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L’analyse de la blockchain révèle les liens entre quatre des plus grandes souches de ransomware de 2020

Ce blog est un extrait du rapport Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime. Cliquez ici pour télécharger le tout ! Comme nous…

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Geographic Distinctions in Crypto Darknet Market Activity

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the whole thing! Darknet…

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Chainalysis in Action: U.S. Authorities Disrupt NetWalker Ransomware

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a coordinated international law enforcement action to disrupt the NetWalker ransomware, including…

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Ransomware Skyrocketed in 2020, But There May Be Fewer Culprits Than You Think

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the whole thing! 2020…

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Alt-Right Groups and Personalities Involved In the January 2021 Capitol Riot Received Over $500K In Bitcoin From French Donor One Month Prior

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the whole thing! Last…

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Les groupes et personnalités d’ultradroite impliqués dans l’émeute du Capitole ont reçu plus de 500000 dollars en Bitcoin d’un donateur français un mois auparavant

La semaine dernière, les Américains ont été choqués lorsqu’un grand groupe de partisans de Donald Trump a pris d’assaut le…

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Covid is Causing Shipping Issues, But Natural Competitive Forces Are Causing Darknet Market Consolidation

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the whole thing! Darknet…

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Indirect Exposure: Why You Need to Look Beyond Direct Counterparties to Understand Cryptocurrency Address Risk

In blockchain analysis, the best way to assess the risk of a cryptocurrency address or group of linked addresses (e.g.,…

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Chainalysis in Action: US Government Agencies Seize More Than $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency Connected to Infamous Darknet Market Silk Road

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil forfeiture complaint against the largest ever seizure of digital assets:…

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FinCEN’s $60 Million Helix Fine Reveals how Regulators May Enforce Law on Mixers Moving Forward

This past Monday, October 19, 2020, FinCEN announced a $60 million civil fine against Larry Dean Harmon, operator of cryptocurrency…

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Crypto Ransomware Payments Involve Regulatory Risk. Here’s What You Need to Know.

On Thursday, two bureaus within the U.S. Department of the Treasury– the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the…

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The KuCoin Hack: What We Know So Far and How the Hackers are Using DeFi Protocols to Launder Stolen Funds

Last Friday, September 25, 2020, hackers stole more than $275 million worth of cryptocurrency from KuCoin in one of the…

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Wyoming Partners with Chainalysis to Combat Money Laundering and Illicit Digital Asset Activity

Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, today announced its partnership with the State of Wyoming’s Division of Banking, the banking regulator…

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Eastern Europe: High Grassroots Adoption, Outsized Darknet Market and Ransomware Activity

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Click here to download the whole thing!…

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Chainalysis in Action: Justice Department Demands Forfeiture of 280 Cryptocurrency Addresses Associated with North Korea Exchange Hackers

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a civil forfeiture complaint against the holders of 280 cryptocurrency addresses involved…