Illicit cryptocurrency money laundering activity climbed to over $82 billion in 2025, marking an eightfold increase from $10 billion in 2020, according to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The ...

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 ...

Criminal organizations using Chinese as their main language laundered roughly $16.1 billion through digital currency transactions last year, a new study shows.

Chainalysis says networks operating primarily in Chinese-language channels have emerged as a major player in crypto-based ...

Analysts at Chainalysis estimate that Chinese-language money laundering networks (CMLNs) have processed 20% of illicit crypto ...

Crypto inflows linked to scams on Japanese exchanges have dropped substantially in the first half of 2024, according to a report by Chainalysis. Ethereum (ETH) inflows tied to fraudulent activities ...

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 ...

Ransomware attackers still extorted more than $800 million from victims in 2024, data shows. Payments extorted through ransomware attacks decreased some 35% in 2024 compared to the year prior, ...

Two separate law enforcement efforts cumulatively froze more than $300m in stolen crypto Crypto heavyweights are joining forces with law enforcement Freezing assets is not the same as retrieving them ...

There have been two serious attacks in Paris this month targeted at the families of crypto execs, and Chainalysis' Levin has offered one of the reasons why it's happening. Some criminal organizations ...