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chainalysis · tlp:amber · 7/14/2026, 2:00:14 PM

Chainalysis Supports Stable with Automatic Token Support Chainalysis is excited to announce support for Stable, a Layer 1 blockchain optimized for stablecoin payments and aligned with the… The post Chainalysis Supports Stable with Automatic Token Support appeared first on Chainalysis . Chainalysis Supports Stable with Automatic Token Support - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Investigate and trace funds across blo…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 7/13/2026, 1:56:28 PM

Courtroom-Ready Analytics: How Chainalysis Met the Daubert Standard Blockchain tracing tools like Chainalysis Reactor help investigators untangle the financial networks behind illicit activity: fraud, theft, sanctions evasion, cybercrime,… The post Courtroom-Ready Analytics: How Chainalysis Met the Daubert Standard appeared first on Chainalysis . Daubert Standard: How Chainalysis Reactor Met the Bar Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions R…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 7/6/2026, 9:03:39 PM

Breadth, Depth, And Quality: Why Comparing Blockchain Analytics Vendors by Cluster Count Is Only Part of the Calculation When compliance teams, regulators, or investigators evaluate blockchain analytics providers, the conversation almost always starts the same: How many services… The post Breadth, Depth, And Quality: Why Comparing Blockchain Analytics Vendors by Cluster Count Is Only Part of the Calculation appeared first on Chainalysis . Breadth, Depth, And Quality: …

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 7/1/2026, 8:26:45 PM

OFAC Updates ISIS-Khorasan Sanctions with Over 100 Cryptocurrency Wallets Summary OFAC updated its ISIS Khorasan (ISIS-K) designation to include 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses (131 on TRON and 3 on… The post OFAC Updates ISIS-Khorasan Sanctions with Over 100 Cryptocurrency Wallets appeared first on Chainalysis . OFAC Sanctions 100+ ISIS-K Crypto Addresses Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Investigate and trace funds acros…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 7/1/2026, 7:30:58 PM

Chainalysis Supports Robinhood Chain with Automatic Token Support Chainalysis is excited to announce support for Robinhood Chain, a permissionless layer 2 purpose-built for on-chain financial services and tokenized… The post Chainalysis Supports Robinhood Chain with Automatic Token Support appeared first on Chainalysis . Chainalysis Supports Robinhood Chain with Automatic Token Support Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Investi…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/29/2026, 3:00:43 PM

An Ontology for Accountability: Defining What Data Quality Means in Blockchain Analytics We built this to be questioned Before I came to blockchain analytics, I spent years in academia studying the formal… The post An Ontology for Accountability: Defining What Data Quality Means in Blockchain Analytics appeared first on Chainalysis . An Ontology for Accountability: Defining What Data Quality Means in Blockchain Analytics - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Inves…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/29/2026, 3:00:13 PM

10 Questions to Ask Your Blockchain Analytics Provider about Data Quality Blockchain analytics tools provide critical intelligence to compliance teams, regulators, and investigators. These professionals use that intelligence to uncover illicit… The post 10 Questions to Ask Your Blockchain Analytics Provider about Data Quality appeared first on Chainalysis . 10 Questions to Ask Your Blockchain Analytics Provider Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/26/2026, 2:38:22 PM

Inside a Sandwich Attack: Lessons From the $7.5 Million Heist Against JaredfromSubway.eth Summary JaredfromSubway.eth, the most prolific sandwich-attack bot on Ethereum, was drained of at least $7.5 million in a reverse honeypot… The post Inside a Sandwich Attack: Lessons From the $7.5 Million Heist Against JaredfromSubway.eth appeared first on Chainalysis . Sandwich Attack: How JaredfromSubway Lost $7.5M - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Invest…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/23/2026, 12:27:35 AM

OFAC Sanctions ISIS Operators for Financing Terror Group with Crypto Summary OFAC designated three individuals and six entities across Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa for facilitating financial transactions… The post OFAC Sanctions ISIS Operators for Financing Terror Group with Crypto appeared first on Chainalysis . OFAC Sanctions ISIS Financial Facilitators Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Investigate and trace fund…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/18/2026, 11:58:38 AM

Brazil’s Maturing Market Meets Maturing Threats: How Global Crypto Crime Trends Are Landing in Latin America’s Largest Market 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 . Brazil's Crypto Crime Challenge: How…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/18/2026, 11:57:25 AM

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 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 f…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/17/2026, 5:04:10 PM

Seeing the Full Picture: Why Pre- and Post-Designation Exposure Changes Everything in Sanctions Screening 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 . Pre- and Post-Designation Sanctions Screening Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigatio…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/17/2026, 11:56:07 AM

