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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
$2.2 Billion Stolen from Crypto Platforms in 2024, but Hacked Volumes Stagnate Toward Year-End as DPRK Slows Activity Post-July
Crypto hacking remains a persistent threat, with four years in the past decade individually seeing more than a billion dollars’…
[GUIDE PREVIEW] The Crypto Maturity Journey: How Traditional Finance Can Adopt Cryptocurrency in Stages
This blog is an excerpt from our new guide: The Crypto Maturity Journey. Inside, we lay out a framework for…
Despite war and regulatory questions, crypto adoption grows in Eastern Europe driven by institutions and DeFi activity
As the fourth largest cryptocurrency market, Eastern Europe received $499.14 billion in value on-chain between July 2023 and June 2024,…
Stablecoins dominate market share, Bitcoin grows, and merchant services thrive in Central, Northern, & Western Europe
This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Central, Northern, & Western…
North America: Institutional Momentum and U.S. Bitcoin ETPs Propel Crypto Further Into the Mainstream
This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Like previous years, North…
Latin America’s Search for Economic Stability: The Rise of Stablecoins Amid Volatility
This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Latin America is the…
Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria Takes #2 Spot in Global Adoption, South Africa Grows Crypto-TradFi Nexus
This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Reserve your copy now! Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for…
Middle East & North Africa: Regulatory Momentum and DeFi Fuel Adoption
This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Reserve your copy now! The Middle East &…