Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

by Chainalysis Team on June 18, 2026 at 11:58 am

Brazil is Latin America’s largest crypto market, and one of the world’s most dynamic. Between July 2024 and June 2025,… The post Brazil’s Maturing Market Meets Maturing Threats: How Global Crypto Crime Trends Are Landing in Latin America’s Largest Market appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on June 18, 2026 at 11:57 am

O Brasil é o maior mercado de criptomoedas da América Latina e um dos mais dinâmicos do mundo. Entre julho… The post Mercado brasileiro amadurece e enfrenta ameaças cada vez mais sofisticadas: como as tendências globais do crime com cripto estão chegando ao maior mercado da América Latina appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on June 17, 2026 at 5:04 pm

Sanctions compliance in crypto isn’t just about knowing who’s on a list today. It’s about understanding the full arc of… The post Seeing the Full Picture: Why Pre- and Post-Designation Exposure Changes Everything in Sanctions Screening appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on June 17, 2026 at 11:56 am

Chain of Thought is our new expert-hosted webinar series, taking you behind the scenes of real investigations, emerging typologies and… The post Approval Phishing: From Just One Case to Full-Scale Disruption appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on June 16, 2026 at 4:16 pm

As far back as the early 1800s, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued economic sanctions to achieve foreign… The post OFAC and Crypto Crime: Every OFAC Specially Designated National with Identified Cryptocurrency Addresses appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on June 16, 2026 at 8:32 am

When an e‑commerce “investment” platform promising high-yield returns began circulating in Ghana, thousands of people signed up to run online… The post How Ghana’s EOCO and the UK NCA are Using Blockchain Analysis to Return $15 Million to Fraud Victims appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Peter Kacherginsky on June 15, 2026 at 9:42 pm

$42.4M stolen across 15 incidents as attackers return to old code, exposed keys and deprecated protocols still holding value.

by Ezra Reguerra on June 12, 2026 at 11:05 am

Metaplanet will acquire Siiibo Securities and rename it Metaplanet Securities as it builds out Project Nova, its Bitcoin-centric finance strategy in Japan.

by Chainalysis Team on June 11, 2026 at 8:12 pm

Summary An international coalition of law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. DOJ, Secret Service, Europol, CBZC, and others, dismantled “AudiA6,”… The post Global Law Enforcement Dismantles ‘AudiA6’ Crypto Laundering Network Linked to Ransomware Gangs appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on June 9, 2026 at 11:59 pm

In April 2026, Chainalysis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) to deepen cooperation… The post Chainalysis and the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) Sign MoU to Strengthen Virtual Asset Investigation Capabilities appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on June 9, 2026 at 11:59 pm

오늘 체이널리시스는 대한민국 경찰청(KNPA)과 디지털 자산 범죄 수사 협력을 강화하기 위한 양해각서(MoU)를 체결했습니다. 이번 협약은 교육, 인증, 실무형 수사 프로그램… The post 체이널리시스와 대한민국 경찰청(KNPA), 디지털 자산 수사 역량 강화를 위한 양해각서(MoU) 체결 appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Peter Kacherginsky on June 9, 2026 at 6:40 pm

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by Chainalysis Team on June 9, 2026 at 5:35 pm

Summary In the last six months, at least $36.7 million has been stolen from protocols whose source code was never… The post The Hidden Code Problem: How Unverified Smart Contracts Are Becoming a Preferred Target for Attackers appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Peter Kacherginsky on June 9, 2026 at 3:00 pm

Two attack vectors drove the biggest losses. The next major exploit may not start with a stolen key.

by Ezra Reguerra on June 9, 2026 at 1:22 pm

Researchers say broad HTX tainting could freeze legitimate users and make compliance tools less useful for tracing illicit funds.

by Ezra Reguerra on June 9, 2026 at 11:14 am

Humanity Protocol’s Terence Kwok said some multisig keys may have been accidentally backed up to a compromised device during setup.

by Peter Kacherginsky on June 8, 2026 at 8:14 pm

$3.6M stolen across 14 incidents and a reminder that even the hardest bugs are no longer staying buried for long.

by Ezra Reguerra on June 8, 2026 at 11:08 am

CoinGecko and NFT Price Floor data show NFT market cap has cooled since April, while CryptoPunks and BAYC remain top collections by value.

by Dilip Kumar Patairya on June 5, 2026 at 5:30 pm

ZEC fell 40% after Zcash disclosed and fixed a critical Orchard pool bug. Markets reacted strongly despite no confirmed exploitation.

by Helen Partz on June 3, 2026 at 1:14 pm

Trezor and Tropic Square disclosed a TROPIC01 chip vulnerability found during a Ledger Donjon audit, saying the Safe 7 wallet and user funds remain secure.

by Peter Kacherginsky on June 1, 2026 at 3:00 pm

$19M stolen across 14 incidents. It’s always darkest before the dawn.

by Amin Haqshanas on May 30, 2026 at 12:30 pm

The SEC charged Texas man Nathan Fuller with raising $12.3 million from 150 investors through a crypto fraud scheme built around fake AI trading bots.

by Peter Kacherginsky on May 28, 2026 at 3:19 am

Another bloody week with 11 incidents and $7.7M stolen. Three attack vectors auditors should be hunting and defenders managing before attackers do.

by Ezra Reguerra on May 27, 2026 at 2:07 pm

PeckShield said the attacker bridged 43.7 ETH to Ethereum after minting trillions of vsdCRV, while EmberCN said most of the remaining tokens had insufficient liquidity to sell.

by Christina Comben on May 26, 2026 at 2:25 pm

Financial Times testing found safety controls on open AI models from Meta and Google could be stripped in minutes, raising governance concerns.