Crypto crime
2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 2: China-based CSAM and Cybercrime Networks On The Rise, Pig Butchering Scams Remain Lucrative
Sensitive content warning This article will touch on topics of criminal activity that readers may find distressing, including Child Sexual…
2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 1: Cybercrime Climbs as Exchange Thieves and Ransomware Attackers Grow Bolder
Key findings Aggregate illicit activity on-chain has dropped by almost 20% year-to-date, demonstrating that legitimate activity is growing more quickly…
How the Chainalysis Crypto Investigations Solution Supports Cases From Lead Discovery to Illicit Seizures
Just over a decade ago, few people understood the emerging technologies surrounding cryptocurrency and blockchain, and even fewer investigators knew…
[REPORT PREVIEW] Malign Interference and Crypto: How Crypto Transaction Tracing Can Expose and Disrupt Malign Influence Efforts
This blog is a preview of our Malign Interference and Crypto Report. Discover the role crypto plays in facilitating disinformation…
[REPORT PREVIEW] Money Laundering and Cryptocurrency: Trends and new techniques for detection and investigation
This blog is a preview of our Money Laundering and Cryptocurrency Report. We’re excited to debut first-of-its-kind research that dives…
Public Sector Survey Preview: The 2024 State of Cryptocurrency Investigations Report
This blog is a preview of our 2024 State of Cryptocurrency Investigations Report, which was compiled using insights from our…
Cracking Down on Sim-Swapping, Pig Butchering, and Crypto Crimes: Podcast Ep. 114
Episode 114 of the Public Key podcast is here and as we all know, cryptocurrency has always been unchartered territory…
Ransomware and the Crypto Threat Landscape in 2024: Podcast Ep. 113
Episode 113 of the Public Key podcast is here and this is our “Live from Links” series, where we showcase…
The Response to North Korea’s Crypto Heists: Podcast Ep. 109
Episode 109 of the Public Key podcast is here and this is our “Live from Links” series, where we showcase…
How To Use Blockchain Intelligence To Investigate Crypto Crime
With a global market capitalization exceeding $2 trillion, regulation increasing worldwide, and adoption growing each year, cryptocurrency is here to…
Examining the Impact of Ransomware Disruptions: Qakbot, LockBit, and BlackCat
A historic surge of ransomware incidents and payment totals in 2023 was not without resistance, as significant actions were taken…
Former IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee: Why I’m Joining Chainalysis
After 29 years, including more than three as Chief of the IRS-CI, my last day of government service was March…
Intellectual Property Infringement: Crypto Used in Sales for Illicit Streaming Services and Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals
As with all new technologies, malicious actors have found ways to exploit cryptocurrency, despite its transparency and traceability. These actors…
Darknet Market Revenues Rise In 2023 As Markets Develop Role Specialization
Darknet markets were one of two categories of crypto crime that saw revenues rise in 2023. In total, darknet markets…
Best of Public Key’s Pig Butchering Discussions – Ep. 98
Episode 98 of the Public Key podcast is here and in a Public Key first, we are going to take…