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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 A7 network, which British authorities say took in around $838 million after the shutdown of Garantex, has become one of the main targets of the new sanctions package. We look at why these restrictions could affect not only crypto exchanges, but also traditional financial institutions around the world.

Scammers are already exploiting the 2026 World Cup to set up fake ticket-sale sites, "match-fixing" betting schemes, and football meme tokens. The losses so far are modest — but the tournament isn't over yet.

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.

A financial system is already up and running on public blockchains, with loans, analogues of U.S. Treasuries, and automated capital markets. More than $551 billion has flowed through DeFi protocols — but most of that activity has nothing to do with the real economy and everything to do with the speculative build-up of risk.

FinCEN requires crypto companies to provide authorities with detailed information about suspicious activity — from wallet addresses to users’ IP data. Regulators are increasingly focusing not on the number of reports filed, but on the quality and investigative value of those reports.

The program hides in RAM and leaves almost no traces for security systems to detect

The company is linking the incident to a compromised private key on a service wallet, rather than a smart contract exploit

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.

Users are showing the greatest interest in gold, stocks, and AI investment solutions.

The user spent weeks unsuccessfully trying to guess the password until Claude helped find an old wallet backup file

In 2026, cybercrime is increasingly moving offline: kidnappings, torture, and extortion are becoming a new way to steal digital assets. In just the first four months of the year, losses from these attacks have already exceeded $100 million.