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Chainalysis has generated 14,300 investigative leads after tracing 29,120 cryptocurrency addresses and digital identifiers linked to more than 100 child sexual abuse material platforms, forums and distribution networks. Chainalysis said Operation Lighthouse identified more than 7,700 suspect accounts through cryptocurrency…
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Chainalysis is challenging ICE’s $94.7 million sole-source award to TRM Labs, with oral arguments scheduled for Sept. 2 in federal court.
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Chainalysis has warned that cryptocurrency crime has increasingly extended into kidnappings, home invasions and other violent incidents as criminals pursue holders who can transfer digital assets immediately under coercion. According to the blockchain analytics firm’s latest report shared with crypto.news,…
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Crypto wrench attacks stole more than $30 million in early 2026 as France recorded 77 cases and criminals increasingly targeted relatives.
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Tether froze USDT in 131 ISIS-K-linked TRON wallets after OFAC added 134 crypto addresses tied to the group, Chainalysis said July 1.
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Chainalysis and South Korean police expand crypto crime training, certification and blockchain tracing as North Korean theft risks increase.
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The cryptocurrency-funded peptide market has surpassed a $100 million annual run rate after first-quarter sales jumped 159% quarter-over-quarter to $32 million, according to a new report from Chainalysis. According to Chainalysis, demand for off-label peptides has expanded rapidly beyond niche…
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Chainalysis says 47% of 2026 crypto entrants match 2020’s strictest alerting standards, but indirect monitoring gaps still remain for firms.
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This is an interview with Jonathan Levin, the co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, a leading blockchain data platform used by over 1,500 government agencies and financial institutions to track cryptocurrency transactions and combat illicit activity conducted by Selva Ozelli exclusively for crypto.news. Jonathan Levin officially assumed…
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Cryptocurrency use for transactions involving human trafficking surged 85% in 2025. According to a Feb. 13 Chainalysis report, which tracked cryptocurrency-facilitated human trafficking payments tied to escort services, labor recruiters connected to Southeast Asian scam compounds, and child sexual abuse…
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Chainalysis says illicit crypto hit $154B in 2025, driven by sanctioned nation-states using stablecoins and ruble token A7A5, while hacks and scams keep rising. Illicit cryptocurrency activity reached record levels in 2025 as sanctioned nation-states and entities increasingly utilized blockchain…
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Chainlink is integrating Chainalysis's real-time risk data, allowing institutions to enforce compliance policies as executable code across any blockchain.
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Chainalysis has pinpointed a massive $75 billion in criminal cryptocurrency sitting untouched in publicly viewable wallets. The findings reveal a vast digital treasure trove that remains theoretically seizable by global law enforcement agencies. In a report dated Oct. 9, blockchain…
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The latest report by Chainalysis shows that North America continues to play a central role in the crypto ecosystem. U.S. and Canada continue to dominate the crypto ecosystem. On Wednesday, September 17, Chainalysis published a report highlighting North America’s role…
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Chainalysis, Tether, Binance, and OKX joined forces with APAC authorities to take down a multi-million-dollar pig butchering crypto scam.
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When a suspicious transaction flashed across their screens, Greek investigators knew they had a shot at history. Months after North Korea’s Lazarus Group looted Bybit for $1.5 billion, a digital breadcrumb led to Greece’s first-ever crypto seizure, proving even the…