New Chainalysis Report Suggests NFT Crime Doesn’t (Always) Pay
More NFT wash traders lost money than made money in 2021, according to the blockchain research firm’s data.
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Feb 2, 2022 at 2:35 p.m. UTC
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Tokens Related to Wonderland Developer Plunge After QuadrigaCX Revelation
Tokens of projects on the Avalanche and Ethereum networks started by Wonderland’s creator fell by as much as 22% in the past 24 hours.
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Jan 28, 2022 at 12:04 p.m. UTC
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Criminals Still Find It Easier to Hide in Fiat Than Crypto
Lawbreakers can run, but not hide, in transparent cryptocurrency networks, argues Gartner cybersecurity expert Avivah Litan.
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Jan 26, 2022 at 6:03 p.m. UTC
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Money Laundering Picks Up Steam on DeFi Protocols: Chainalysis
According to a new report from Chainalysis, cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in crypto last year – 17% of which went through DeFi protocols.
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Jan 26, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Is Tornado Cash Complicit in Laundering Crypto? It’s Complicated, Says Former DEA Agent
Obfuscation of the money trail isn’t necessarily money laundering, according to the expert, but it still makes the protocol worthy of being treated with suspicion.
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Jan 21, 2022 at 11:27 a.m. UTC
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Chinese Police Arrest 8 People Related to $7.8M Rug Pull
Police in Anhui province froze RMB 6 million in assets related to a rug pull with hundreds of victims.
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Jan 18, 2022 at 12:24 p.m. UTC
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Pakistan’s Crime Agency to Ask Telecom Authority to Block Crypto Websites: Report
The State Bank of Pakistan has already submitted recommendations for regulating cryptocurrencies.
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Jan 17, 2022 at 3:20 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Crime Hit All-Time High of $14B in 2021 as Prices Climbed: Chainalysis
The percentage of illicit transactions fell drastically, but the dollar value surged, a new report says.
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Jan 6, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. UTC
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Hong Kong Arrests 2 Suspected of Laundering $384M Through Banks and a Crypto Exchange
Customs agents raided a home in the Yau Tong district and arrested a 28-year-old woman and her 21-year-old brother.
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Dec 30, 2021 at 8:28 a.m. UTC
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South Korea’s Hashed Under Tax Investigation
The investment firm announced $200 million in new funding last week.
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Dec 7, 2021 at 8:21 a.m. UTC
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