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Chainalysis In Action: How Law Enforcement Used Blockchain Analysis to Follow Funds and Identify the Twitter Hackers

Law enforcement used Chainalysis to investigate the Twitter hack, using Bitcoin's transparency. Learn more about how they used Chainalysis to crack the case.

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The Twitter Hack: What We Know One Week Later

On Wednesday, July 15, Twitter accounts belonging to prominent individuals including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, and many others…

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An Update to Our FutureNet Intelligence Brief

"Chainalysis has released an updated intelligence brief on the Futurenet Ponzi scheme. Click here to read the document and learn more about the update."

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Fact Checking Recent Cryptocurrency Terrorism Financing Reports

Fact-checking recent cryptocurrency terrorism financing reports is necessary. Learn more about Chainalysis campaigns that analyze terrorist financing.

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Introducing Chainalysis Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs

Chainalysis's new Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs identify new groups and services transacting with cryptocurrency. Click to read the first three briefs.

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Making Cryptocurrency Part of the Solution to Human Trafficking

Read Chainalysis research on how cryptocurrency intersects with human trafficking and plans to counteract this activity. Click this link for more on this.

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Ransomware Attackers Aren’t Sparing Anyone During Covid-19

Covid-19 ransomware attacks are targeting hospitals and healthcare organizations. Learn more about which ransomware strains were active during Covid-19.

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Covid-19 Has Wiped Out 33% of Cryptocurrency Scammers’ Revenue, But That’s Not the Whole Story

Did you know Covid-19 has wiped out 33% of cryptocurrency scammers’ revenue? Chainalysis digs deeper into Covid-19’s impact on different types of scams.

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The Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report is Here. Download to Learn Why 2019 Was the Year of the Ponzi Scheme.

Cryptocurrency adoption is increasing, with 18% of Americans and 35% of millennials purchasing it. Read the Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report here for more.

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Darknet Market Activity Higher Than Ever in 2019 Despite Closures. How Does Law Enforcement Respond?

After a small decline in 2018, total darknet market sales grew 70% in 2019 to over $790 million in crypto, making it the first time sales surpassed $600 million.

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Ransomware Goes Mass Market

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, but it’s difficult to calculate their impact. Read more about the increasing amount of ransomware attacks.

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As Exchanges Beef Up Security Measures, Hackers Get More Sophisticated

2019 saw more cryptocurrency hacks than any other year. But of the 11 attacks this year, none of them came close to matching the scale of major heists.

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Terrorism Financing in Early Stages with Cryptocurrency But Advancing Quickly

Cryptocurrency as a terrorism financing tool presents difficult issues for the intelligence community. We compare case studies of two such campaigns.

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Crypto Money Laundering: How Criminals Cash Out Billions in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies

Crypto money laundering sees billions of dollars move through financial crimes. Learn more about the main players in the ecosystem.

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Crypto Money Laundering: How Criminals Cash Out Billions in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies

Crypto money laundering sees billions of dollars move through financial crimes. Learn more about crypto money laundering and the main enablers of this activity.