Approval Phishing: From Just One Case to Full-Scale Disruption 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 . What Is Approval Phishing? Detect & Disrupt Crypto Scams at Scale Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Investigate and trace f…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/16/2026, 8:32:24 AM

How Ghana’s EOCO and the UK NCA are Using Blockchain Analysis to Return $15 Million to Fraud Victims 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 . Ghana and the UK Recovered $15 Million via Blockchain Chainalysis Products Crypto Inve…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/11/2026, 8:12:10 PM

Global Law Enforcement Dismantles ‘AudiA6’ Crypto Laundering Network Linked to Ransomware Gangs 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 . Global Law Enforcement Dismantles ‘AudiA6’ Crypto Laundering Network Chainalysis Produ…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/9/2026, 11:59:10 PM

Chainalysis and the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) Sign MoU to Strengthen Virtual Asset Investigation Capabilities 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 . Chainalysis and KNPA Sign MoU Chainalysis Products…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/9/2026, 11:59:00 PM

체이널리시스와 대한민국 경찰청(KNPA), 디지털 자산 수사 역량 강화를 위한 양해각서(MoU) 체결 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 . Chainalysis and KNPA Sign MoU Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Investigate and trace funds across blockchains Wallet Scan Check recovery seeds for seizable crypto Rapid Instan…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/9/2026, 5:35:21 PM

The Hidden Code Problem: How Unverified Smart Contracts Are Becoming a Preferred Target for Attackers 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 . Unverified Smart Contracts Are a Preferred Target for Attackers Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Inves…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/4/2026, 11:55:25 AM

The $100 Million Crypto “Looksmaxxing” Boom: How Chinese Cartel Suppliers Pivoted to the Gray-Market Peptide Ecosystem Summary A $100 Million Shadow Economy: The on-chain gray-market peptide industry has experienced a breakout, surging past a $100 million… The post The $100 Million Crypto “Looksmaxxing” Boom: How Chinese Cartel Suppliers Pivoted to the Gray-Market Peptide Ecosystem appeared first on Chainalysis . Inside the $100M Gray Market Peptide Crypto Boom - Chai…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/3/2026, 11:55:38 AM

Agentic Payments Cross the Threshold: Inside x402’s Path to Meaningful Adoption This blog is a preview of our report, “The New Rails: How Digital Assets Are Reshaping the Foundations of Finance.”… The post Agentic Payments Cross the Threshold: Inside x402’s Path to Meaningful Adoption appeared first on Chainalysis . Inside x402: 100M Agentic Payments on Base - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Investiga…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 6/3/2026, 12:38:00 AM

OFAC Sanctions Nobitex and Major Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Sweeping Evasion Crackdown Summary The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four major Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges: Nobitex, Bitpin,… The post OFAC Sanctions Nobitex and Major Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Sweeping Evasion Crackdown appeared first on Chainalysis . OFAC Sanctions Nobitex and Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Chainalysis Products Cry…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 5/27/2026, 11:55:07 AM

The New Compliance Floor: Organizations are Adopting Stronger Than Ever Monitoring Practices This blog is a preview of our forthcoming report, “The New Rails: How Digital Assets Are Reshaping the Foundations of… The post The New Compliance Floor: Organizations are Adopting Stronger Than Ever Monitoring Practices appeared first on Chainalysis . Crypto Compliance Programs in 2026 - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Rea…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 5/27/2026, 1:11:23 AM

U.K. Sanctions 18 Entities and Persons for Evading Russian Trade Blockades Summary The U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) sanctioned 18 cryptocurrency exchanges, payment providers, and individuals for helping Russia… The post U.K. Sanctions 18 Entities and Persons for Evading Russian Trade Blockades appeared first on Chainalysis . UK Sanctions Crypto Companies With Russia Ties Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions …

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 5/22/2026, 6:08:12 PM

OFAC and Crypto Crime: Every OFAC Specially Designated National with Identified Cryptocurrency Addresses 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 . OFAC Sanctions Tracker: How Sanctions Impact Crypto Crime - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Inv…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 5/20/2026, 11:36:03 PM

OFAC Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking and Crypto Laundering Network Summary The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned more than a dozen individuals and entities… The post OFAC Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking and Crypto Laundering Network appeared first on Chainalysis . OFAC Sanctions Fentanyl Trafficking and Crypto Laundering Network Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 5/20/2026, 11:55:18 AM

How Blockchain Intelligence Uncovered a Million-Euro Bitcoin Ordinals Tax Fraud Scheme Summary Criminals are increasingly turning to novel digital asset classes, like Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens, to generate and conceal… The post How Blockchain Intelligence Uncovered a Million-Euro Bitcoin Ordinals Tax Fraud Scheme appeared first on Chainalysis . How Blockchain Intelligence Uncovered a Bitcoin Ordinals Scheme Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investiga…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 5/7/2026, 4:29:48 PM

