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Customer Spotlight

Following the Money with Chainalysis: 9 Questions for Clément Santerre

Following the Money is a Q&A series that spotlights how Chainalysis customers use our products in the real world —…

Crime

Follow the Fraud: How to Protect Your Customers this Holiday Season

The end of year holiday season may be a time of celebration, but for fraudsters, it’s open season. Cybercriminals take…

Crypto Basics

Why Do Stablecoins Matter for Banks?

Stablecoins have crossed the chasm from trading utility to live, programmable payment rails that settle value in minutes, 24/7/365, across…

Public Key Podcast

The Reality of FATF’s Asset Recovery Guidance: Podcast Ep. 175

FATF has rolled out their most comprehensive guidance on asset recovery and the entire digital asset industry should take notice.…

Crime

U.S., U.K., and Australia Target Russian Cybercrime Infrastructure Supporting Global Ransomware Operations; U.S. Targets Crypto Laundering of Global Drug Trafficking Network

TL;DR OFAC, in coordination with the U.K. and Australia, designated Russian bulletproof hosting provider Media Land, LLC and its network…

Policy & Regulation

Breaking Down Brazil’s New Crypto Framework: What You Need to Know by 2026

Jurisdictions worldwide are adapting their approaches to cryptoassets as they increasingly intersect with traditional finance (TradFi), drawing greater numbers of…

Public Key Podcast

Crypto National Security and Pig Butchering: Podcast Ep. 174

$15 Billion crypto seizures, SouthEast Asia scam compounds with thousands of victims and the life savings of hard working professionals…

Policy & Regulation

FATF Issues Comprehensive Guidance on Virtual Asset Recovery: What Law Enforcement Needs to Know

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently released new guidance on asset recovery that significantly advances how authorities worldwide should…

Public Key Podcast

FBI’s Murder-For-Hire Crypto Investigation: Podcast Ep. 173

The murder-for-hire case of Ron Ilg, seems like it was pulled directly from a Netflix documentary, but this is a…

Chainalysis in Action

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…

Chainalysis in Action

Five Key Takeaways from MSMT’s Report on North Korean Cyber Operations

UPDATE 11/4/25: The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated several North Korean individuals and entities involved…

Public Key Podcast

Crypto and Crime: Inside the FBI’s Virtual Assets Unit: Podcast Ep. 172

The FBI created the Virtual Assets Unit to spearhead the agency’s efforts alongside a network of distributed experts to combat…

制裁

東南アジアの大規模暗号資産詐欺ネットワークが米英の経済制裁・資金没収の対象に

※この記事は自動翻訳されています。正確な内容につきましては原文をご参照ください。 要約 OFACはPrince Group TCOおよび関連する146の対象者を、ロマンス詐欺(pig butchering)を含む大規模な詐欺事業の運営に関与しているとして制裁指定しました。その中にはChen Zhi個人も含まれます。 このネットワークの暗号資産関連オペレーションには、Warp Data Technologyを通じたビットコインのマイニングや、詐欺で得た資金のマネーロンダリングが含まれています。 主要な金融サービスプロバイダーであるHuione Groupは、40億ドル超の不正暗号資産収益の洗浄を行い、過去4年半で980億ドル以上の暗号資産流入を処理した後、米国の金融システムから遮断されました。 米国司法省(DOJ)は、米国保管下にある150億ドル相当のビットコインが関わる過去最大規模の没収事件を開始しました。   2025年10月14日、米国財務省外国資産管理局(OFAC)と金融犯罪取締ネットワーク(FinCEN)は、英国外務・英連邦・開発省(FCDO)と連携し、東南アジアで活動する暗号資産を利用した詐欺ネットワークに対し措置を講じました。この制裁指定には、Prince Group TCOおよびChen Zhiを含む大規模な関連企業・個人ネットワークが含まれ、暗号資産詐欺、マイニング事業、マネーロンダリング等に関与しています。また、英国の金融制裁執行局(OFSI)は、Jin Bei Group…

Customer Spotlight

Following the Money with Chainalysis: 7 Questions for Prashant Kalia

Following the Money is a Q&A series that spotlights how Chainalysis customers use our products in the real world —…

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…