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Spain to follow UK with proposal to ban social media for children under 16by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on February 3, 2026 at 4:48 pm
Pedro Sánchez announced that Spain would implement several changes to laws impacting social media platforms starting next week, with potential criminal liability for executives.
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Sebastien Giroux Joins Chainalysis as Chief Financial Officerby Chainalysis Team on February 3, 2026 at 3:52 pm
This week, Chainalysis welcomes Sebastien Giroux as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. As a key member of the leadership team,… The post Sebastien Giroux Joins Chainalysis as Chief Financial Officer appeared first on Chainalysis.
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How Banks Should Engage with Stablecoins: Issue, Partner, or Integrateby Caitlin Barnett on February 3, 2026 at 1:26 pm
Stablecoins are no longer a theoretical innovation. They are now operating as production-grade financial infrastructure, supporting real-time settlement, cross-border payments,… The post How Banks Should Engage with Stablecoins: Issue, Partner, or Integrate appeared first on Chainalysis.
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BlockThreat – Week 5, 2026by Peter Kacherginsky on February 3, 2026 at 4:01 am
CrossCurve Bridge, Gyroscope Bridge, XPlayer, PGNLZ, Revert Finance, Holdstation, dYdX, USMS, Lick, Address Poisoning
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Wrench attacks increased by 75% in 2025, resulting in $41M losses: CertiKby Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on February 2, 2026 at 7:48 pm
The blockchain security auditor said violence against wallet holders has become a “core threat vector in the crypto ecosystem,” marking a sharp rise from 2024.
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BlockThreat on Ghostby Peter Kacherginsky on February 2, 2026 at 5:14 pm
Free Archives and New Tiers
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OFAC Designates Iranian-Linked Crypto Exchanges in First-Ever Action Targeting Digital Asset Firms in Iran’s Financial Sectorby Chainalysis Team on January 30, 2026 at 9:08 pm
TL;DR OFAC designated two UK-registered crypto exchanges, Zedcex and Zedxion, for operating in Iran’s financial sector and processing cryptocurrency transactions… The post OFAC Designates Iranian-Linked Crypto Exchanges in First-Ever Action Targeting Digital Asset Firms in Iran’s Financial Sector appeared first on Chainalysis.
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MoonPay Scales Compliance Operations with Chainalysis and Unit21 Partnershipby Chainalysis Team on January 29, 2026 at 2:25 pm
As widespread crypto adoption continues to accelerate, MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments with over 30 million users and… The post MoonPay Scales Compliance Operations with Chainalysis and Unit21 Partnership appeared first on Chainalysis.
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SEC gives guidance on issuer vs third-party tokenized securitiesby Cointelegraph by Martin Young on January 29, 2026 at 4:12 am
The US regulator defines tokenized securities as issuer- or third-party-sponsored, stressing that blockchain issuance does not bypass federal securities laws.
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中国語系マネーロンダリングネットワークが暗号資産犯罪経済の主要な媒介役に、全体の20%を占めるby Chainalysis Team on January 28, 2026 at 5:38 am
※この記事は自動翻訳されています。正確な内容につきましては原文をご参照ください。 要点 パンデミック初期に台頭した中国語話者向けマネーロンダリングネットワーク(Chinese Money Laundering Network: CMLN)は、現在では既知の暗号資産マネーロンダリングの中心的な担い手となっており、過去5年間に不正な暗号資産資金のおよそ20%を処理したと推計されます。このCMLNへの流入の伸びは、2020年以降の中央集権型取引所への不正流入の伸びと比べて7,325倍のスピードです。 CMLNは2025年に161億ドルを処理しており、1,799以上のアクティブウォレットで1日あたり約4,400万ドルに相当します。 Chainalysisは、CMLNエコシステムの中に6種類の明確に異なるサービス形態が存在し、それぞれに固有のオンチェーン上の行動パターンがあることを特定しました。Black Uやギャンブル系サービスは、大口トランザクションを複数の少額に分割して検知を回避する一方、相対取引型(Over-the-Counter、OTC)サービスは少額トランザクションをまとめて大口に集約し、資金を統合します。 HuioneやXinbiのような担保プラットフォームは、マネーロンダリング業者が集まるハブとして機能しますが、基盤となる取引活動自体を管理しているわけではないため、本分析の集計指標には含めていません。法執行機関による取締りは一定の打撃を与えてきたものの、業者は別のチャネルへと移動するだけであることが多く、洗浄オペレーター本人を直接的に狙う必要性が浮き彫りになっています。 不正なオンチェーンのマネーロンダリングエコシステムは、ここ数年で劇的に拡大しており、2020年の100億ドルから2025年には820億ドル超へと増加しました。[1] この大幅な総額の伸びは、暗号資産へのアクセス性と流動性の高まりに加え、マネーロンダリングがどのような手口で、誰によって行われているかという点で、構造的な変化が起きていることを反映しています。 下のチャートが示すとおり、中国語話者向けマネーロンダリングネットワーク(CMLN)は、既知の不正なマネーロンダリング活動に占める割合を2025年には約20%まで高めています。この地域的な結び付きは、当社が観測するオフランプ(暗号資産から法定通貨などへの出口)のパターンからも裏付けられます。例えば、本レポートの詐欺に関する章で述べたように、CLMNは現在、pig butchering(ロマンス詐欺)スキームで盗まれた資金の1割超を継続的に洗浄するまでに拡大しており、同時に中央集権型取引所の利用が一貫して減少しています。これは、取引所が資金を凍結できることが一因と考えられます。 他のマネーロンダリング先と比較すると、2020年以降、特定されたCMLNへの流入額の増加ペースは、中央集権型取引所への流入に比べて7,325倍、分散型金融(DeFi)への流入に比べて1,810倍、不正アクター同士のオンチェーン上の資金移転に比べて2,190倍となっています。CMLNだけがオンチェーンマネーロンダリングを支える存在というわけではありませんが、中国語話者向けのTelegramベースサービスは、属性が明らかになっている世界全体のオンチェーンマネーロンダリングのなかで、非常に大きな比率を占めるようになっています。その結果、オンチェーン・オフチェーンを問わず、幅広い犯罪活動から生じた資金がこうしたサービスを通じて処理されています。 ここ数カ月の制裁指定や勧告を含むマネーロンダリング支援ネットワークへの一連の法執行措置により、世界中の被害者に影響を与える国家安全保障上の脅威が改めて明らかになりました。これには、米国財務省のOffice of Foreign Assets… The post 中国語系マネーロンダリングネットワークが暗号資産犯罪経済の主要な媒介役に、全体の20%を占める appeared first on Chainalysis.
