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MENA’s Divergent Crypto Paths: From Crisis to Innovation in 2025

This post is an excerpt from our 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download the full report now! Note on our…

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European Crypto Adoption Highlights a Patchwork of Convergence and Transformation

This post is an excerpt from our 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download the full report now! Note on our…

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Latin America Emerges as a Crypto Powerhouse Amid Volatile Growth

This post is an excerpt from our 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download the full report now! Latin America’s expanding…

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APAC Crypto Adoption Accelerates with Distinct National Pathways

This post is an excerpt from our 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download the full report now! APAC’s leading crypto…

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From ETFs to Treasuries: How The U.S. Is Shaping Digital Finance

This post is an excerpt from our 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download the full report now! Riding the waves:…

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Sub-Saharan Africa Emerges as Third-Fastest Growing Crypto Region with Strong Retail Activity

This post is an excerpt from our 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download the full report now! Sub-Saharan Africa: Strong…

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The 2025 Global Adoption Index: India and the United States Lead Cryptocurrency Adoption

This post is an excerpt from our 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download the full report now! We are excited…

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The Road to Crypto Regulation Part 1: Crypto’s Journey from Margins to Mainstream

This blog offers a preview of our series, “The Road to Regulation.” Download the full Part 1 chapter here.  TL;DR…

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Darknet market and fraud shop BTC revenues decline amid years-long international law enforcement disruption

This blog is an excerpt of our 2025 Crypto Crime Report, available now! A series of law enforcement takedowns in…

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Organized Crime Shows High Level of Professionalization, Low Level of Crypto Sophistication

This blog is an excerpt of our 2025 Crypto Crime Report, available now! Organized crime has always quickly adapted alongside…

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Iranians Flock to Crypto Amidst Geopolitical Tension; International Sanctions Actions Disrupt Russia’s War Machine

In 2024, sanctions shifted in both scope and strategy, reflecting a broader evolution in illicit on-chain activity in response to…

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Crypto Scam Revenue 2024: Pig Butchering Grows Nearly 40% YoY as Fraud Industry Leverages AI and Increases in Sophistication

In 2024, cryptocurrency scams received at least $9.9 billion on-chain, an estimate that will increase as we identify more illicit…

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35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments

The ransomware landscape experienced significant changes in 2024, with cryptocurrency continuing to play a central role in extortion. However, the…

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Market Manipulation: Suspected Wash Trading on Select Blockchains May Account for Up To $2.57 Billion in Trading Volume

[FEBRUARY 13, 2025 UPDATE]: Some numbers in this analysis have been adjusted to correct for an error. In last year’s…

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Cryptocurrency donations to extremist groups dip globally, but white supremacism, nationalism, and anti-Semitism grow across Europe

Extremism, in its many forms, represents an ongoing threat to global peace and security. Often fueled by ideological grievances and…