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Everything You Need To Know About Stablecoin Regulation Podcast Ep. 95
Episode 95 of the Public Key podcast is here! Stablecoin regulations have been slowly popping up around the world. In…
Money Laundering Activity Spread Across More Service Deposit Addresses in 2023, Plus New Tactics from Lazarus Group
The goal of money laundering is to obscure the criminal origins of funds so that they can be accessed and…
Linea x Hexagate: Building the World’s Most Secure L2
On a mission to build the world’s most secure Layer-2, Linea has partnered with Hexagate to provide proactive threat protection…
Future of Blockchain Investing with Alon Goren – Ep 94
Episode 94 of the Public Key podcast is here! “we invest in two people and an idea” is not a…
Ransomware Payments Exceed $1 Billion in 2023, Hitting Record High After 2022 Decline
In 2023, ransomware actors intensified their operations, targeting high-profile institutions and critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and government agencies. Major…
Stopping Pig Butchering and Crypto Scam Epidemic Podcast Ep. 93
Episode 93 of the Public Key podcast is here! Investment schemes, pig butchering and romance scams are plaguing the crypto…
Kevin O’Brien named President of Chainalysis Government Solutions
Chainalysis is excited to announce that as of today, Kevin O’Brien will serve as the President of Chainalysis Government Solutions…
54% of ERC-20 Tokens Listed on DEXes in 2023 Display Patterns That May Be Suggestive of Pump and Dump Schemes, but Represent just 1.3% of DEX Trading Volume
For most of the research that we publish in our annual Crypto Crime Report, the data tells a clear story.…
The Rise of Malicious DApps in Web3 with Raz Niv – Ep 92
Episode 92 of the Public Key podcast is here! When we were recording this episode with Raz Niv (Co-founder and…
Hexagate’s Security Platform: ‘Run-time’ Security for Web3 Organizations
As the adoption of blockchain technology grows, so does the responsibility to protect it against threats unique to its decentralized,…
Funds Stolen from Crypto Platforms Fall More Than 50% in 2023, but Hacking Remains a Significant Threat as Number of Incidents Rises
Over the last few years, cryptocurrency hacking has become a pervasive and formidable threat, leading to billions of dollars stolen…
Spot Bitcoin ETFs with Jeff Billingham – Ep. 91
Episode 91 of the Public Key podcast is here. The first Spot Bitcoin ETFs have been approved by the Securities…
2024 Crypto Crime Trends: Illicit Activity Down as Scamming and Stolen Funds Fall, But Ransomware and Darknet Markets See Growth
2023 was a year of recovery for cryptocurrency, as the industry rebounded from the scandals, blowups, and price declines of…
Crypto Hedge Funds with Henri Arslanian – Ep. 90
Episode 90 of the Public Key podcast is starting the New Year with a Bang. In this episode, media personality…
The Data Accuracy Flywheel: How Chainalysis Consistently Identifies and Verifies Blockchain Entities
We believe that cryptocurrency is the future. As our CEO Michael Gronager explained in a recent blog post, we expect…
CSAM and Cryptocurrency: On-chain Analysis Suggests CSAM Vendors May Benefit from Privacy Coins like Monero and Other Obfuscation Measures
CSAM (child sexual abuse material) is an understudied part of the crypto crime ecosystem. The industry is broadly aware that…
Cracking the Code: Hexagate’s Insights on Web3 Cybersecurity
“Blockchain” and “Cryptocurrency” and ‘Web3’ are synonymous and news cycles often focus on the actions of bad actors, financial losses…
Executive Corner: Welcoming Omesh Agam as CISO
Chainalysis is excited to announce that Omesh Agam has joined the company as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Omesh…