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OFAC Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking and Crypto Laundering Network

OFAC sanctioned key Sinaloa Cartel operatives, disrupting a crypto laundering network that moved fentanyl proceeds cross-border onchain.

How Blockchain Intelligence Uncovered a Million-Euro Bitcoin Ordinals Tax Fraud Scheme

How Guardia di Finanza used Chainalysis Reactor to dismantle a million-euro tax evasion scheme exploiting Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens.

Crypto Prediction Markets Explained: How the Blockchain Is Reshaping Forecasting

How crypto prediction markets work, the related regulatory landscape, risks and red flags, and how Chainalysis brings clarity to prediction markets.

Where to Build: A Data-Driven Guide to Blockchain Infrastructure for TradFi Tokenization

Chainalysis on-chain data compares 9 blockchains across speed, cost, contagion risk, and illicit exposure.

Australia’s Crypto Crossroads: Regulation is Here, Now Comes the Hard Part

Australia's crypto compliance clock is already running. Chainalysis breaks down the VASP deadlines, scam prevention gaps, and what exchanges must do now.

OFAC Updates Central Bank of Iran Designation Following Record $344 Million Tether Seizure amid Strait of Hormuz Toll Controversy

OFAC updated its designation of the Central Bank of Iran, adding new cryptocurrency addresses to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.

U.S. Government Unveils Sweeping Enforcement Actions Against Southeast Asian Scam Centers and Crypto Fraud Networks

The U.S. government launched a crackdown on Southeast Asian crypto scam centers, resulting in new OFAC sanctions and over $700 million in restrained funds.

EU’s 20th Russia Sanctions Package Signals a New Era of Crypto-Specific Enforcement

The EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia represents a significant doctrinal shift: for the first time, crypto assets are a primary target.

Inside the KelpDAO Bridge Exploit: How ~$292 Million in rsETH Was Released Against a Non-Existent Burn

Here's what we know about the KelpDAO Exploit, what the on-chain evidence shows, and why this class of exploit requires a different kind of monitoring.

$30 Billion and Counting: How Tokenized RWAs Are Becoming a Mainstream Investment for Institutional Capital

How the exponential growth of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and on-chain commodities is impacting global finance.

Sanctioned Russia-Linked Exchange Grinex Suspends Operations Following Alleged Cyberattack

Grinex, the sanctioned successor to Garantex, suspended operations following a claimed $13.7 million cyberattack.

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Crypto Toll: An Evolution of Tehran’s Expanding Use of Digital Assets

Iran intends to demand cryptocurrency payments from oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire.

Operation Atlantic: How Public-Private Collaboration Is Freezing Millions in Crypto Scam Proceeds

Operation Atlantic focused on approval phishing scams that trick victims into granting criminals permission to drain their wallets.

The Drift Protocol Hack: How Privileged Access Led to a $285 Million Loss

How compromised admin access led to the Drift protocol hack and a $285M loss, what failed, and how DeFi protocols can prevent similar attacks.

The $100 Trillion Wealth Shift: Stablecoin Utility and the Future of Payments

With a $100 trillion generational wealth transfer and the rise of on-chain POS, stablecoin volume is projected to hit $1,500 trillion by 2035.

Chainalysis Links NYC 2026: AI Amplification, TradFi Convergence, and the Power of Networked Intelligence

Chainalysis Links 2026 brought together the brightest minds across cryptocurrency exchanges, global law enforcement, and TradFi.

Chainalysis Introduces the First Blockchain Intelligence Agents

Combining domain expertise, proprietary data, and automation to scale blockchain intelligence across your organization

From the Battlefield to the Blockchain: How Cryptocurrency Is Helping Finance the Drone Revolution

What on-chain data reveal about the intersection of cryptocurrency and drone procurement, a nexus that is real, traceable, and analytically instructive.