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⚡Privacy Protocols like Railgun: Innovation or Investigation Nightmare? In January 2023, the FBI revealed that the North Korean Lazarus Group used Railgun—a privacy-focused DeFi protocol— to launder $60M (41,000 ETH) stolen in the Harmony Horizon Bridge heist. Those funds are now worth $125M. Since its launch, Railgun has processed $2B+ in crypto transactions, with 76% of its volume in Wrapped Ethereum. Its adoption signals a growing demand for blockchain privacy—but also creating massive challenges for investigators. ⚡So, what’s Railgun (really)? Railgun is a smart contract-based privacy protocol designed to anonymize on-chain transactions using zero-knowledge proofs, specifically zk-SNARKs. Its mission? Make DeFi transactions private. In reality? A double-edged sword for privacy-conscious users and investigators alike. Railgun’s zk-SNARK technology shields user data on-chain, enabling fully private transactions. While this is great for users, bad actors are leveraging it too. ⚡Case in point: The Harmony heist. Over 31 smart contract events, like shielding/unshielding of funds, obfuscated the flow of funds, complicating investigations.  So…how can you trace funds through advanced privacy protocols like Railgun?🤔 At AnChain.AI, we go beyond traditional approaches with advanced tools like SCREEN to deconstruct smart contracts and analyze all the hidden internal transactions. But even without our tools, here are 5 heuristics investigators can use when it comes to tracing funds through Railgun: 1️⃣ Entry & Exit Points: Track where funds go in and out. Shielding and unshielding events can leave breadcrumbs. Track public addresses depositing funds into Railgun and monitor withdrawal transactions to see where funds reappear on public addresses. 2️⃣ Timing Patterns: Analyze the timing of deposits and withdrawals. Look for correlated timing between large or unique deposit and withdrawal events that may suggest links. 3️⃣ Off-Chain Activity: Context is key! Link on-chain Railgun activity with off-chain events. Compare Railgun transactions with external factors, such as exchange activities or known blockchain social interactions. 4️⃣ Clustering Behavior: Identify related addresses through transaction patterns. Use clustering algorithms to find behavioral similarities in addresses interacting with Railgun, potentially identifying entities or groups. 5️⃣ Governance Monitoring: Analyze known governance or public addresses that may have ties to Railgun and observe their transaction behaviors. These strategies might not solve every case, but they’re a great starting point. 👀 Want the full breakdown? Dive into our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/gGz3AKbx 💬 Chat with our team to learn more about SCREEN for smart contracts investigations. 💬 What’s your take on privacy in DeFi?

🌲✨ Happy Holidays from AnChain.AI! As 2024 comes to a close, we want to extend our gratitude to our incredible community, partners, and customers for trusting us with your mission-critical challenges. This year has been transformative for AnChain.AI and the broader digital asset space. Together, we: - Delivered 6,000+ hours of investigations, securing over $800M in crypto assets alongside law enforcement. - Launched 16+ AI/ML models and secured 4 new patents to fight financial crime. - Witnessed historic milestones like Bitcoin reaching $107K, solidifying its role as digital gold. Looking ahead, 2025 holds exciting opportunities: - advancing AI-powered tools for seamless investigations, - deepening partnerships with governments and financial institutions, and - building a safer, more transparent digital asset ecosystem. Here’s to shaping the future together. Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year! – The AnChain.AI Team

Struggling to keep up with blockchain investigations? What if an AI-powered tool could handle the heavy lifting for you? “But more manual tracing = better results, right?” Let’s face it—investigators are stuck between two challenges: 1️⃣ Spending hours manually tracing high-risk transactions across layers of blockchain and smart contracts, OR 2️⃣ Missing hidden connections because the sheer volume of transactions makes it impossible to keep up. Here’s how you can work smarter, not harder: Introducing the High-Risk Tracer in CISO™. 🌟 AI-Powered Tracing: Automatically map high-risk addresses and trace illicit funds in minutes, saving you hours of manual tracing. Close more cases and help recover stolen funds faster. 🛑 Spot Hidden Threats: Identify high-risk interactions with hackers, scammers, or sanctioned addresses—even if they’re buried multiple layers deep. 📝 Auto-Generate Reports: Instantly create investigation reports with every detail needed for compliance or court. That’s it. Faster results. Less manual effort. This is the future of blockchain investigation. 🚨 Ready to see it in action? Contact us today to discover how the High-Risk Tracer can transform your investigations. 👉 Read the blog to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gSTPn9EM

🍁 Bitcoin Nears $100K — A Thanksgiving to Remember! 🦃 As we witness Bitcoin approaching a historic $100,000 milestone, the AnChain.AI team would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡 None of this would be possible without our outstanding customers, investors, advisors, partners, and everyone else who has supported us on this journey. Your trust in our technology fuels our mission to redefine financial crime investigations and build game-changing tools. We are also thankful for the opportunity to work in such a fast-paced and dynamic space, in which our technology can make an immediate and meaningful impact on our customers' work. And, of course, we’re deeply appreciative of every single member of the AnChain.AI team — your hard work, creativity, and dedication make all of this possible. 🙌 From all of us at AnChain.AI, thank you for being part of this incredible journey. We hope you all have a warm, restful, and Happy Thanksgiving! 🥧🍂

