Iranian cryptoasset outflows reached ~$10.3M between February 28 and March 2 amid US and Israeli airstrikes; in 2025, Iran's crypto ecosystem was worth $7.78B+
TL;DR — On-chain data shows a sharp increase in activity from major Iranian exchanges in the hours following the February 28 …
AWS warns of “unpredictable” Middle East operations after drones “directly struck” two UAE facilities and a drone strike near one of its Bahrain facilities
Amazon Web Services said late Monday two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, taking the facilities offline.
How Russia-linked crypto exchanges, including Bitpapa and Exmo, help Russian entities move money across borders, bypassing banking oversight and sanctions
Cryptoasset exchanges that maintain operational or financial connections with Russia continue to enable the circumvention of international sanctions.
Elliptic: ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 surpassed $100B in transactions in under a year, but demand cooled and daily volume fell from a peak of $1.5B+ to ~$500M
The ruble-backed stablecoin created to circumvent sanctions on Russia has surpassed $100 billion in transactions in less …
The US DOJ seizes ~$15B in bitcoin held in wallets owned by a man who oversaw a “pig butchering” operation in Cambodia, in the DOJ's largest ever forfeiture
The Department of Justice has seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin held by a man who oversaw a massive “pig butchering” …
The US DOJ seizes ~$15B in bitcoin from a man who oversaw a Cambodian “pig butchering” operation, in the DOJ's largest ever forfeiture; the man remains at large
The Department of Justice has seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin held by a man who oversaw a massive …
Elliptic estimates cross-chain criminal and high-risk activity at $21.8B+ in 2025, up from $7B in 2023, and attributes ~12% to crypto hacks from North Korea
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Elliptic estimates cross-chain criminal and high-risk activity at $21.8B+ in 2025, up from $7B in 2023, and attributes ~12% to crypto hacks from North Korea
Yohan Yun / Cointelegraph :
Elliptic estimates cross-chain criminal and high-risk activity at $21.8B+ in 2025, up from $7B in 2023, and attributes ~12% to crypto hacks from North Korea
Yohan Yun / Cointelegraph :
Elliptic: Telegram-based crypto scam marketplaces like Tudou Guarantee have almost entirely filled the void left by Telegram banning the two biggest a month ago
Then it watched those markets rebuild to their previous size and has done nothing to stop them. — https://www.wired.com/... X: @elliptic : 🚨 Telegram dark markets expand to fill the gap left by Huio...
Nobitex, Iran's largest crypto exchange, says it was hacked, and pro-Israel group Predatory Sparrow takes credit; Elliptic: the hackers stole and “burned” $90M+
Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, said Wednesday that it was hacked and funds have been drained from its hot wallet.
A cyberattack claimed by pro-Israel hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow has reportedly disrupted services at Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah, including its website
The attack introduces a clear cyber element with immediate consequences for the country's critical infrastructure amid a growing conflict between Israel and Iran.
The US Treasury sanctions Philippines-based Funnull Technology for allegedly facilitating “pig butchering” crypto scams that stole over $200M from US victims
The U.S. government imposed sanctions on FUNNULL, a company accused of providing infrastructure for cybercriminals running so-called …
Huione Guarantee, a Telegram-based black market for crypto scammers and money launderers that enabled $27B+ in transactions, shuts down after mass account bans
Following a WIRED inquiry, Telegram banned thousands of accounts used for crypto scam money laundering, including those of Haowang Guarantee …
Elliptic: Colorado-registered Xinbi Guarantee runs a Telegram black market for Chinese crypto scammers that has facilitated $8.4B in transactions since 2022
Before a crackdown by Telegram, Xinbi Guarantee grew into one of the internet's biggest markets for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers and money laundering.
The US Secret Service, Europol, and others take down and seize Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange accused of being associated with ransomware hackers
But declined to provide more details. — techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/r... Mastodon: Zack Whittaker / @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social : NEW: Russian crypto exchange Garantex has been seized by the U.S. S...
An analysis of the $1.46B Bybit hack, by far the largest crypto heist of all time, ahead of Poly Network's $611M in 2021, and possibly the biggest theft ever
On February 21st 2025, approximately $1.46 billion in cryptoassets were stolen from Bybit, a Dubai-based exchange.
The US, the UK, and Australia sanction Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider Zservers and two Russian nationals for supplying the LockBit ransomware gang
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) …
Huione Guarantee, a Telegram-based marketplace that enables “pig butchering” and other scams, recently debuted a few crypto products, including a USD stablecoin
- Huione Guarantee is a Telegram-based marketplace serving fraudsters in South East Asia, including those responsible for so-called “pig butchering” scams.
Indian crypto exchange WazirX says one of its multisig wallets “experienced a security breach” after $230M+ in withdrawals; WazirX had $500M in holdings in June
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