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Darknet market and fraud shop BTC revenues decline amid years-long international law enforcement disruption
This blog is an excerpt of our 2025 Crypto Crime Report, available now! A series of law enforcement takedowns in…
How Darknet Markets and Fraud Shops Fought for Users In the Wake of Hydra’s Collapse
2022 saw a decline in revenue from the previous year for darknet markets and fraud shops. Total darknet market revenue…
How 2022’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Sanctions Designations Affected Crypto Crime
Agencies like the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and its equivalents in…
[CHAINALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 5] Hydra: The Shutdown of The Largest Russian Darknet Marketplace
Episode 5 of Public Key, the Chainalysis podcast, is here! We’re proud to share that this week’s episode features guests…
OFAC Sanctions Hydra Following Law Enforcement Shutdown of the Darknet Market, As Well As Russian Exchange Garantex
Today is a big day in the fight against crypto crime. Following a joint operation involving several U.S. law enforcement…