Crypto crime
The Growing Landscape of Seizable Crypto Assets: On-Chain Balances Linked to Criminal Activity Exceed $75 Billion
Key findings Criminal balances Illicit entities hold nearly $15 billion in 2025, with stolen funds representing the largest category. Wallets…
DPRK IT Workers: Inside North Korea’s Crypto Laundering Network
North Korean (DPRK) IT workers continue to infiltrate IT companies globally to earn income, often in cryptocurrency, used to finance…
OFAC Targets $600 Million Iranian Shadow Banking Network Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions
TL;DR OFAC designated Iranian financial facilitators and their network of front companies for coordinating cryptocurrency transactions that benefit the Islamic…
Following the Money with Chainalysis: 7 Questions for Lieutenant Colonel Chitsanupong Waidee
Following the Money is a Q&A series that spotlights how Chainalysis customers use our products in the real world —…
The Venus Protocol Incident: How Hexagate and a Community Stopped a Hack and Enabled a Swift Recovery
On September 2, 2025, a Venus Protocol user was targeted, putting approximately $13 million at risk. The attack was rooted…
체이널리시스 솔루션으로 국제 해킹 조직을 검거한 서울경찰청
서울경찰청이 최근 들어 가장 정교한 사이버 범죄 조직 중 하나를 검거했다고 발표했습니다. 2년에 걸친 수사 끝에 기업 임원, 고액 자산가…
Seoul Police Crack International Hacking Ring with Chainalysis Solutions
Last week, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) announced that it has dismantled one of the most sophisticated cybercrime operations…
APAC-based Law Enforcement Freezes $47 Million in Pig Butchering Funds Following Collaboration Among Chainalysis, OKX, Tether, and Binance
TL;DR “Pig butchering” scams have become a major criminal enterprise, combining investment fraud with human trafficking, resulting in billions in…
Legislated Sanctions Evasion: How the Garantex Rebrand, Grinex, and the Ruble-Backed Token, A7A5 Have Shaped Russia’s Shadow Crypto Economy
UPDATE 10/24/25: The European Commission adopts its 19th package of sanctions against Russia On October 23, 2025, the European Commission…
The US and Canada Join Forces to Combat Scams, Seizing Millions in Crypto
Last year, we launched Operation Spincaster, a first-of-its-kind public-private initiative designed to disrupt and prevent scams through coordinated global sprints.…
July 2025: Charts in Review
Each week, we share a data-driven snapshot of the most compelling trends in digital assets through our “Chart of the…
Chainalysis Identifies Large CSAM Website Using Cryptocurrency
Chainalysis has identified the cryptocurrency payments infrastructure of one of the largest child sexual abuse material (CSAM) websites operating on…
Following the Bitcoin Trail: The IntelBroker Takedown
TL;DR International law enforcement coordinated to take down BreachForum, arresting five administrators including IntelBroker (Kai West). Breakthrough came when IntelBroker…
2025 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update: Stolen Funds Surge as DPRK Sets New Records
Key findings Stolen funds With over $2.17 billion stolen from cryptocurrency services so far in 2025, this year is more…
How Chainalysis Helped Uncover an NCA Officer’s Theft of Seized Bitcoin
TL;DR A UK law enforcement officer stole approximately 50 BTC from assets seized in the Silk Road 2.0 investigation. Despite…