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Inside a Sandwich Attack: Lessons From the $7.5 Million Heist Against JaredfromSubway.eth

JaredfromSubway.eth, operator of the most notorious MEV sandwich bot on Ethereum, was drained of $7.5M in a honeypot exploit. See how it happened on-chain.

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OFAC Sanctions ISIS Operators for Financing Terror Group with Crypto

OFAC sanctioned three individuals and six entities, including three crypto companies, for moving crypto to the terror group ISIS.

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Brazil’s Maturing Market Meets Maturing Threats: How Global Crypto Crime Trends Are Landing in Latin America’s Largest Market

Chainalysis data reveals how cartel money laundering, Chinese-language laundering networks, and Russian sanctions evasion are converging in Brazil's $318B crypto market, and what new regulations mean for compliance.

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Mercado brasileiro amadurece e enfrenta ameaças cada vez mais sofisticadas: como as tendências globais do crime com cripto estão chegando ao maior mercado da América Latina

Chainalysis data reveals how cartel money laundering, Chinese-language laundering networks, and Russian sanctions evasion are converging in Brazil's $318B crypto market, and what new regulations mean for compliance.

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Approval Phishing: From Just One Case to Full-Scale Disruption

What is approval phishing? Scammers reuse the same wallets across victims and abuse a legitimate approval feature, so a single case can expose their entire network. Learn how to detect and disrupt it at scale.

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OFAC and Crypto Crime: Every OFAC Specially Designated National with Identified Cryptocurrency Addresses

Learn how OFAC sanctions impact crypto crime along with a running list of OFAC’s crypto-related sanctions to date. Stay updated here.

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Global Law Enforcement Dismantles ‘AudiA6’ Crypto Laundering Network Linked to Ransomware Gangs

An international law enforcement operation has dismantled "AudiA6," a prolific cryptocurrency laundering service.

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The Hidden Code Problem: How Unverified Smart Contracts Are Becoming a Preferred Target for Attackers

In the last six months, at least $36.7 million has been stolen from protocols whose source code was never publicly verified.

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The $100 Million Crypto “Looksmaxxing” Boom: How Chinese Cartel Suppliers Pivoted to the Gray-Market Peptide Ecosystem

The gray market peptide trade is now a $100M+ on-chain economy. Chainalysis traced the cartel chemists pivoting to looksmaxxing buyers.

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OFAC Sanctions Nobitex and Major Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Sweeping Evasion Crackdown

OFAC sanctioned four of Iran’s largest crypto exchanges, including Nobitex, for facilitating widespread sanctions evasion and illicit financial flows.

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U.K. Sanctions 18 Entities and Persons for Evading Russian Trade Blockades

The U.K. has sanctioned 18 crypto entities and individuals , including HTX, for using digital assets to help Russia bypass international trade blockades.

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OFAC Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking and Crypto Laundering Network

OFAC sanctioned key Sinaloa Cartel operatives, disrupting a crypto laundering network that moved fentanyl proceeds cross-border onchain.

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How Blockchain Intelligence Uncovered a Million-Euro Bitcoin Ordinals Tax Fraud Scheme

How Guardia di Finanza used Chainalysis Reactor to dismantle a million-euro tax evasion scheme exploiting Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens.

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OFAC Updates Central Bank of Iran Designation Following Record $344 Million Tether Seizure amid Strait of Hormuz Toll Controversy

OFAC updated its designation of the Central Bank of Iran, adding new cryptocurrency addresses to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.

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U.S. Government Unveils Sweeping Enforcement Actions Against Southeast Asian Scam Centers and Crypto Fraud Networks

The U.S. government launched a crackdown on Southeast Asian crypto scam centers, resulting in new OFAC sanctions and over $700 million in restrained funds.