Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

by Chainalysis Team on September 17, 2026 at 1:04 pm

Summary Cyber threat actors are using public blockchains to hide malware instructions on blockchains, making it nearly impossible to seize… The post DPRK and Iran are Leading a 5.2x Surge YoY in Blockchain-Assisted Cyberattacks appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz on September 17, 2026 at 12:56 pm

S&P Global agreed to buy OpenZeppelin, which says its smart contracts have facilitated more than $37 trillion in value transfers.

by Chainalysis Team on September 16, 2026 at 5:21 pm

Chainalysis is excited to announce support for Arc, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin finance and integrated directly… The post Chainalysis Supports Arc with Automatic Token Support appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz on September 16, 2026 at 9:58 am

Italy is probing the Revolut-linked breach after its cyber agency reported more than 650 cases involving abused or illicit certified email accounts.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on September 10, 2026 at 5:34 am

BitBox said multiple Bitcoin companies appeared to have been targeted through a shared newsletter provider, while Trezor confirmed a breach at its email service.

by Chainalysis Team on September 9, 2026 at 8:40 pm

Summary U.S. authorities have sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee, a major Chinese-language illicit marketplace that connects criminal networks with money laundering, scam… The post OFAC and DOJ Strike Xinbi, a Multibillion-Dollar Marketplace for Cybercriminals appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on September 9, 2026 at 8:22 pm

Summary Purported white-hat hackers exploited the Liquid Network to withdraw $320 million in BTC from the network’s reserve. A vulnerability… The post How The $320M Exploit of Liquid Network Went Down appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on September 8, 2026 at 5:23 pm

Summary U.S. authorities charged two Jacksonville brothers with operating “BarbaraWhite,” a prolific darknet vendor account accused of distributing counterfeit pills… The post Tracing Crypto in a Narcotics Investigation: FBI Charges Alleged Opioid Distributors appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun on September 8, 2026 at 10:03 am

Ledger and Trezor said researchers have a responsibility to publish their findings if vendors fail to fix bugs within an agreed disclosure window.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on September 8, 2026 at 8:10 am

Cronos’s post-mortem put the Tectonic exploit’s affected borrowing at $120.4 million, with 7.6% transferred off-network before validators intervened.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on September 8, 2026 at 3:46 am

The actors returned 85% of the Bitcoin withdrawn from Liquid’s federation wallet following the security incident.

by Chainalysis Team on September 3, 2026 at 5:39 pm

Chainalysis is excited to announce support for HyperEVM, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract environment on the Hyperliquid Layer 1. It enables… The post Chainalysis Supports HyperEVM with Automatic Token Support appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on September 3, 2026 at 1:03 pm

Summary The U.S. Justice Department has seized $560,000 in cryptocurrency from Hamas-linked fundraising campaigns and shut down elements of the… The post FBI Seizes $560K in Crypto From Hamas Fundraising Network appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar on August 29, 2026 at 8:28 pm

The vulnerabilities posed denial-of-service and validator resource risks but were patched before Polygon publicly disclosed them.

by Chainalysis Team on August 26, 2026 at 3:58 pm

Summary On-chain potentially taxable crypto activity around the world reached more than $457 billion in 2025, with the United States… The post What Blockchain Data Tell Us About $457+ Billion in Potentially Taxable Crypto Activity appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Chainalysis Team on August 25, 2026 at 1:03 pm

Summary Chainalysis recently convened Operation Lighthouse: a multi-day sprint by law enforcement and the private sector to disrupt crypto-enabled CSAM… The post Operation Lighthouse: Chainalysis’s CSAM-Disruption Sprint IDs Suspects in 125 Countries appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on August 25, 2026 at 1:00 pm

Operation Lighthouse generated 14,300 investigative leads across 11 crypto exchanges and payment services and flagged over 7,700 suspect accounts.

by Chainalysis Team on August 25, 2026 at 12:54 pm

Summary As part of the Treasury’s newly launched Operation Economic Outcast, OFAC issued a first-ever sectoral determination covering Iran’s digital… The post OFAC Targets Ministry of Intelligence, Crypto-for-Oil Payments in Latest Iran Sanctions appeared first on Chainalysis.

by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz on August 25, 2026 at 8:46 am

Galaxy Research’s latest tally shows that more than half of 221 Coldcard hack victim reports involved individual losses exceeding 1 Bitcoin.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on August 24, 2026 at 3:59 am

Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on August 19, 2026 at 5:13 am

A preliminary analysis says six chained bugs let a 23-message transaction drain 48.87 million CACAO, sending the token down nearly 89%.

by Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun on August 18, 2026 at 1:41 pm

Retail investors can apply to buy the 1 billion yen bond without a securities account and receive perks through Toyota’s payment app.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on August 18, 2026 at 8:07 am

BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no reports of exploitation or fund losses.

by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on August 13, 2026 at 3:25 pm

The wallet provider warned that thousands of users could potentially be at risk of phishing attempts, while advising that all devices, private keys and backups were safe.

by Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on August 12, 2026 at 6:02 am

Harmony is working with exchanges to freeze funds and is preparing a patch after claims that 2.8 billion unauthorized ONE hit trading platforms.