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✨ Get caught up on the latest in digital assets this week! Find out who HBO's latest documentary called out as the Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Crypto.com launching legal action against the U.S. SEC, and international policy & regulatory movements, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. 👇Here’s a quick tl;dr of this week in digital assets. Check out the newsletter for an in-depth read! Market Insights 🪙 HBO Documentary Suggests Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto is Peter Todd  ⚖️ FTX Says Caroline Ellison Will Surrender 'All Her Assets' in Settlement 💻 Bitfinex Recognized as 'Exclusive Victim' Eligible for Recovery of $7.4 Billion Bitcoin Hack U.S. Policy & Regulations 🏛️ Crypto.com Launching Legal Action Against SEC ⚖️ SEC, FBI, and DOJ Coordinate Takedown of Fraudulent Crypto Companies 🔐 SEC Chair Gary Gensler on Crypto: "It's Unlikely to Function as a Currency" International Spotlight 🇦🇪 UAE Removes Value-Added Tax on Crypto Transfers and Conversions 🇰🇷 South Korea Introduces Forex Regulations for Stablecoin Transactions 🇹🇭 Thai SEC Floats Allowing Crypto Products In Mutual, Private Funds 🇹🇼 Taiwan Set to Introduce Digital Asset Custody Pilot Program for Banks in 2025 📬 Want the latest weekly crypto news delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday? Follow Us on LinkedIn or Subscribe! 👉 anchain.ai/subsribe

✨ Get caught up on the latest in digital assets this week! Find out why crypto dipped this week, the SEC filing appeal in the Ripple case, and international policy & regulatory movements, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. 👇Here’s a quick tl;dr of this week in digital assets. Check out the newsletter for an in-depth read! Market Insights 📉 Middle East Tension Causes Massive Crypto Market Shakeup, $489 Million Liquidated 💻 Bitwise Submits Application For XRP ETF 🌏 Taiwan Opens Digital Asset ETF Market To Professional Investors 💸 Creditor Reveals FTX Investors To Receive Just 10-25% Of Their Crypto Back U.S. Policy & Regulations ⚖️ SEC Files Appeal in Ripple Lawsuit 🇷🇺 U.S. Targets Russian Crypto Platforms With Sanctions Over Money Laundering Connections ⚖️ SEC Files ‘Settled Charges’ Against Mango Markets Operators I nternational Spotlight 🇨🇳 Ex-Chinese Deputy Finance Minister Urges Country To Pivot Anti-Bitcoin Stance 🇦🇪 Dubai Regulator Tightens Rules On Crypto Investment Marketing 🌊 Ripple Secures Preliminary License Approval In Dubai 🇯🇵 Japan To Potentially Lower Capital Gains Tax On Crypto In Regulatory Review 🇨🇦 Crypto Exchange Gemini To Close All Customer Accounts In Canada 📬 Want the latest weekly crypto news delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday? Follow Us on LinkedIn or Subscribe! 👉https://lnkd.in/gbaYsHgc

✨ Get caught up on the latest in crypto — big moves, key regulations, and global shifts that matter! ✨ Check out our newsletter for the top stories you shouldn’t miss this week! 🚀👇Here’s a quick tl;dr of this week in digital assets: Market Insights 💸 BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Demands 12-Hour BTC Withdrawals From Coinbase 🔐 Seized Privacy Tool Samourai Wallet Forked Into ‘Ashigaru’ Open Source Project 📈 Binance Leads The Pack With $100 Trillion In All-Time Trade Volume 📊 Bitcoin Price Target Jumps to $78K Following Chinese Stimulus Package Announcement  U.S. Policy & Regulations ⚖️ Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison Sentenced To Two Years For Her Role In FTX Collapse 🏛️ Lawmakers Call For Stablecoin Regulation, Criticize SEC’s Enforcement Approach 🛡️ VP Harris Says She'll Encourage Crypto Business While Protecting Consumers At Wall Street Fundraiser ⏳ SEC Postpones Decision On BlackRock And Bitwise Spot Ethereum ETF Options International Spotlight 🚨 Germany Seizes 47 Crypto Exchanges Tied To ‘Underground Economy’ And Money Laundering 🇦🇺 Australia To Require Crypto Firms To Hold Financial Services Licenses 🌍 African Economies Show High Potential For Digital Asset Adoption 🏦 Bank Of Canada Says No To Retail CBDC In Reshuffling Of Priorities 📬 Want the latest weekly crypto news delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday? Follow Us on LinkedIn or Subscribe! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gbaYsHgc

✨ Get caught up on the latest in crypto — big moves, key regulations, and global shifts that matter! ✨ Check out our newsletter for the top stories you shouldn’t miss this week! 🚀👇 Here’s a quick tl;dr of this week in digital assets: Market Insights 📈 Bitcoin Broke $62K After Fed Cuts Interest Rate by 0.5% 🌎 Trump Promotes New Crypto Venture: World Liberty Financial 📊 Polymarket Hits Nearly $1 Billion In Bets For 2024 Presidential Election Outcome 🏦 Circle's USDC Now Available to Businesses in Brazil and Mexico Via Banking System 🚨 Indonesian Crypto Exchange Indodax Goes Offline After Suspected $22M Hack U.S. Policy & Regulations ⚖️ SEC Places Heavier Scrutiny on Binance's Token Listing Process in Proposed Amended Complaint 🏛️ BRIDGE Act: New Bill Proposes Joint SEC-CFTC Committee To Shape US Crypto Regulations ⚖️ U.S. Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon With Ties to Pig Butchering Scams International Spotlight 🇨🇳 China Strengthening Crypto Money Laundering Regulations With New Law Draft Revision 🇬🇧 UK Gov’t Introduces Bill To Clarify Crypto’s Legal Status 🇳🇬 Nigeria Undergoing 'Real Crypto Dollarization Event' 💻 Catch the full newsletter here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gw2Q8nyQ 📬 Want the latest weekly crypto news delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday? Subscribe! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gbaYsHgc