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Investigating the World of Pig Butchering And Crypto Scams: Podcast Ep. 72
Episode 72 of the Public Key podcast is here! We’ve all received that random text message, that seems like a…
Inside the iSpoof Blockchain Investigation: This Fraud Tool Helped Scammers Steal Over £100 Million
On May 19, 2023, Tejay Fletcher, the administrator behind the fraud-enabling website iSpoof, was sentenced to more than 13 years…
How Law Enforcement is Combating Pig Butchering Crypto Scams: Podcast Ep. 45
Episode 45 of the Public Key podcast is here! In this episode, we go coast to coast to talk to…
Crypto Scam Revenue Dropped 46% in 2022, While Blockchain Analysis Finds Links Between What Appear to be Distinct Scams
While scams remain the largest form of cryptocurrency-based crime (that is, if we ignore transactions associated with OFAC-sanctioned entities, which…
Ethereum Merge Scams: How Scammers Took Advantage of The Ethereum Merge to Make Millions
We’re now six weeks past the Merge, as Ethereum underwent its switch from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) on September…
[CHAINALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 19] Pig Butchering Crypto Scam: Crypto’s Emerging Human Trafficking And Romance Scam Industry
Episode 19 of Public Key, the Chainalysis podcast, is here! In this episode, we talk with Vice World News’ Southeast…
The Biggest Threat to Trust in Cryptocurrency: Rug Pulls Put 2021 Cryptocurrency Scam Revenue Close to All-time Highs
This blog is a preview of our 2022 Crypto Crime Report. Sign up here to download your copy now! Scams were once…
Eastern Europe’s Crypto Crime Landscape: Scams Dominate, Plus Significant Ransomware Activity
This blog is a preview of our 2021 Geography of Cryptocurrency report. Sign up here to download the whole thing!…
Chainalysis in Action: OFAC Sanctions Russian Cryptocurrency OTC Suex that Received Over $160 million from Ransomware Attackers, Scammers, and Darknet Markets
Want to learn more about the sanctions against Suex and what this means for the larger fight against ransomware? Watch…
Covid-19 Has Wiped Out 33% of Cryptocurrency Scammers’ Revenue, But That’s Not the Whole Story
Media outlets and governments around the world have warned of scammers taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis. It’s a worrisome…
PlusToken Scammers Didn’t Just Steal $2+ Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency. They May Also Be Driving Down the Price of Bitcoin. [UPDATED 3/12/2020]
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Scams…
Crypto Crime Series: Decoding Ethereum Scams
This post is the second in our “Crypto Crime” series, detailing the recent trends in crypto crime and our predictions…
U.S. Sanctions Crypto Mixer Sinbad.io for Role in North Korean Laundering Activities
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced today that it has imposed sanctions on cryptocurrency mixer…
Tennessee AG on Crypto, Consumer Protection and Opioid Crisis: Podcast Ep. 84
Episode 84 of the Public Key podcast is here and we are happy that you love the refreshed look. The…
GEO Report: Crypto Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ep. 83
Episode 83 of the Public Key podcast is here and we are happy that you love the refreshed look. Our…