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Crypto Winter Didn’t Chill Fraudsters Ability to Score $20 Billion in 2022
Cryptocurrency // March 06, 2023

Even the criminals have felt the chill of the crypto winter. Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis, told PYMNTS that the state of crypto-related fraud … depends on where you look. The interview came against the backdrop where Chainalysis said last month that the...

Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
Cryptocurrency // October 26, 2022

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. With decentralized finance, or DeFi, as the prime target, it’s becoming a serious enough problem that calling 2021 The Year of...

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Chainalysis Says Data and Smart Regulation Critical for Crypto Rehabilitation

March 14, 2023
The year 2022 was one of the most tumultuous in the cryptocurrency industry’s brief history. It was a record year for another reason, too, as illicit crypto transactions hit a second consecutive all-time high, reaching $20.6 billion, compared to the sector’s previous high of $18.1 billion in 2021. But it’s not all bad news, said […]

Crypto Winter Didn’t Chill Fraudsters Ability to Score $20 Billion in 2022

March 06, 2023
Even the criminals have felt the chill of the crypto winter. Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis, told PYMNTS that the state of crypto-related fraud … depends on where...

Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi

October 26, 2022
October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. With decentralized finance, or DeFi, as...