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All Crime is Crypto Crime: Gurvais Grigg on How Blockchain Intelligence is Changing Law Enforcement

Gurvais Grigg’s career has been defined by his command of data and technology to combat all facets of crime. A…

[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…

The Crypto Treasury Solution: Overcoming Blockchain Data Complexity: Podcast Ep. 136

Episode 136 of the Public Key podcast is here! How can crypto accounting firms do back office operations if they…

Everything You Need To Know About Crypto Cartels: Podcast Ep. 135

Episode 135 of the Public Key podcast is here! Almost 110,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2023 and 80…

AlixPartners and Chainalysis Team Up to Further Enhance Capabilities and Client Support in Digital Asset Tracing and Forensic Investigations

With the increasing sophistication of crypto fraud and the evolving compliance landscape, organizations require robust solutions to aid in forensic…

Inside the Rapid Growth of Real World Asset Tokenization: Podcast Ep. 134

Episode 134 of the Public Key podcast is here! Tokenization of real world assets is all the rage and we…

Geography of Crypto_Eastern-Europe

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,…

Hexagate Enhances Developer Security on Base: Building Secure Developer Applications for Onchain Builders

Hexagate is partnering with Coinbase to provide access to real-time security threat detection and risk analytics to every app and…

Anatomy of an Address Poisoning Scam

In recent years, cryptocurrency scams have become increasingly personalized, directly targeting individual wallet holders with alarming frequency and devastating consequences.…

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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…

Building Bridges to Tackle Pig Butchering: Podcast Ep. 133

Episode 133 of the Public Key podcast is here! Erin West has been on this podcast 3 times and all…

Algebra and DEXes Building on It Are Now Secured by Hexagate

The Algebra ecosystem is leveling up its security game by partnering with Hexagate, the market leader in Web3 threat prevention…

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…

How Tether is Building Resilient and Decentralized Financial Systems: Podcast Ep. 132

Episode 132 of the Public Key podcast is here! When we think about the crypto company that has cracked the…

Regulating the Future: ADGM’s Blueprint for Decentralization: Podcast Ep. 131

Episode 131 of the Public Key podcast is here! We all keep coming to this word ‘decentralization’, but the definition…

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…

OFAC Designates Russia-Based Cybercrime Syndicate, Evil Corp, in Joint Effort with UK’s FCDO and Australia’s DFAT

On 1 October, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth…

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…