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Chainalysis & Huron Collaborate to Create One-Stop Shop for Digital Asset Services and Investigations
Chainalysis, the industry-leading blockchain analysis company, and Huron, a global professional services firm, are excited to announce they’re working together…
OFAC and OFSI Sanction Social Media News Outlet Gaza Now for Hamas Fundraising in Wake of October 7 Attacks [Updated 4/1/24]
Update, 4/1/24: NBCTF issues seizure order for Gaza Now addresses, Tether freezes funds Today, Israel’s National Bureau for Counter Terror…
Insights From 100 Episodes of Public Key: Podcast Ep. 100
Wow! What a huge achievement – Episode 100 of the Public Key podcast is here and we thank you all…
OFAC Sanctions Russia-based Blockchain Companies, Including Netex24 and Bitpapa, for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion
On March 25, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned twelve entities…
Asset Tokenization Explained: Benefits, Risks, and How It Can Work
The growth of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ether, and a wide array of stablecoins has proven that investors see unique benefits…
OFAC Sanctions Russian Nationals Ilya Andreevich Gambashidze and Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tupikin for Facilitating Disinformation on Behalf of the Government of Russia, Funds Frozen by Tether
On March 20, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian nationals…
What You Need To Know About Crypto Market Manipulation: Podcast Ep. 99
Episode 99 of the Public Key podcast is here and with Bitcoin prices soaring we thought it was a perfect…
2023 Cryptocurrency Gains by Country
2023 was a year of recovery for cryptocurrency markets, with asset prices and market sentiment improving over the course of…
Best of Public Key’s Pig Butchering Discussions – Ep. 98
Episode 98 of the Public Key podcast is here and in a Public Key first, we are going to take…
2024 Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report Preview – Ep. 97
Episode 97 of the Public Key podcast is here! The highly anticipated Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report is being downloaded…
DeFi Regulation: Practical Next Steps to Make the Industry Safer
How Decentralized Finance (DeFi) should be regulated is part of a broader debate about how we control technologies that operate…
Uncovering the World of Seized Digital Assets: Podcast Ep. 96
Episode 96 of the Public Key podcast is here! From Silk Road investigations to assisting countries create their Asset Forfeiture…
The On-chain Footprint of Southeast Asia’s ‘Pig Butchering’ Compounds: Human Trafficking, Ransoms, and Hundreds of Millions Scammed
Romance scams, also known as “pig butchering scams” for the way bad actors say they “fatten up” their victims to…
U.S. and U.K. Disrupt Lockbit Ransomware Group and Indict Two Russian Nationals While OFAC Levies Sanctions
On February 20, 2024, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA), alongside the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced the disruption of…
Everything You Need To Know About Stablecoin Regulation Podcast Ep. 95
Episode 95 of the Public Key podcast is here! Stablecoin regulations have been slowly popping up around the world. In…
Money Laundering Activity Spread Across More Service Deposit Addresses in 2023, Plus New Tactics from Lazarus Group
The goal of money laundering is to obscure the criminal origins of funds so that they can be accessed and…
Future of Blockchain Investing with Alon Goren – Ep 94
Episode 94 of the Public Key podcast is here! “we invest in two people and an idea” is not a…
Ransomware Payments Exceed $1 Billion in 2023, Hitting Record High After 2022 Decline
In 2023, ransomware actors intensified their operations, targeting high-profile institutions and critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and government agencies. Major…