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The blockchain has helped uncover the ties between cryptocurrency fundraising campaigns, exchangers in Syria, and intermediaries in several countries around the world. A telltale pattern has emerged in which the same addresses were used across multiple donation drives at once

The defendant helped move funds stolen through investment scams and earned at least $4 million for his role in the operation.

Four Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges accounted for roughly 78% of all digital asset volume tied to the country in 2025. They have now become the focal point of the largest U.S. sanctions campaign against Iran's cryptocurrency infrastructure.

According to industry estimates, international criminal organizations steal roughly $64 billion annually through investment scams and romance fraud schemes. A new FBI-led operation demonstrates just how deeply organized crime has embedded itself in the worlds of cryptocurrency and online communications.

Around 97% of Chinese suppliers of chemicals used to make fentanyl accept payment in cryptocurrency. The volume of such transactions continues to grow alongside the global market for synthetic drugs

For the first time, the new law makes blockchain analytics an officially mandatory tool of financial oversight in the United States. Authorities will also gain the power to restrict transactions with foreign crypto services tied to money-laundering risks.

The payment system operates outside the U.S. banking system and is nearly impossible to block. This marks the first time a nation-state is using cryptocurrency as a strategic government revenue tool

Defendants allegedly inflated prices artificially and sold assets at a profit.

U.S. regulators have released their first joint clarification on how federal laws apply to crypto assets

Bitcoin fell to $63,000, while oil exceeded $80 a barrel and gold continued to rise.

The sanctions list also includes 21 cryptocurrency addresses on the Ethereum and Tron networks.

Investigators were able to trace the movement of the funds across multiple blockchain networks and services often used to obscure transaction trails. The case ultimately led to an international operation and the arrest of a suspect on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.