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Chinese Language Money Laundering Networks Emerge as Major Facilitators of the Illicit Crypto Economy, Now Driving 20% of Laundering Activityby Chainalysis Team on January 27, 2026 at 12:45 pm
TL;DR After emerging at the start of the pandemic, Chinese-language money laundering networks (CMLNs) now dominate known crypto money laundering… The post Chinese Language Money Laundering Networks Emerge as Major Facilitators of the Illicit Crypto Economy, Now Driving 20% of Laundering Activity appeared first on Chainalysis.
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BlockThreat – Week 4, 2026by Peter Kacherginsky on January 27, 2026 at 8:00 am
Makina | HypuurFi | SwapNet | Aperture | Cosmos | SagaEVM | USMS
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Viral AI assistant ‘Clawdbot’ risks leaking private messages, credentialsby Cointelegraph by Martin Young on January 27, 2026 at 5:35 am
Misconfigured Clawdbot servers exposed API keys, private chats and credentials, cybersecurity researchers warn after the AI assistant surged in popularity
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BlockThreat – Week 3, 2026by Peter Kacherginsky on January 24, 2026 at 8:00 am
France | FTC | Telegram Scams | DeadLock
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French authorities probe data breach at crypto tax platform Waltioby Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on January 23, 2026 at 5:26 pm
A local news outlet reported that a hacking group called the Shiny Hunters sent ransom demands to Waltio after seizing personal data from about 50,000 users.
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BlockThreat – Week 2, 2026by Peter Kacherginsky on January 23, 2026 at 8:00 am
TrueBit | TMX | USDGambit | Kontigo | Fusion Protocol | Ledger | PMX | FutureSwap
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Why Now is the Time for the UK to Lead the Global Fight against Crypto-enabled Fraudby Chainalysis Team on January 22, 2026 at 6:30 pm
TL;DR Crypto-enabled fraud cost victims at least $14 billion globally in 2025, with sophisticated scams like pig butchering and AI-powered… The post Why Now is the Time for the UK to Lead the Global Fight against Crypto-enabled Fraud appeared first on Chainalysis.
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SlowMist flags Linux Snap Store attack targeting crypto seed phrasesby Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra on January 21, 2026 at 11:34 am
Attackers have hijacked trusted Snap Store publishers via expired domains, allowing malicious wallet updates to reach long-time Linux users.
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Younger Americans back crypto as Boomers favor traditional banks: Surveyby Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas on January 21, 2026 at 11:20 am
With Boomers controlling more than half of US household wealth, the coming generational transfer may funnel a portion of this capital into crypto markets, a new OKX survey shows.
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Introducing Workflows: No-Code Automation for Data-Scientist-Level Blockchain Insightsby Chainalysis Team on January 20, 2026 at 12:50 pm
At its core, Chainalysis is a data company with a dataset that maps the global cryptocurrency ecosystem, providing unmatched intelligence… The post Introducing Workflows: No-Code Automation for Data-Scientist-Level Blockchain Insights appeared first on Chainalysis.
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Inside Iran’s Growing $7.8 Billion Crypto Ecosystem: IRGC Dominance and a Flight to Bitcoin Reflect Geopolitical Tensions and Domestic Unrestby Chainalysis Team on January 15, 2026 at 3:24 pm
TL;DR Iran’s crypto ecosystem reached over $7.78 billion in 2025, having grown at a faster pace for most of the… The post Inside Iran’s Growing $7.8 Billion Crypto Ecosystem: IRGC Dominance and a Flight to Bitcoin Reflect Geopolitical Tensions and Domestic Unrest appeared first on Chainalysis.
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Universal blockchains buckle under real-world demandsby Cointelegraph by Steven Pu on January 15, 2026 at 12:30 pm
General-purpose blockchains can’t solve industry disputes over construction changes or equipment usage. Specialized layer 1s are optimized for stateless audit trails and regulatory compliance.
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OFAC and Crypto Crime: Every OFAC Specially Designated National with Identified Cryptocurrency Addressesby Chainalysis Team on January 14, 2026 at 7:08 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.
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Zcash Foundation says SEC closed 2023 probe into privacy coinby Cointelegraph by Turner Wright on January 14, 2026 at 5:55 pm
The investigation into Zcash, launched with an SEC subpoena over a “matter of certain crypto asset offerings,” ended this week, according to the foundation.
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Bank of Italy models Ethereum risks if ETH value collapsedby Cointelegraph by Christina Comben on January 12, 2026 at 1:46 pm
The Bank of Italy modeled the extreme scenario of Ether going to zero to show how market risk in Ethereum’s native token could turn into infrastructure and financial stability risks.
