 11 People over USD 300M Crypto 'Pyramid Scheme'
2.8.2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for their roles in an alleged crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised over USD 300m from millions of investors worldwide, including in the United States....
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US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands Share Crypto Criminal Leads, Including a Potential $1B Ponzi Scheme
15.5.2022
Officials from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have shared data and identified more than 50 crypto-related criminal leads, including one case that could be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme. Officials Share Data on Global Crypto Crime The heads of tax enforcement from the Joint...
North Korea Still Hacking Crypto Exchanges to Fund Its Weapons Program, Says UN
7.2.2022
Independent sanctions monitors have told the United Nations (UN) that North Korea is continuing to use crypto and raids on international crypto exchanges as a major revenue stream to fund its nuclear and ballistic weapons programs.
The monitors, Reuters reported, submitted their findings to...
Men Who Spiked a Crypto YouTuber’s Coffee to Steal Coins Sent to Jail for 3 Years
1.2.2022
Two South Korean YouTubers who robbed a fellow crypto broadcaster by spiking them with sleeping pills and stealing USD 660,000 worth of tokens, have been sentenced to three years behind bars – after a disagreement about sharing the profits of their social media behavior got out of hand....
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Illicit Activity’s Share in Crypto Shrinks, 'Significant Problem' Remains
6.1.2022
The growth of legitimate crypto usage is far higher than that of illicit usage, according to blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. However, illicit activity is still “a significant problem.”
“Transactions involving illicit addresses represented just 0.15% of cryptocurrency transaction...
North Korea Views its USD 1.7B Crypto Hack Hauls as a ‘Long-term Investment’
27.12.2021
North Korea “has hacked USD 1.7 billion worth of crypto from exchanges,” reports have claimed -and experts say that Pyongyang is going long on its haul of tokens, rather than immediately swapping them for cash....
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Crypto Crime Fell Sharply to Only 0.3% of All Cryptocurrency Activity in 2020
23.1.2021
A study by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis finds that cryptocurrency-related crime has fallen significantly. The criminal share of all crypto activity fell to just 0.34% in 2020. This contradicts recent statements by U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen and ECB President Christine...