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Chainalysis: Chinese-language money laundering networks handled $16.1B in 2025 — Assets.beincrypto.com

Chainalysis: Chinese-language money laundering networks handled $16.1B in 2025

Chainalysis’s 2026 Crypto Crime Report (released Jan. 27) found that Chinese-language money laundering networks (CMLNs), largely run via Telegram, processed $16.1 billion in 2025 and now account for about 20% of known cryptocurrency money laundering activity. The report says CMLNs operated through more than 1,799 active wallets

Chainalysis estimates North Korea stole just over $2bn in crypto in 2025 — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Chainalysis estimates North Korea stole just over $2bn in crypto in 2025

Pcgamer reports new research from Chainalysis estimates North Korea's cybersquads plundered just over $2 billion in crypto and tokens in 2025. Chainalysis frames that as a 51% year‑on‑year increase and says it would mean North Korea accounted for just under 60% of global cryptocurrency theft, which

Financial neutrality in 2026 turns crypto into core infrastructure for resilience — Assets.beincrypto.com

Financial neutrality in 2026 turns crypto into core infrastructure for resilience

Beincrypto reports that in early 2026 the global financial landscape is defined less by cooperation and more by leverage, as the second Trump administration’s “America First” policy has turned the U.S. dollar and the SWIFT network into instruments of geopolitical control. The column argues this has pushed states,

FBI arrests ex‑Olympian Ryan Wedding, accused of running crypto-linked drug ring — Assets.beincrypto.com

FBI arrests ex‑Olympian Ryan Wedding, accused of running crypto-linked drug ring

Beincrypto reports the FBI announced the arrest of Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, on charges of cocaine trafficking and murder; Mexican authorities said he turned himself in at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City. Authorities said the arrest ends a decade-long manhunt for one of the

Chainalysis launches no-code 'Workflows' to simplify onchain investigations — Images.cointelegraph.com

Chainalysis launches no-code 'Workflows' to simplify onchain investigations

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has rolled out a no-code automation feature called Workflows to broaden access to onchain investigative and compliance tools beyond technical users. Workflows allows investigators and compliance teams to run predefined blockchain analyses without writing code, reducing reliance on custom SQL or Python queries, Chainalysis told Cointelegraph.

Bitcoin used as shelter amid Iran unrest as crypto market tops $7.78 billion — Assets.beincrypto.com

Bitcoin used as shelter amid Iran unrest as crypto market tops $7.78 billion

Beincrypto reports that Chainalysis says Bitcoin has become an "element of resistance" in Iran as citizens turn to crypto amid deepening unrest and a collapsing rial. The firm observed a marked surge in crypto activity, with higher average daily dollar amounts transacted and more transfers to personal wallets.

Venezuelan charged in alleged $1 billion crypto-money laundering case — Assets.beincrypto.com

Venezuelan charged in alleged $1 billion crypto-money laundering case

Beincrypto reports the Department of Justice charged a Venezuelan national this week for allegedly using cryptocurrency exchanges and other methods in a roughly $1 billion money-laundering scheme that moved funds in and out of the United States. According to court records, 59-year-old Jorge Figueira of Venezuela is accused of using

Chainalysis warns impersonation scams surged as 2025 crypto losses may top $17 billion — Assets.beincrypto.com

Chainalysis warns impersonation scams surged as 2025 crypto losses may top $17 billion

Beincrypto reports that Chainalysis estimates crypto-related scams may exceed $17 billion in losses for 2025 and that impersonation scams jumped nearly 1,400% year over year. Chainalysis said cryptocurrency scams received at least $14 billion on-chain during the year, marking a sharp increase from the $9.9 billion initially reported

Chainalysis says impersonation crypto scams jumped about 1,400% in 2025 — Images.cointelegraph.com

Chainalysis says impersonation crypto scams jumped about 1,400% in 2025

Chainalysis reported that impersonation scam incidents rose roughly 1,400% year over year in 2025, with fraudsters increasingly posing as trusted people or organizations to steal crypto, passwords and account access, the firm said in its 2026 Crypto Scams Report. Impersonation scams often combine social engineering with other techniques. Chainalysis

Draft CLARITY Act bill criticized for favoring large crypto firms — Assets.beincrypto.com

Draft CLARITY Act bill criticized for favoring large crypto firms

Beincrypto reported that the release on Monday of the bipartisan CLARITY Act bill text — a 278-page negotiated proposal from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott — has left much of the crypto community dissatisfied and moved the measure one step closer to passage. The draft tightens stablecoin rules by restricting interest

Tether freezes $182 million in USDT from five Tron wallets — Assets.beincrypto.com

Tether freezes $182 million in USDT from five Tron wallets

Beincrypto reports that Tether froze more than $182 million in USDT in a single day, targeting five Tron-based wallets during the last 24 hours. On January 11 the blockchain tracking service Whale Alert flagged five distinct freezing actions, with the targeted wallets holding sums ranging from $12 million to $50

Chainalysis: IRGC moved over $2 billion in crypto to fund proxies — Assets.beincrypto.com

Chainalysis: IRGC moved over $2 billion in crypto to fund proxies

Beincrypto reports that Chainalysis found Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) transacted more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions and fund proxy operations. Chainalysis said illicit on-chain activity surged in 2025, rising 162% to at least $154 billion. Russia accounted for the largest share: transactions linked to

Colombia and France tighten crypto tax reporting rules — Assets.beincrypto.com

Colombia and France tighten crypto tax reporting rules

Beincrypto reports Colombia and France have moved to strengthen crypto tax reporting: Colombia’s tax authority will require exchanges and other providers to report user balances and transactions starting with the 2026 tax year, while France’s National Assembly committee adopted amendments to force disclosure of self‑custody wallets holding

Illicit crypto receipts hit $154B in 2025 as stablecoins dominate — Assets.beincrypto.com

Illicit crypto receipts hit $154B in 2025 as stablecoins dominate

Beincrypto reports that illicit crypto addresses received at least $154 billion in 2025, a 162% increase from the previous year, according to a Chainalysis report. The report said the surge was driven in large part by a 694% rise in funds flowing to sanctioned entities and by stablecoins, which now