Elliptic

Estimated $4B laundered via DEXs, coin swaps and bridges: report
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9 October, 2022

Estimated $4B laundered via DEXs, coin swaps and bridges: report

Elliptic says that coin swaps cater almost exclusively to criminals and moved $1.2 billion while cross-chain bridges were used to...
Elliptic: $100M in NFTs stolen via scams in the past year
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31 August, 2022

Elliptic: $100M in NFTs stolen via scams in the past year

Elliptic’s research found that an NFT scam netted the scammers $300,000 on average over the past year, with Bored Apes...
Elliptic’s probe links $100M Horizon bridge exploit to North Korean hackers
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2 July, 2022

Elliptic’s probe links $100M Horizon bridge exploit to North Korean hackers

According to Elliptic, the methods used by the hackers in carrying out the hack and laundering the funds are reminiscent...
Russia shuts down 3 dark web sites with reported $263M in digital currency proceeds
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18 February, 2022

Russia shuts down 3 dark web sites with reported $263M in digital currency proceeds

Russian authorities have clamped down yet another batch of dark web sites, this time targeting online marketplaces for stolen credit...
Dark web operator JokerStash retires after making $2.9B in BTC: report
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16 February, 2021

Dark web operator JokerStash retires after making $2.9B in BTC: report

Known only by his pseudonym JokerStash, he allegedly operated the world’s largest stolen credit cards marketplace. An analytics firm estimates...
Why criminals are using privacy wallets in place of mixers
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10 December, 2020

Why criminals are using privacy wallets in place of mixers

Elliptic has released a new report in which it discusses why criminals are opting to use privacy wallets over mixers...