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🔴 𝐏𝐒𝐀: We've received reports that bad actors are impersonating us. If you get any of these messages, don't hesitate to contact local law enforcement and security@chainalysis.com. 🔴 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐚𝐧𝐝: 🔹 Ask you for funds 🔹 Promise you lost funds from hacks 🔹 Send you unsolicited phone calls, emails, telegram messages, or texts 👉 Again, if you receive any message like this, please get in touch with your local law enforcement or security@chainalysis.com.

🚨 𝐈𝐧 2024, 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 $40.9 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 $51 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 0.14% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞. 🔎 What’s driving these numbers? Check out a preview of our 2025 𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 below. 👇 👀 Want to know more?  🔹 Grab a copy of the 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 here: https://lnkd.in/gd3U9hes  🔹 Get expert insights on our 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 by joining us live or getting access to the recording: https://lnkd.in/gdHuhiNF #cryptocrime 

🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW: Join our experts as we kickoff the first session of our two-part 2025 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, analyzing the role crypto plays in national security risks. Learn about: 🔹 How predatory cybercrimes like ransomware or hacking started 2024 on track for record years and slowed considerably in H2 🔹 How the darknet markets and illicit fentanyl precursor market impact drug-related border interdictions 🔹 How extremist groups operate on-chain and how these activities intersect with events in the real world 🔹 And how all these activities are increasingly facilitated by a network of professionalized services Can't make tomorrow's session? We’re offering multiple sessions to accommodate different time zones. Register now to join live or access the recordings! 🔗 https://bit.ly/40Uu70d

📣The 2025 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 is finally here! Key points 📋 🔸We cover the 📈 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮, featuring a broadening array of illicit actor organizations. 🔸🌐𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘺, spanning drug trafficking, gambling, money laundering, human and wildlife trafficking, violent crime, and more. 🔸🪙𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦, reflecting a broader trend of their increased use in overall crypto activity. Key stats 📊 🔸🇰🇵𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦-𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 — $1.34 billion — for funds stolen from crypto platforms. 🔸2024 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴, with high-yield investment scams and pig butchering in the lead. 🔸𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, but law enforcement disruptions and declining victim payments are beginning to impact the ecosystem. 🔗Grab your copy today: https://bit.ly/4383t6X

🤝 Collaboration across the crypto ecosystem is paramount in combating threats, and we’re proud to have worked with Mantle and mETH Protocol to recover $42 million from the Bybit hack. We will continue to work with our global customers, and partners across both the public and private sectors to support multiple avenues for #seizure and recovery in response to this attack. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/geMgSb67

💭 "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐅𝐢." The 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒔 2025 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 is almost here! In this episode of 🎙️𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘒𝘦𝘺, experts Andrew Fierman, Head of National Security Intelligence and Eitan Danon, Content Marketing Manager at Chainalysis dive into the most fascinating national security trends from the report. Find out what’s driving these trends, from emerging networks and alliances among nations like 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇰🇵 North Korea and 🇨🇳 China and the rise of crypto services including Huione Guarantee and Russian Instant Exchangers. 🎧 Tune into the must-hear episode: https://bit.ly/41vEOI7

In our latest blog, we look at how the near-$1.5 billion Bybit exploit occurred, the attackers’ link to the DPRK, and how we are collaborating with Bybit and law enforcement to help recover funds: https://lnkd.in/duYGBqDs

👀 Check out the 3️⃣ new keynote speakers joining us at 🌐🚀 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 2025 🚀 🌐 👇 🔹 CJ Rinaldi, Chief Compliance Officer, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange 🔹 Melissa Strait, Chief Compliance Officer, Coinbase 🔹 Vanessa Zhang, CFCS, Group Chief Compliance Officer, OKX Happening 🗓️ April 1 - 2 in 🗽 NYC, don’t miss out on two days of mainstage content, breakout sessions, networking activities and more, as we explore the diverse and growing landscape of the global cryptocurrency industry. 🔗 Check out our latest agenda and register for your ticket now: https://bit.ly/3YdRj6Z

We are excited to announce automatic token support for the newly launched Unichain, a DeFi-focused Ethereum layer 2 built on the Superchain, powered by Uniswap Labs. This means we support fungible and non-fungible tokens that follow the ERC-20, 721, or 1155 standards. With this new integration, Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) can now monitor Unichain transactions with actionable alerts and continuous monitoring to identify high-risk behaviors and prevent suspicious activities. Read our blog to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ePH3qEXF

👋 Say hello to Chainalysis’ first 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, Valentina Longo. A dynamic leader with a stellar record of driving strategic growth, financial transformation, and operational excellence across diverse industries, Valentina joins our executive team at an exciting time for the company. Read Jonathan Levin's note on why we’re thrilled to have her onboard as we 🚀 navigate the next phase of growth: https://bit.ly/4bpQ3FD