Crime
FinCEN’s $60 Million Helix Fine Reveals how Regulators May Enforce Law on Mixers Moving Forward
FinCEN’s $60 Million Helix fine reveals how regulators may enforce law on mixers. In this link, read the key parts of FinCEN’s complaint against Helix.
Crypto Ransomware Payments Involve Regulatory Risk. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Ransomware payments have regulatory risk. Read about the advisories related to facilitating crypto-ransomware payments from the U.S. Treasury.
The KuCoin Hack: What We Know So Far and How the Hackers are Using DeFi Protocols to Launder Stolen Funds
On September 25, 2020, hackers stole more than $275 million worth of crypto from KuCoin in one of the largest ever exchange hacks. Here's what we know.
Wyoming Partners with Chainalysis to Combat Money Laundering and Illicit Digital Asset Activity
Chainalysis announces partnership with the State of Wyoming’s Division of Banking to combat money laundering and other criminal activity.
Eastern Europe: High Grassroots Adoption, Outsized Darknet Market and Ransomware Activity
Eastern Europe's crypto crime landscape shows that scams dominate and there is also significant ransomware activity.
Chainalysis in Action: Justice Department Demands Forfeiture of 280 Cryptocurrency Addresses Associated with North Korea Exchange Hackers
"The U.S. recently sought to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts tied to North Korean hacks that stole millions of cryptocurrency. Read more on this, here."
Chainalysis in Action: Department of Justice Announces Takedown of Two Terrorism Financing Campaigns with Help from Blockchain Analysis
Department of Justice announces takedown of two terrorism financing campaigns with help from Chainalysis tools. Read more about the incident.
Fighting Back Against SIM Swap Attacks with Blockchain Analysis
Learn more about SIM swap attacks and how to fight back against SIM swap attacks with blockchain analysis. Read on to learn more about this here.
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.
The Twitter Hack: What We Know One Week Later
Chainalysis updates its analysis of the July 2020 Twitter hack: how the funds were moved across exchanges and what the investigation revealed for law enforcement.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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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