Scams
Operation Atlantic: How Public-Private Collaboration Is Freezing Millions in Crypto Scam Proceeds
Last week, Chainalysis joined a proactive joint operation co-hosted by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), the US Secret Service,…
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…
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…
DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin as U.S. and U.K. Target Massive Southeast Asian Crypto Scam Network
UPDATE 10/30/25: OFAC added 25 new bitcoin addresses to Chen Zhi’s SDN listing. These addresses represent additional crypto wallets controlled…
From Scams to Nation State Threats: The Trusted Standard for Crypto Investigations
Crypto-enabled crime is no longer confined to the hidden corners of the internet. It now finances state adversaries, empowers organized…
The Security Risks of Stablecoins: How Hackers Exploit Centralized and Decentralized Issuers
TL;DR Stablecoins are critical to crypto markets, but come with distinct security risks depending on how they are issued and…
Huione Carries On: Chinese-Language Platform’s Persistence Reveals the Complexity of On-chain Financial Crime Disruption
TL;DR: Despite Huione’s reported “shutdown” and the disappearance of its website and Telegram channels, transaction data shows no meaningful decline.…
The Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report Preview (Part 2): Podcast Ep. 156
Darknet Markets, North Korean hackers, scams and ransomware. We cover it all in part 2 of our exclusive Crypto Crime…
What is Authorized Push Payment (APP) Fraud? Understanding Crypto-Related Scams & Prevention
Digital assets are rapidly transforming the global financial ecosystem, offering new models for payments, investment, and value exchange. But alongside…
Bridging The Public-Private Sector Gap in Crypto: Podcast Ep. 150
Welcome to season 3 of the Public Key podcast! New Season, New Hosts, New Look. “We should be able to…
Crypto Scam Revenue 2024: Pig Butchering Grows Nearly 40% YoY as Fraud Industry Leverages AI and Increases in Sophistication
In 2024, cryptocurrency scams received at least $9.9 billion on-chain, an estimate that will increase as we identify more illicit…
The Scamdemic: New Age of Crypto, AI and Fraud: Podcast Ep. 149
Welcome to season 3 of the Public Key podcast! New Season, New Hosts, New Look. A Scamdemic is something we…
2025 Crypto Crime Trends: Illicit Volumes Portend Record Year as On-Chain Crime Becomes Increasingly Diverse and Professionalized
In recent years, cryptocurrency has become increasingly mainstream. Although illicit activity on-chain previously revolved heavily around cybercrime, cryptocurrency is now…
Operation Spincaster lands in Delta: Local police equipped to trace and freeze millions from scam wallet
In 2024, scams with a crypto nexus surged, becoming one of the most lucrative areas of illicit activity YTD, earning…
Building Bridges to Tackle Pig Butchering: Podcast Ep. 133
Episode 133 of the Public Key podcast is here! Erin West has been on this podcast 3 times and all…