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Fentanyl Crypto-Related Trade Worth Tens of Millions: Chainalysis, Elliptic

Elliptic, which published its report on the topic Tuesday, says cryptocurrency wallets attached to darknet merchants which sell fentanyl as well as precursors have received $27 million in payments (though over exactly what time frame is unclear), while Chainalysis pegged the number at $37.8 million since 2018. Source

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IRS, Chainalysis Helping Ukraine Track Russians Using Crypto to Evade Sanctions – Bitcoin News

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it’s working closely with Ukraine to help it trace crypto transactions of Russian sanctions evaders. The agency is providing the Ukrainians access to a Chainalysis tool as well as specialized training to Ukrainian law enforcement. IRS Offers Ukraine Tools From Chainalysis to Trace Russian

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Chainalysis and Calgary police launch cryptocurrency investigation center

A joint task force featuring investigators from the Calgary police department and analysis from blockchain data firm Chainalysis, dubbed the Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre, was officially launched on April 12. In a blog post announcing the partnership, Chainalysis cofounder and chief strategy officer Jonathan Levin remarked that “this demonstration of

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Crypto Theft Rose in 2022 as Scams, Ransomware Bounty Fell: Chainalysis

The report looks into a particular case of one ransomware strain, Deadbolt, which was active in 2022. Unlike the most infamous ransomware groups like Conti, attacking large organizations for big ransoms, Deadbolt operators chose to target small businesses and individuals and over 2022, received over $2.3 million from around 4,923

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Hackers Stole $3.8 Billion From Crypto Firms in 2022, Says Chainalysis – Featured Bitcoin News

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says 2022 was “the biggest year ever for crypto hacking,” with $3.8 billion stolen from cryptocurrency businesses. The firm added that decentralized finance (defi) protocol hacks accounted for 82.1% of all cryptocurrency stolen by hackers during the year. Crypto Hacking Hit Record High in 2022 Blockchain analytics firm

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