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AlixPartners and Chainalysis Team Up to Further Enhance Capabilities and Client Support in Digital Asset Tracing and Forensic Investigations

With the increasing sophistication of crypto fraud and the evolving compliance landscape, organizations require robust solutions to aid in forensic…

Inside the Rapid Growth of Real World Asset Tokenization: Podcast Ep. 134

Episode 134 of the Public Key podcast is here! Tokenization of real world assets is all the rage and we…

Geography of Crypto_Eastern-Europe

Despite war and regulatory questions, crypto adoption grows in Eastern Europe driven by institutions and DeFi activity

As the fourth largest cryptocurrency market, Eastern Europe received $499.14 billion in value on-chain between July 2023 and June 2024,…

Anatomy of an Address Poisoning Scam

In recent years, cryptocurrency scams have become increasingly personalized, directly targeting individual wallet holders with alarming frequency and devastating consequences.…

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Stablecoins dominate market share, Bitcoin grows, and merchant services thrive in Central, Northern, & Western Europe

This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Central, Northern, & Western…

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…

North America: Institutional Momentum and U.S. Bitcoin ETPs Propel Crypto Further Into the Mainstream

This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Like previous years, North…

How Tether is Building Resilient and Decentralized Financial Systems: Podcast Ep. 132

Episode 132 of the Public Key podcast is here! When we think about the crypto company that has cracked the…

Regulating the Future: ADGM’s Blueprint for Decentralization: Podcast Ep. 131

Episode 131 of the Public Key podcast is here! We all keep coming to this word ‘decentralization’, but the definition…

Latin America’s Search for Economic Stability: The Rise of Stablecoins Amid Volatility

This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Latin America is the…

OFAC Designates Russia-Based Cybercrime Syndicate, Evil Corp, in Joint Effort with UK’s FCDO and Australia’s DFAT

On 1 October, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth…

Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria Takes #2 Spot in Global Adoption, South Africa Grows Crypto-TradFi Nexus

This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Reserve your copy now! Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for…

Unraveling Russia’s Crypto Sanctions Evasion and Disinformation Campaigns: Podcast Ep. 130

Episode 130 of the Public Key podcast is here! Russia has become an international force using cryptocurrency for sanctions evasion,…

ロシアの取引所Cryptoex、PM2BTCが米国当局の取締り対象に

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OFAC Designates Russian Exchange Cryptex, FinCEN names PM2BTC

Note: This blog was updated on October 7 to reflect that only Ivanov, not the affiliated service Universal Anonymous Payment…

In Large Operation, German Law Enforcement Seizes Servers of 47 Russia-centric No KYC Exchanges

On September 19, 2024, the German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) seized the infrastructure of 47 Russian-language no-KYC (Know Your Customer)…

Middle East & North Africa: Regulatory Momentum and DeFi Fuel Adoption

This post is an excerpt from our 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Reserve your copy now! The Middle East &…

How Web3 Privacy Will Revolutionize DeFi: Podcast Ep. 129

Episode 129 of the Public Key podcast is here! Why build another DeFi product or platform when there are already…