The UK designated Cryptomus, Heleket and TokenSpot among 38 entities linked to Russia’s wartime economy and sanctions evasion. Chainalysis says the services received funds from illicit actors and traced TokenSpot-linked flows to an HTX deposit address.
Chainalysis says custom AI automation helped investigators trace $387 million stolen from Bitget across multiple blockchains, cutting one bridge-reconciliation task from over 20 hours to under 10 minutes.
OFAC sanctioned 10 people and entities tied to a Tren de Aragua scheme that allegedly used Ploutus malware to steal $40.73 million from U.S. ATMs and cryptocurrency to launder the proceeds.
Chainalysis details how threat actors use public blockchains to store malware instructions and rotate command-and-control infrastructure, including techniques linked to DPRK, Iran-nexus, and Russian-language groups.
U.S. authorities sanctioned Xinbi, a major illicit marketplace, and seized or restrained more than $52 million in cryptocurrency. Chainalysis says DPRK-linked actors used its vendor network to launder tens of millions stolen from crypto hacks.
Attackers exploited Liquid Network’s transaction-validation flaw to create unbacked L-BTC and withdraw about $320 million in BTC. They returned 85%; Blockstream patched the bug, while roughly $47 million remained with the actors.
Federal investigators used blockchain analysis alongside marketplace data and traditional investigative methods to link the alleged BarbaraWhite darknet drug operation to two Jacksonville brothers charged with distributing nitazenes.
U.S. authorities seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency and disrupted websites and communications channels linked to Hamas fundraising, using blockchain analysis to trace funds across wallets, bridges, and exchanges.
OFAC’s new Iran sanctions include a first-ever sectoral determination for digital assets and designations of MOIS-linked cyber actors. The action also targets crypto payments tied to Iranian oil sales and increases sanctions exposure for global crypto businesses.
Chainalysis estimates violent crypto attacks stole more than $30 million through mid-2026. France recorded a sharp rise in incidents, which the report links potentially to exposed personal data; on-chain flows show varying levels of attacker sophistication.