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Huione: the company behind the largest ever illicit online marketplace has launched a stablecoin
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Huione Guarantee is a Telegram-based marketplace serving fraudsters in South East Asia, including those responsible for so-called “pig butchering” scams. Merchants on the platform sell technology, personal data and money laundering services. With transactions totaling at least $24 billion, it is...
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on Wed, 1AM
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$235 million lost by WazirX in North Korea-linked breach
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Earlier today, Indian exchange WazirX suffered a major hack and a resulting loss of funds due to a suspected hack. According to Elliptic's analysis, around $235 million in cryptoassets were lost in the breach.
on Jul 18
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Huione Guarantee: The multi-billion dollar marketplace used by online scammers
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Elliptic researchers have shed light on a huge Chinese-language ecosystem and marketplace known as Huione Guarantee, widely used by scam operators in South East Asia.
on Jul 10
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OFAC sanctions Russian drone developer Oko Design Bureau
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OFAC has sanctioned Oko Design Bureau and added 3 crypto addresses belonging to it to the Specially Designated Nationals list as part of its Russia-related designations.
on May 1
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Our new research: Enhancing blockchain analytics through AI
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Discover how Elliptic researchers are revolutionizing blockchain analytics by using AI to detect money laundering in Bitcoin.
on May 1
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Tracking illicit actors through bridges, DEXs, and swaps
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Enhance your crypto investigations with Elliptic's Holistic upgrade, detecting illicit cross-chain and cross-asset activity across bridges and DEXs.
on Apr 29
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Following the money from the $4.3 billion British Bitcoin seizure
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We use Elliptic Investigator to look into what happened to 4,000 Bitcoin that disappeared from the largest cryptocurrency seizure ever seen in the UK.
on Mar 28
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OFAC sanctions orchestrators of Russian disinformation campaigns
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The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Ilya Andreevich Gambashidze, along with two crypto addresses belonging to him.
on Mar 20
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North Korean Hackers Return to Tornado Cash Despite Sanctions
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Over $12 million from the Lazarus-attributed HTX/HECO hacks has been laundered through Tornado Cash
on Mar 14
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In this blog, we take a look at the past decade of anti-financial crime efforts in crypto and how the public and private sectors have responded to rapid changes in the space.
on Feb 21
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Crypto Gaming Platform PlayDapp Suffers $290 Million Breach
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Popular crypto gaming platform PlayDapp has suffered breaches resulting in the loss of PLA tokens worth $290 million.
on Feb 14
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Sinbad crypto mixer flagged by Elliptic sanctioned and seized
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OFAC has sanctioned the Bitcoin mixer Sinbad.io due to its connection to North Korean money laundering.
on Nov 29, 2023
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Black Basta ransomware victims have paid over $100 million
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Joint research by Elliptic and Corvus Insurance has identified at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments to the Black Basta ransomware group since early 2022.
on Nov 29, 2023
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OFAC sanctions Russian national for facilitating sanctions evasion
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On November 3 2023, OFAC sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova for her role in laundering and moving funds using virtual currency on behalf of Russian elites.
on Nov 3, 2023
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Setting the record straight on crypto crowdfunding by Hamas
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The terrible events of October 7th have once again cast a spotlight on how terrorist groups such as Hamas raise money to fund their operations. Over the past few years, Hamas has begun to experiment with cryptocurrency as a means to crowdfund from the public through social media. However, the...
on Oct 25, 2023
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Gaza Crypto Broker Sanctioned by US Treasury
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A cryptocurrency broker based in Gaza has been sanctioned by the US Treasury.
on Oct 18, 2023
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Crypto Regulatory Affairs: Israel Orders Freeze of Hamas-Linked Crypto Wallets
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This week's crypto regulatory affairs update includes the freeze of Hamas-linked crypto wallets, FCA warnings about unauthorized crypto ads and the G20 policy paper for global alignment on crypto rules.
on Oct 17, 2023
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The $477 Million FTX hack: a new blockchain trail
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The FTX hack funds are again on the move, just as the company’s former CEO appears in court. One year on from the breach, we reveal how the illicit crypto has been laundered and the potential links to Russia.
on Oct 14, 2023
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Record $7 billion in crypto laundered through cross-chain services
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Utilizing our Holistic-enabled blockchain analytics capabilities, we reveal in our new “State of Cross-chain Crime” report the full extent of this growing threat.
on Oct 6, 2023