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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…
[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…
Employee Stories: Álvaro García Vizcayo, Training Specialist, Chainalysis Academy
Meet Álvaro García Vizcayo. Álvaro is a Training Specialist at Chainalysis based in Amsterdam, NL. Álvaro recently traveled to Kigali,…
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…
Welcoming Transpose to Chainalysis
Today we’re announcing that Chainalysis acquired Transpose, a blockchain data and infrastructure company that makes building applications using web3 data…
OFACと韓国外交部が北朝鮮のハッキングやIT労働者の資金調達スキームへの関与者を経済制裁対象に指定
2023年5月23日、米国財務省外国資産管理局（Office of Foreign Assets Control :OFAC）及び韓国外交部は、北朝鮮の不正な資金調達スキームに関与した法人や個人に対し経済制裁を行ったことを発表しました。 北朝鮮が仕掛けたハッキングに関与したとして3件の北朝鮮の組織が制裁対象となり、その中には、サイバー攻撃を担当する部署として知られる110th Research Center（Lab 110）や、その親組織である朝鮮人民軍偵察総局第三局（Techincal Reconnaissance Bureau）が含まれています。これらの組織は共に、ここ数年に渡り暗号資産ハッキングを仕掛けているLazarus Groupなどの部隊のハッキング活動を監督・支援しています。OFACはプレスリリースにて、Lab 110が2013年に韓国の政府機関に対して行われたDarkSeoulマルウェア攻撃に関与していたとしており、長年サイバーセキュリティ界隈にあった疑念に対して明確な答えを出したことになります。 また、OFACと韓国外交部は、Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company、もしくはJinyong IT…
Inside the iSpoof Blockchain Investigation: This Fraud Tool Helped Scammers Steal Over £100 Million
On May 19, 2023, Tejay Fletcher, the administrator behind the fraud-enabling website iSpoof, was sentenced to more than 13 years…
Crypto and the Opioid Crisis: What Blockchain Analysis Reveals About Global Fentanyl Sales [UPDATED 3/7/24]
Executive summary Here’s a brief summary of the key findings and takeaways from the research presented in this report: Opioids…
OFAC and South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sanction Entities Associated with North Korean Hacking and IT Worker Crypto Payment Schemes
On May 23, 2023, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
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,…
OFAC Sanctions Dubai-based Financial Services Firm and CEO for Role in Russian Sanctions Evasion, Includes Crypto Address as SDN Identifier
On May 19, 2023, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 22 individuals and 104 entities operating…
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…
United States Sanctions and Charges Russia-based Ransomware Developer Mikhail Matveev
On May 16, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Mikhail Matveev, a Russian national…
How Sustainable Blockchains Are Offsetting Their Carbon Footprint: Podcast Ep. 56
Episode 56 of the Public Key podcast is here! With major blockchains moving to Proof of Stake (POS), we speak…
Revolutionizing TradFi: Exploring Stablecoins, Tokenization and Crypto Regulation: Podcast Ep. 55
Episode 55 of the Public Key podcast is here! Tokenization is all the hype, but many are asking what are…
Monero: All About the Top Privacy Coin
In 2013, developer Nicholas van Saberhagen – most likely a pseudonym – published the CryptoNote white paper in which he…
The $80 Million Qubit Hack Likely the Work of North Korea-linked Cybercriminals
Qubit was a South Korea-based DeFi lending protocol built on the BNB chain. Qubit also ran an associated protocol, the…
How US Crypto Regulations Impact Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets: Podcast Ep. 54
Episode 54 of the Public Key podcast is here! USA crypto regulatory conversations are gearing up, and we get to…