Crypto crime
From the Battlefield to the Blockchain: How Cryptocurrency Is Helping Finance the Drone Revolution
TL;DR Low-cost, commercially available drones have become central to modern conflict, allowing state and non-state actors, such as pro-Russia militias…
Global Fraud Summit 2026: From Fragmented Efforts to a Global Fraud Response
Fraud no longer sits at the margins of economic crime. It crosses borders, exploits gaps between jurisdictions, and scales at…
OFAC Targets North Korean IT Worker Networks Using Cryptocurrency to Fund WMD Programs
TL;DR OFAC designated six individuals and two entities for facilitating North Korean IT worker schemes that generated nearly $800 million…
Iranian Crypto Outflows Spike After Airstrikes Amid a Year of Rising On-Chain Activity
Update, 3/5/26 Earlier this week, we published an initial analysis of crypto outflows from Iranian exchanges in the immediate aftermath…
Cryptocurrency Flows to Suspected Human Trafficking Services Surge 85% Year-over-Year
TL;DR Cryptocurrency flows to suspected human trafficking services, largely based in Southeast Asia, grew 85% in 2025, reaching a scale…
OFAC Designates Iranian-Linked Crypto Exchanges in First-Ever Action Targeting Digital Asset Firms in Iran’s Financial Sector
TL;DR OFAC designated two UK-registered crypto exchanges, Zedcex and Zedxion, for operating in Iran’s financial sector and processing cryptocurrency transactions…
Why Now is the Time for the UK to Lead the Global Fight against Crypto-enabled Fraud
TL;DR Crypto-enabled fraud cost victims at least $14 billion globally in 2025, with sophisticated scams like pig butchering and AI-powered…
Inside Iran’s Growing $7.8 Billion Crypto Ecosystem: IRGC Dominance and a Flight to Bitcoin Reflect Geopolitical Tensions and Domestic Unrest
TL;DR Iran’s crypto ecosystem reached over $7.78 billion in 2025, having grown at a faster pace for most of the…
OFAC and Crypto Crime: Every OFAC Specially Designated National with Identified Cryptocurrency Addresses
As far back as the early 1800s, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued economic sanctions to achieve foreign…
Chainalysis Solutions Now Available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace
We are excited to announce that Chainalysis solutions are now available on the AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands…
U.S., U.K., and Australia Target Russian Cybercrime Infrastructure Supporting Global Ransomware Operations; U.S. Targets Crypto Laundering of Global Drug Trafficking Network
TL;DR OFAC, in coordination with the U.K. and Australia, designated Russian bulletproof hosting provider Media Land, LLC and its network…
U.S. Launches New Strike Force to Combat $10 Billion Southeast Asian Scam Industry; OFAC Targets Burma-Based Cyber Scam Network
TL;DR The U.S. Department of Justice, together with major federal law enforcement and interagency partners, announced the creation of the…
Following the Money with Chainalysis: 7 Questions for Oscar Camblain
Following the Money is a Q&A series that spotlights how Chainalysis customers use our products in the real world —…
Chainalysis in Action: Reactor Powers Microsoft’s Civil Action against RaccoonO365
Phishing began as a clumsy trick — a fake email, a misspelled domain, and a few unlucky victims. Phishing-as-a-service changed…
How Chainalysis and the City of London Police Are Building UK Cyber Resilience
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, often lacking the resources and expertise needed to…