Chainalysis

𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 🫆 Narcotics cartels, human traffickers, IPTV pirates, wildlife traffickers, and even violent street gangs — once dependent on cash couriers and shadow banking, these groups are embracing crypto for its speed, reach, and the perception of anonymity. In the Organized Crime section of our 2025 Crypto Crime Report, we explore: 📌 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: How Mexican drug cartels are using crypto to pay Chinese suppliers for fentanyl precursors 📌 𝗛𝘂𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲: Recently named a "primary money laundering concern" by FinCEN, see how Huione's black-market economy is enabling human trafficking, fraud, and laundering at scale 📌 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲: How wildlife traffickers are routing illicit proceeds through centralized exchanges and P2P platforms Many of these groups are professional, but not crypto-native. They're building illicit empires on ground that's ripe for disruption. And with Chainalysis, law enforcement can see inside like never before. Read it now: https://bit.ly/3GPefWl

It's that ⏰ time of year again. 🎙️ 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘒𝘦𝘺 is back with our 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 episodes! Chainalysis #Links25 was full of insightful conversations, so we grabbed some of the best in the industry and recorded it. Stay tuned for our first Live at #Links25 episode with Jas Takhar (VP of Engineering - Stablecoin & Custody, Ripple) as he discusses the 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐅𝐢 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 with host Matthew J. Wilson. Subscribe to 🎙️ 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘒𝘦𝘺 now: https://spoti.fi/3FKfQsE

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗖𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 ⚠️ Today, the U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN issued a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) identifying Cambodia-based Huione Group as a "primary money laundering concern," moving to block the group from the U.S. financial system. What does this mean?

🚨 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 🇨🇦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 2025, hosted by CoinDesk, 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 14 – 16! 🎤 Day 1️⃣: Catch our CEO Jonathan Levin on the Mainstage and Chief Legal Officer Sarah Ward on the Regulation & Policy Exploration Stage. Check out the agenda here: https://bit.ly/3SfvcM8 🤝 Day 2️⃣: Don’t miss our Capital Connections side event with our partners. Register here: https://bit.ly/44zTvMv 📍 All week: Visit us at Booth 3003 to see how Chainalysis helps detect fraud, stop exploits, and stay compliant in today’s fast-moving crypto landscape. See you in Toronto in just 2️⃣ weeks!

📣 Chainalysis is excited to introduce Sentinel—our ecosystem monitoring solution for token issuers to foster a safer and more compliant market. 🛡️ Develop a deep understanding about the types of actors interacting with your token, with the ability to: 🔸 Filter 🔽 ecosystem views based on specific categories, such as stolen funds, scams, sanctioned entities, darknet market exposure, and more. ➕ 🔸 View custom entity risk scores 📊 for holders at a glance. 👀 🔸 Drill 🔍 into specific services that are holding your token. Setup real-time alerts 🚩 to decide whether to block ❌ addresses or freeze funds. 🧊 🔸 Establish integrated alerts 🚩 via API for automated blocking ❌ or freezing. 🧊 🔸 Investigate 🔎 individual addresses or services for thorough due diligence. ✔️ Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3YrLOE9

From 💎 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 to ⚖️ 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 🫆 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 – Brad Brooks-Rubin explores how cryptocurrencies can tackle intricate financial crime issues in this episode of 🎙️ 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘒𝘦𝘺. Hosted by Eitan Danon, the duo discuss complex jurisdictions, sanctions and innovative solutions using blockchain technology. 💭  ” 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵. 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴.” - Brad Brooks-Rubin (Partner, Arktouros pllc) 🎧 Tune in to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3Skak6p

Read our latest blog to learn how blockchains are secured, how participants can build more resilient infrastructure, and how attacks can be stopped before they strike: https://lnkd.in/eTk4PVRZ

🚨 PSA: We continue to receive reports of third parties impersonating Chainalysis on various platforms. These scammers often use similar tactics and offer everything from help recovering lost funds to fake jobs usually in exchange for information or a fee. Our team works hard to detect and take these scams and impersonations down as soon as they are discovered, however if you get any of these messages, or believe you may be the victim of a scam, contact local law enforcement. You can also let us know via spoof@chainalysis.com so we can continue to track and manage these scams proactively. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓. We also won’t:  💰 Ask you for funds  💸 Promise you recovery of lost funds from scams or hacks  📋 Offer you a job in exchange for any type of “fee”  💻 Ask you to provide your information via a link on text, messaging services or unverified email  📵 Send you unsolicited phone calls, emails, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram or text/SMS  🔗 Reminder: Chainalysis primarily provides its products and services to public and private sector businesses, and does not engage in investigation assistance for individual victims We have more tips you can use to verify if the contact is legitimate on our website: https://lnkd.in/e5SMtdKd

The institutions have arrived — what's next? Join CEO Jonathan Levin for a curated brunch and panel at #Consensus2025 with leaders from EY, Google Cloud, and CoinTracker Enterprise as we examine the future of finance. 🗓 May 15 | 🕙 10AM | 📍 Ritz-Carlton Toronto RSVP: https://lu.ma/ekok0fef

Calling all ACAMS: The Assembly Hollywood attendees! Missed Caitlin Barnett's session with Sophie Moser from U.S. Bank on crypto trends in financial services? Don't worry — swing by our rooftop happy hour tonight to ask ALL your compliance questions (and more)! 🌴 #Chainalysis #ACAMSHollywood #CryptoCompliance 📅 Tuesday, April 29 (today!) ⏰ 6–8 PM (drop in anytime!) 📌 Sunset Club, 777 N Ocean Drive RSVP: https://bit.ly/42oi6lL