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.
North Korean hackers stole a record $2.02B in crypto in 2025, a 51% YoY rise that takes its cumulative stolen total to $6.75B; individual wallet hacks hit 158K
TL;DR — North Korean hackers stole $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase …
North Korean hackers stole a record $2.02B in crypto in 2025, a 51% YoY rise that takes its cumulative stolen total to $6.75B; individual wallet hacks hit 158K
TL;DR — North Korean hackers stole $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase …
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” …
In H1 2025, hackers stole $2.17B+ from crypto services, including the DPRK's record $1.5B Bybit hack, surpassing all of 2024 and up 17% on H1 2022
Key findings — Stolen funds — With over $2.17 billion stolen from cryptocurrency services so far in 2025, this year is more devastating than the entirety of 2024.
In H1 2025, hackers stole $2.17B+ from crypto services, including the DPRK's record $1.5B Bybit hack, surpassing all of 2024 and up 17% on H1 2022
Key findings — Stolen funds — With over $2.17 billion stolen from cryptocurrency services so far in 2025, this year is more devastating than the entirety of 2024.
In H1 2025, hackers stole $2.17B+ from crypto services, including the DPRK's record $1.5B Bybit hack, surpassing all of 2024 and up 17% on H1 2022
Key findings — Stolen funds — With over $2.17 billion stolen from cryptocurrency services so far in 2025, this year is more devastating than the entirety of 2024.
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.
In 2024, sanctioned jurisdictions and entities received $15.8B in crypto, or ~39% of all illicit crypto transactions; Tornado Cash inflows jumped 108% from 2023
Chainalysis :
Chainalysis buys AI-agent security startup Alterya, sources say for ~$150M; Alterya is still in stealth mode but has clients including Coinbase, Square, Binance
Leena Rao / Business Insider :
France's gambling regulator says it is “aware” of Polymarket and is “currently examining its operation and compliance”, after user Fredi9999 made a ~$48M profit
- Inquiry follows publicity around French trader's huge bets — New evidence on whale's profit grows haul to $78 mln
Europol says police in Germany, the UK, the US, and others took down botnets spreading ransomware via infected emails, arrested four, and seized 2,000+ domains
Police coordinated by the European Union's justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible …
The US OFAC sanctions 13 entities, including Netex24, and two individuals for helping Russian nationals potentially evade sanctions by building crypto services
- The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 13 entities and two individuals for helping sanctioned entities to evade sanctions in Russia.
In 2023, crypto money laundering fell 29.5% YoY to $22.2B, 109 addresses got $10M+ in illicit crypto each, and five off-ramp services got 71.7% of illicit funds
In 2023, crypto money laundering fell 29.5% YoY to $22.2B, 109 addresses got $10M+ in illicit crypto each, and five off-ramp services got 71.7% of illicit funds
In 2023, crypto money laundering fell 29.5% YoY to $22.2B, 109 addresses got $10M+ in illicit crypto each, and five off-ramp services got 71.7% of illicit funds
Chainalysis says some recent media reports about the supposed use of crypto by terrorist organizations might be overstating metrics and using “flawed analyses”
But It's Deadly Hannah Lang / Reuters : US lawmakers urge White House crack down on Hamas use of crypto after Israel attack Assad Jafri / CryptoSlate : Chainalysis says crypto usag...
Chainalysis says some recent media reports about the supposed use of crypto by terrorist organizations might be overstating metrics and using “flawed analyses”
But It's Deadly Hannah Lang / Reuters : US lawmakers urge White House crack down on Hamas use of crypto after Israel attack Assad Jafri / CryptoSlate : Chainalysis says crypto usag...
The US Treasury's FinCEN proposes labeling international crypto mixing as a “primary money laundering concern”, citing its use by Hamas and other illicit actors
Under pressure to address reports that Hamas and other terrorist groups are partially funded with crypto …