Key Takeaways LATAM became a global stablecoin hub, with growth driven by Mexico and Venezuela offsetting Brazil’s decline. LATAM users are shifting to centralized platforms for integrated services, dropping self-custody to 28.8%. Maduro’s arrest triggered […]
TL;DR Chainalysis says measured global crypto economic activity declined just 1.6% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2026. That happened while the wider crypto market lost roughly $2.1 trillion in capitalization. Domestic peer-to-peer and […]
Key Takeaways Chainalysis measured $9.4 trillion in onchain activity for the year ending June 30, 2026. Cross-border stablecoin value rose 77.5% to $220.3 billion on payments averaging $3,000. Brazil took the top adoption spot with […]
TL;DR Chainalysis says cyber attackers are increasingly storing malware instructions on public blockchains. It calls the technique “Blockchain Dead Drops.” The blockchain itself is not compromised; attackers are using its public, persistent data layer. Cybercriminals […]
Key Takeaways Shared gas wallets connected rotating addresses to a wider network. A seizure warrant directed crypto firms to transfer targeted assets. Earlier findings helped agents pursue new wallets and infrastructure. Shared Gas Wallets Expose […]
Key Takeaways Investigators examined 29,120 crypto addresses and identifiers. The operation generated 14,300 leads across 11 exchanges and payment services. Private-sector partners identified over 7,700 suspect accounts. Operation Lighthouse Turns Blockchain Data Into Leads Investigators […]
Illicit cryptocurrency addresses received at least $154 billion in 2025, a 162% year-over-year increase, according to Chainalysis. The firm characterizes the figure as a lower-bound estimate based on addresses identified to date and frames 2025 […]
Forkast did the math on Visa/Artemis: an average x402 payment of $0.14 across 109.6 million adjusted transactions. That’s adoption, but of micropayments — not baskets, bills or remittances. The $0.14 average that demotes “adoption” to […]
A $94.66 million ICE contract has triggered a courtroom fight between blockchain analytics rivals Chainalysis and TRM Labs. Chainalysis is challenging the US government’s decision to award a blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs […]
Key Takeaways Chainalysis logged $3.4B stolen in 2025, with Bybit’s $1.5B hack alone accounting for 44% of that total. H1 2026 set a record 212 incidents per Blockaid, with Lazarus-linked crews behind about 55% of […]
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