The rise of cryptocurrency has not only disrupted traditional finance but also presented new avenues for illicit activity. However, as detailed in Chainalysis’ report, the transparency of blockchain ...

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has uncovered a direct financial connection between Mexican drug cartels and Chinese fentanyl precursor suppliers through cryptocurrency transactions. In a recent ...

Chainalysis explained that Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) play a crucial role in the cryptocurrency landscape by providing services that facilitate the use and “adoption of digital assets by ...

Michael Gronager, the co-founder and longtime CEO of Chainalysis, has agreed to leave the company permanently, two months after taking a temporary personal leave of absence. Chainalysis, a buzzy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The illicit on-chain money laundering ecosystem has expanded rapidly over the past five years, growing from roughly $10 billion in ...

Feb 14 (Reuters) - The rise of "pig butchering" scams and the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence likely lifted revenues from crypto scams to a record high in 2024, according to ...

As much as $17 billion in crypto was lost to scams and frauds in 2025, crypto analytics firm Chainalysis said in its latest report. Criminals leaned into impersonation tactics and artificial ...

2025 marked a turning point for crypto not in price cycles or hype, but in how the industry is actually used, regulated and understood. In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we’re joined by Matthias ...

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Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis said Monday it had acquired fraud detection startup Alterya. The deal carried a price tag of $150 million, according to Business Insider. Chainalysis, the ...