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Ethereum’s most notorious sandwich attacker just lost $7.5 million to a honeypot. Read our latest research explaining the theft, where the money’s gone, and how you can avoid getting hacked. https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/sandwich-attack-jaredfromsubway-hack/

Yesterday, OFAC issued sanctions against ISIS-supporting financiers that moved crypto across borders for the terror group. Among the targets: Syria-based MSB Bitcoin Xchange and Turkish MSB Spider. Read more here: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-isis-financial-facilitators-june-2026/

🇧🇷 Brazil received an estimated $318 billion in crypto value over the past year, roughly one-third of all crypto value received across LatAm. But growth at that scale attracts more than legitimate users. Our latest research reveals: 🔹 Cartel money laundering has emerged as the single largest identified category of illicit inflows to local exchanges in Brazil 🔹 CMLNs and Russian sanctions evaders are increasingly utilizing Brazilian exchange infrastructure. 🔹 Highly concentrated risk: ~80% of illicit volumes went to just five distinct deposit addresses, making targeted intervention highly achievable for compliance teams. This convergence arrives at a pivotal moment. Brazil's new crypto authorization regime took effect in February 2026, with reporting obligations now live and a licensing deadline in October. The framework's first real test will be how quickly firms translate compliance obligations into operational detection. Read the full analysis 👉 https://bit.ly/43EMKav

Not all sanctions exposure is equal. Pre-designation vs. post-designation changes everything, from due diligence to blocking obligations. Chainalysis gives compliance teams the temporal precision to know the difference. Read more here: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/pre-post-designation-sanctions-screening/

🚨 $17 Billion. That's how much was stolen through crypto scams and fraud in 2025 alone. Our Head of Research Eric Jardine breaks it all down with CoinDesk: 🔺 Impersonation scams up 1,400% 🤖 AI-powered fraud is 4.5x more profitable 🏭 "Scam-as-a-service" is making crime plug-and-play But here's what most people miss: the inherent transparency of the blockchain combined with advanced blockchain analytics tools helped law enforcement recover 61,000 BTC and ~$15B in forfeitures, among many other successes, last year. The full picture matters. Give it a listen 👇 🎧 https://bit.ly/3QMKc7a

🕵️ One case is never just one. That's what Chainalysis investigators Renato Bastos and Seth DuBois showed when they dissected an approval phishing operation in front of a live audience — from social engineering playbook to on-chain drain to cash-out. This session was the first in 🔗💭 Chain of Thought, our new expert-hosted series that takes you behind the scenes of real investigations and emerging crypto crime typologies. If you work in compliance, fraud, or investigations, this is the closest thing to sitting next to our team while they work a case. 📖 Read what went down in the webinar: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/what-is-approval-phishing/ 🎬 Watch the full session on demand: https://www.chainalysis.com/webinars/webinar-inside-an-investment-scam-operation/ 🔗 Learn more about working with our investigators: https://www.chainalysis.com/services/

🚨 Live webinar: Scaling compliance programs with Chainalysis agents Compliance teams are drowning in low-risk alerts while high-priority activity goes unreviewed. AI agents can change that. See live how AI can:  ✅ Enrich alerts with on-chain intelligence  ✅ Disposition low-value alerts automatically  ✅ Surface high-priority cases for escalation  ✅ Cut L1 analyst workload and operational overhead 🗓 Save your seat, and if you can't attend live, register to get the recording. 🔗 Register now: https://www.chainalysis.com/webinars/scaling-compliance-with-chainalysis-agents/

🚨 $15.1M recovered for fraud victims in a landmark 🇬🇭🇬🇧 Ghana-UK investigation. An organized crime group ran a fake e-commerce "investment" platform in Ghana, stealing millions from victims across Ghana and the UK, and laundering proceeds through crypto. Ghana's Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) used Chainalysis Reactor to map the full network, freeze the assets, and prepare them for victim restitution. 💬 "Chainalysis has been a very useful partner in this investigation as its tools helped us to nail down the cluster of addresses that are linked to the various scam accounts.” 📖 Read more about how law enforcement agencies and private sector partners OKX, Zodia Custody and ComplyCrypto drove one of the first major crypto fraud recoveries in West Africa, powered by Chainalysis Reactor: https://bit.ly/4otoCkJ

Congratulations to our law enforcement and private sector customers and partners around the world on the successful takedown of the "AudiA6" cryptocurrency laundering network and the Dark2Web cybercrime forum. AudiA6 acted as a mixer-as-a-service for the cybercriminal underground, processing nearly $389 million in Bitcoin. By leveraging over 6,000 KYC-verified money mule accounts, the network washed stolen digital assets through centralized exchanges. This coordinated international strike, which included the arrest of two key administrators, severely degrades a primary financial pipeline for global ransomware gangs. Read our full breakdown of the investigation and the seized infrastructure here: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/law-enforcement-dismantles-audia6-laundering-network-june-2026/

