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Russia’s Cryptocurrency Pivot: Legislated Sanctions Evasion

In response to mounting financial pressures of Western sanctions, Russia enacted significant legislation legalizing cryptocurrency mining and permitting the use…

Everything You Need To Know About Decentralized Oracles: Podcast Ep. 126

Episode 126 of the Public Key podcast is here! Many in the world of DeFi have heard about Chainlink and…

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2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 2: China-based CSAM and Cybercrime Networks On The Rise, Pig Butchering Scams Remain Lucrative

Sensitive content warning This article will touch on topics of criminal activity that readers may find distressing, including Child Sexual…

How Travel Rule Regulation is Shaping Crypto Transactions: Podcast Ep. 125

Episode 125 of the Public Key podcast is here! From the fundamentals of decentralized identity to the intricacies of Travel…

ウクライナ侵攻に関与したロシアの無人機開発企業KB VostokがOFAC制裁対象に

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OFAC Sanctions Russian Drone Developer KB Vostok Linked to Ukraine Invasion

On August 23, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced further sanctions…

The Secret Weapon Fighting Transnational Crypto Crime: Podcast Ep. 124

Episode 124 of the Public Key podcast is here! There are surveys that say 92% of the law enforcement analysts…

2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 1: Cybercrime Climbs as Exchange Thieves and Ransomware Attackers Grow Bolder

Key findings Aggregate illicit activity on-chain has dropped by almost 20% year-to-date, demonstrating that legitimate activity is growing more quickly…

Building the First Solana Virtual Machine L2 on Ethereum: Podcast Ep. 123

Episode 123 of the Public Key podcast is here !! Imagine if you could combine the speed of a cheetah…

Crypto Investigations Solution

How the Chainalysis Crypto Investigations Solution Supports Cases From Lead Discovery to Illicit Seizures

Just over a decade ago, few people understood the emerging technologies surrounding cryptocurrency and blockchain, and even fewer investigators knew…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Everything You Need To Know

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on January 10, 2024, marked a significant…

Operation Cronos: Infiltrating the LockBit Ransomware Syndicate: Podcast Ep. 122

Episode 122 of the Public Key podcast is here. Ever wonder what goes into taking down the world’s biggest ransomware…

Explore IPFS, Filecoin and Crypto Policy Developments: Podcast Ep. 121

Episode 121 of the Public Key podcast is here !! With the evolution of AI and the questioning of authenticity…

Announcing Chainalysis’ 2024 U.S. Public Sector Customer Awards Program

This month, we launched our inaugural Chainalysis Customer Awards Program at the Chainalysis Trace DC conference. We established this awards…

Malign Interference and Crypto

[REPORT PREVIEW] Malign Interference and Crypto: How Crypto Transaction Tracing Can Expose and Disrupt Malign Influence Efforts

This blog is a preview of our Malign Interference and Crypto Report. Discover the role crypto plays in facilitating disinformation…

The Future of Layer 2 Blockchains: Podcast Ep. 120

Episode 120 of the Public Key podcast is here !! The Ethereum blockchain and the entire crypto ecosystem has long…

Introducing Chainalysis Operation Spincaster: An Ecosystem-Wide Initiative To Disrupt and Prevent Billions in Losses to Crypto Scams

Approval phishing is an increasingly popular tactic used by criminals to steal funds through different scamming techniques such as fake…

The Innovation of Tax and Accounting in the Digital Asset Era: Podcast Ep. 119

Episode 119 of the Public Key podcast is here !! Tax season might be over, but the accounting and tax…