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Crime

2023 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update: Crime Down 65% Overall, But Ransomware Headed for Huge Year Thanks to Return of Big Game Hunting

2023 so far has been a year of recovery for cryptocurrency after a chaotic 2022, with prices of digital assets…

Report

[REPORT PREVIEW] The Chainalysis Crypto Myth Busting Report

This blog is a preview of our Crypto Myth Busting Report. Sign up here to download the full report! From…

Crime

Multichain Protocol Experiences Mysterious Withdrawals, Suggesting Multi-Million Dollar Hack or Rug Pull [UPDATED 7/19/23]

New updates, 7/19/23: Multichain protocol ceases operations, CEO and sister arrested A week after cross-chain bridge protocol Multichain experienced unauthorized…

Crypto Basics

Introduction to ERC-20 Tokens

A transformative aspect of public blockchains is their openness, allowing anyone to participate in and influence the activities of an…

Crime

Cryptocurrency Mining Pools and Money Laundering: Two Real World Examples

Cryptocurrency mining is a crucial part of our industry, but it also holds special appeal to bad actors, as it…

Public Key Podcast

Everything You Need to Know About APAC Crypto Regulations: Podcast Ep. 59

Episode 59 of the Public Key podcast is here! The regulatory landscape in jurisdictions like Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and…

Crime

[UPDATED 12/1/23] South Korea Sanctions North Korea Hacking Group Kimsuky, Identifies Related Crypto Addresses. U.S. and Japan Follow Suit.

Update, 11/30/23: U.S. and Japan join South Korea in sanctioning Kimsuky On November 30, 2023, the United States’ Office of…

Public Key Podcast

Exploring the Path to Digital Asset Adoption in Traditional Financial Markets: Podcast Ep. 58

Episode 58 of the Public Key podcast is here! Imagine if we could remove the complexity of traditional institutions working…

Public Key Podcast

Everything You Need to Know About Liquidity Pools And Crypto Custody: Podcast Ep. 57

Episode 57 of the Public Key podcast is here! With real-world asset tokenization attracting institutions from TradFi to crypto assets,…

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Company News

Lessons from $11 Billion in Recovered Cryptocurrency: The Industry Needs Proper Incident Response

As digital currencies grow in popularity, crypto organizations face increasing risk of stolen funds through hacks with attack vectors like…

Public Key Podcast

Building Trust and Safety in the Cryptocurrency Threat Landscape: Podcast Ep. 53

Episode 53 of the Public Key podcast is here! With pig butchering and other crypto-related scams plaguing the industry, we…

Company News

Launching the Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre

Partnership between Calgary Police Service and Chainalysis will enable law enforcement action, protect Canadians amid steady crime and explosive growth of crypto

Crime

Fraud Shop Genesis Market Shut Down in International Law Enforcement Operation, Sanctioned by OFAC

On April 4, 2023, authorities shut down popular fraud shop Genesis Market and arrested hundreds of its users around the…

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News

Crypto Donations Provide Fast Relief for Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

With a death toll now surpassing 47,000, the devastating earthquake on February 6 in Turkey and Syria have left many…

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国際情勢

暗号資産による寄付がトルコ・シリア大地震の犠牲者の迅速な救済に貢献

2023 年 2 月 6 日にトルコとシリアで発生した壊滅的な地震による死者は、現時点で 4 万 7,000 名に上り、世界の多くの人々が無力感を抱いています。このような惨状に加え、両国の政治的緊張によって物流が困難となり、いずれの国の犠牲者も援助を受けることが困難な状況に陥っています。このような規模の人道的危機が発生すると、人々が救援活動に寄付したいと望んでも、どこに寄付したらよいのか分からなくなることが少なくありません。最大の関心事は、どうすれば資金を本当に必要な人にできるだけ早く届けることができるかということです。 このような時勢において、暗号資産は人々への迅速な支援に向け、重要な役割を果たしてきました。例えば、何百万ドルもの暗号資産がウクライナ支援のため提供されています。暗号資産の利用者は、ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻開始直後の 2022 年 3 月 28 日時点で、既に 5,600 万ドル相当以上の暗号資産をウクライナ政府が用意したアドレスに寄付しているほか、デジタル通貨を受け入れる慈善団体への寄付も行っています。トルコ・シリア大地震の犠牲者救済に対しても、暗号資産が同様の役割を果たせる可能性があります。 Chainalysisでは、現在までに約…