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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…

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Bitcoin in War: OP_RETURN Callouts of Russian Military Bitcoin Addresses Point to Blockchains’ Growing Role in Geopolitical Conflict

The intersection of cryptocurrency and geopolitical conflict has been a growing topic over the last year. From nation state ransomware…

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Chinese Chemical Businesses, Latin American Drug Cartel Associates Charged and Sanctioned for Bitcoin-based Sale of Fentanyl Precursors

On April 14, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned individuals and entities in China and Latin America…

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Ordinals: A New Innovation Powering Bitcoin NFTs and Maybe More

Since its introduction in Satoshi Nakamoto’s renowned 2008 white paper, Bitcoin (BTC) has challenged traditional monetary systems, introduced trustless networks,…

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[CHAINALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 32] Remittances Are Powering Crypto Markets In Sub-Saharan Africa

Episode 32 of Public Key, the Chainalysis podcast, is here! In this episode, we talk with Ray Youssef,  CEO of…

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How the Crypto Industry Can Leverage Blockchains’ Transparency to Understand and Prevent Market Contagion

This blog is a preview of our State of Web3 Report. Sign up here to download your copy! We’re in a…

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Is Bitcoin Traceable?

Blockchains may be public, but they're not easy to read. Transaction graphing tools make these otherwise perplexing activities easy to understand, analyze, and see.

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Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade: Everything You Need to Know

On November 14th, block height 709,632, Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade was activated. The update brings with it improvements to the flexibility,…

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北米:DeFiは世界第2位の暗号資産市場で 成長を加速するも、 ランサムウェアが懸念材料

北米は、当社が調査した対象国の中で2番目に大きな暗号資産市場であり、2020年7月から2021年6月の間に7,500億ドル以上の暗号資産を受信しました...

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中国による暗号資産への規制強化を受け、 東アジアの暗号資産市場の世界ランクが低下

東アジアは、当社が調査した暗号資産市場で3番目に大きく、2020年7月から2021年6月の間に5,909億ドル相当の暗号資産を受け取りました...

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中央・南アジアとオセアニア 草の根的に高い暗号資産普及率 各国で理由に大きな差異

中央・南アジアとオセアニア(CSAO)は、調査対象となった暗号資産マーケットの中では4番目に大きな市場です...

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Central & Southern Asia and Oceania Have High Grassroots Adoption But Reasons Vary Greatly Across Countries

This blog is a preview of our 2021 Geography of Cryptocurrency report. Sign up here to download the whole thing!…

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P2P Platforms, Remittances, and Savings Needs Power Africa’s Grassroots Cryptocurrency Adoption

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North America: DeFi Drives Growth in World’s Second-biggest Cryptocurrency Market But Ransomware Is Cause For Concern

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Eastern Asia’s Cryptocurrency Economy Declines in Global Rankings Following China’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown

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