🥇 We're honored to be ranked #1 in Crypto Services on the 2026 Fortune Crypto 100, Fortune's definitive ranking of the most influential companies in blockchain. 🤝 This recognition belongs to our team, our customers, and our partners who are building a safer, more transparent blockchain ecosystem with us every day. Check out our ranking here: https://bit.ly/4ovRVTB Read the full list: https://bit.ly/43uddr1 #FortuneCrypto100

💰 $100+ trillion in assets. All on a path to tokenization. At Chainalysis Links 2026, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)'s Brian Steele described the scale of what's coming: cash equities, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, US Treasuries, all sitting at DTC today, all on a path to be tokenized and connected to L1 blockchain networks. The goal: not just tokenize the asset, but connect the entire ecosystem. 📺 Watch his conversation with Sarah Ward (Chainalysis), on-demand and free: https://eventhub.goldcast.io/?eventHubId=b4f120a5-8cc1-4768-b69e-59571b87960c

🇰🇷 We are honoured to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea National Police Agency (KNPA) to strengthen virtual asset investigation capabilities in South Korea. Building on our years of collaboration, this agreement focuses on three key areas of cooperation: 🎓 Training platform access: KNPA personnel will gain access to localized Korean training content on Chainalysis Academy 📜 Professional certification: KNPA investigators can participate in the Chainalysis Digital Asset Program (CDAP), our global certification framework 🔍 Practical training development: Joint scenario-based programs reflecting real-world investigative challenges This MoU combines KNPA's investigative leadership with our global intelligence and evidentiary standards, empowering Korean authorities to build the capabilities they need to move faster from detection to disruption and prosecution. Read more on our blog: https://bit.ly/4ebVQjL

Over the past six months, attackers have stolen at least $36.7 million from protocols using unverified smart contracts. By leveraging AI-assisted tools, bad actors are reverse-engineering raw bytecode to find vulnerabilities at unprecedented speeds. Read our latest research to learn why code obscurity is not a viable security strategy and how protocols can better protect user funds: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/attackers-exploiting-unverified-smart-contracts/

TikTok made it viral. Crypto made it scalable. What happens when fentanyl suppliers start selling peptide drugs? A $100 million crypto-fueled "looksmaxxing" boom. Our latest research breaks down: 🔹 Financial Ties: On-chain data links major peptide vendors to darknet markets and money laundering operations. 🔹 Safety Risks: Independent testing has collapsed. We've identified batches that failed sterility tests despite "verified" labels. 🔹 Regulatory Gaps: Suppliers are rebranding to exploit legal ambiguities and sustain operations. Read our full investigative report: https://bit.ly/4uclYAU #NationalSecurity #LawEnforcement #PublicHealth #BlockchainAnalytics #Peptides

🏦 Blockchain technology is becoming standardized and robust, and banking infrastructure has to keep up. At Links 2026, Biswarup Chatterjee (Citi) joined Chainalysis CEO Jonathan Levin to discuss how the financial system is evolving. As we move into a 24/7 commerce world, batch processing, cutoff times, and legacy systems can no longer hold the industry back. 📺 Watch the full session and more from the Links 2026 main stage — on-demand and free. 🔗 https://eventhub.goldcast.io/?eventHubId=b4f120a5-8cc1-4768-b69e-59571b87960c

🏦 "It's just financial services." The convergence of TradFi and DeFi isn't a future prediction, it's happening now. At Links 2026, Sarah Ward (Chainalysis) and Brian Steele (The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)), discussed how different asset classes, actors, and market segments are coming together to meet client needs across the industry. 📺 Watch the full session and more from the Links 2026 main stage — on-demand and free. 🔗 https://bit.ly/499RjMY

What do a viral TikTok trend, $100M in crypto, and former cartel suppliers have in common? The explosive rise of the gray-market peptide industry. Driven by the youth-obsessed "looksmaxxing" subculture, the demand for physical enhancement compounds is booming. But on-chain data reveal a dark and dangerous side to this shadow economy, including who is actually manufacturing the chemicals. Read the full blog to learn how the gray-market peptide ecosystem is evolving: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/gray-market-peptide-crypto-boom/

The new rails of finance are here. From stablecoins processing $28 trillion in a single year to AI agents executing autonomous payments, digital assets are reshaping traditional finance. Our new report explores the critical data behind five major trends driving this evolution, including tokenized real-world assets, tightening compliance standards, and the blockchain infrastructure powering it all. Download the full report here: https://www.chainalysis.com/reports/the-new-rails/

Yesterday, OFAC sanctioned Iran’s largest crypto exchange Nobitex and three other major trading venues for financing the regime and financing terrorism. Read our full breakdown: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/OFAC-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchanges-june-2026/

AI agents operate in milliseconds, but traditional payment rails slow them down. Enter x402 on Base. In the final preview chapter of our upcoming "The New Rails" report, we explore how agentic, machine-to-machine payments just crossed 100 million transactions. With transactions over $1 now making up 95% of total volume and user retention trending upward, is autonomous commerce finally ready for prime time? Read the blog here: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/x402-agentic-payments-adoption/