Crypto Prediction Markets Explained: How the Blockchain Is Reshaping Forecasting TL;DR Crypto prediction markets use blockchain technology to create liquid platforms for forecasting and hedging real-world events, driving massive growth… The post Crypto Prediction Markets Explained: How the Blockchain Is Reshaping Forecasting appeared first on Chainalysis . Crypto Prediction Markets Explained Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor I…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 5/6/2026, 11:50:40 AM

Where to Build: A Data-Driven Guide to Blockchain Infrastructure for TradFi Tokenization This blog is a preview of our forthcoming report, “The New Rails: How Digital Assets Are Reshaping the Foundations of… The post Where to Build: A Data-Driven Guide to Blockchain Infrastructure for TradFi Tokenization appeared first on Chainalysis . TradFi Tokenization: How to Choose the Right Blockchain - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Soluti…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/28/2026, 11:00:38 PM

Australia’s Crypto Crossroads: Regulation is Here, Now Comes the Hard Part TL;DR Australian exchanges should not treat April 2027 as the first compliance date. AUSTRAC obligations and readiness expectations are already… The post Australia’s Crypto Crossroads: Regulation is Here, Now Comes the Hard Part appeared first on Chainalysis . Australia's Crypto Crossroads - Chainalysis Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions Reactor Inves…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/27/2026, 6:35:03 PM

OFAC Updates Central Bank of Iran Designation Following Record $344 Million Tether Seizure amid Strait of Hormuz Toll Controversy On April 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its designation of… The post OFAC Updates Central Bank of Iran Designation Following Record $344 Million Tether Seizure amid Strait of Hormuz Toll Controversy appeared first on Chainalysis . OFAC Updates Central Bank of Iran Designation …

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/24/2026, 7:26:06 PM

U.S. Government Unveils Sweeping Enforcement Actions Against Southeast Asian Scam Centers and Crypto Fraud Networks TL;DR In a massive coordinated interagency effort, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign… The post U.S. Government Unveils Sweeping Enforcement Actions Against Southeast Asian Scam Centers and Crypto Fraud Networks appeared first on Chainalysis . U.S. Crackdown on Southeast Asian Crypto Scam Centers Chainalys…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/24/2026, 6:37:17 PM

EU’s 20th Russia Sanctions Package Signals a New Era of Crypto-Specific Enforcement TL;DR The EU’s 20th Russia sanctions package introduces a total sectoral ban on Russia-based crypto service providers and decentralized platforms,… The post EU’s 20th Russia Sanctions Package Signals a New Era of Crypto-Specific Enforcement appeared first on Chainalysis . EU's 20th Russia Sanctions Package Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigations Solutions R…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/23/2026, 7:00:11 PM

Inside the KelpDAO Bridge Exploit: How ~$292 Million in rsETH Was Released Against a Non-Existent Burn TL;DR On April 18, 2026, attackers linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole ~$292 million (116,500 rsETH) from KelpDAO’s LayerZero… The post Inside the KelpDAO Bridge Exploit: How ~$292 Million in rsETH Was Released Against a Non-Existent Burn appeared first on Chainalysis . Inside the KelpDAO Bridge Exploit Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigation…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/23/2026, 11:55:32 AM

$30 Billion and Counting: How Tokenized RWAs Are Becoming a Mainstream Investment for Institutional Capital This blog is a preview of our forthcoming report, “The New Rails: How Digital Assets Are Reshaping the Foundations of… The post $30 Billion and Counting: How Tokenized RWAs Are Becoming a Mainstream Investment for Institutional Capital appeared first on Chainalysis . Tokenized RWAs and On-Chain Commodities Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investigation…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/17/2026, 9:14:02 PM

Sanctioned Russia-Linked Exchange Grinex Suspends Operations Following Alleged Cyberattack TL;DR Grinex, the sanctioned successor to the Russian exchange Garantex, suspended operations yesterday following a claimed 1 billion ruble ($13.7… The post Sanctioned Russia-Linked Exchange Grinex Suspends Operations Following Alleged Cyberattack appeared first on Chainalysis . Sanctioned Russia-Linked Exchange Grinex Suspends Operations Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigatio…

chainalysis · tlp:amber · 4/10/2026, 4:46:24 PM

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Crypto Toll: An Evolution of Tehran’s Expanding Use of Digital Assets TL;DR Bloomberg reported on April 1, 2026 that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was already extracting transit tolls from… The post Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Crypto Toll: An Evolution of Tehran’s Expanding Use of Digital Assets appeared first on Chainalysis . Iran's Strait of Hormuz Crypto Toll Chainalysis Products Crypto Investigations Investiga…