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AI, pig butchering scams pushed to a record $12.4B in 2024
While the actual figure was $10B, Chainalysis expects to specify more criminal addresses in time, as it warned AI could...
UK ramps up its ‘crypto’ crime division
The National Crime Agency is hiring digital asset investigators in the crypto crime division it launched in January as it...
UK lawmakers pass bill allowing ‘crypto’ freezing and seizure
The House of Lords passed the bill introduced last September, allowing authorities to seize illicit digital asset funds and courts...
Digital currency-related crime reports in Singapore shoot up 2,500% since 2018
Singapore police noted that 393 reports of digital currency-related crime were filed in 2020, three times higher compared to 2019.
Darknet market revenue hit an all-time high in 2020
In 2020, the revenue raked in by darknet marketplaces hit a record-high of nearly $2 billion–the one marketplace that led...
Digital currency crime reduced by 83% in 2020, but ransomware attacks up 311%
The Chainalysis report revealed that illicit activities only accounted for 0.34% of all digital currency activity, or roughly $10 billion.
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