Criminal balances on public blockchains exceed $75B, with illicit entities holding $15B and downstream wallets holding $60B. See our comprehensive breakdown of the growing landscape of seizable crypto assets: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/landscape-of-seizable-crypto-assets-2025/

🌍 Global crypto adoption is evolving in two directions, and compliance professionals & policymakers need to understand both.

Emerging markets are turning to crypto for remittances, payments, and savings. Developed economies are surging through ETFs, regulations, and institutional flows. At the center of it all? 🪙 Stablecoins—now critical infrastructure for how value moves worldwide.

On 🗓 22 and 23 October, join us for our upcoming 📺 webinar, Crypto Adoption 2025: Stablecoins Power Global Growth, where we’ll unpack global insights and discuss what it all means for compliance and policy.

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4gYTdma

We’re back with another Following the Money Friday! This week, we asked Prashant Kalia, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Flutterwave, 7 questions: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/following-the-money-with-chainalysis-prashant-kalia-flutterwave/

The devastating fentanyl crisis demands innovative solutions. We're proud to share how Coinbase launched a groundbreaking "sprint", powered by Chainalysis intelligence, to actively disrupt criminal networks facilitating fentanyl trafficking with crypto.

This isn't just reactive compliance. It's a strategic, time-bound investigation that:
✅ Identified thousands of addresses & 17,000+ transactions
✅ Led to 41 intelligence packages shared across 12 countries
✅ Systematically removed high-risk actors from their platform

This sprint demonstrates that when industry leaders commit to proactive risk management, powered by advanced blockchain intelligence and supported by strong public-private partnerships, meaningful disruption of criminal activity becomes possible.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3W51kEf

Today, OFAC and FinCEN, with UK's FCDO, designated the Prince Group TCO and 146 associates, while Huione Group was named under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act. DOJ also seized a record $15B in bitcoin linked to these Southeast Asian crypto scam operations. Read more here: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/southeast-asia-crypto-scam-network-mining-pig-butchering-october-2025/

Registration for Links 2026 is LIVE: Secure your spot today! 🚀

We're thrilled to announce that the Chainalysis Links, our flagship conference is coming to New York City 🗽 on March 31 - April 1!

Links has become the premier destination where blockchain analysis meets real-world impact. This is where private and public sector leaders, Chainalysis customers, and industry partners come together to tackle the most pressing challenges in cryptocurrency, celebrate breakthrough successes, and forge the collaborative partnerships that drive our industry forward.

Join us for an unparalleled experience featuring:
✨ 2 full days of cutting-edge mainstage presentations
🔎 Deep-dive breakout sessions led by industry experts
🤝 Exclusive networking opportunities with blockchain leaders
🛡 The latest insights on compliance, investigations, and emerging threats
📈 Success stories and best practices from the frontlines

🗓 Save the date, catch our 🐦 Early Bird prices and see you in NYC next March! https://bit.ly/47el9yb

In our next preview chapter of the 2025 Geography of Crypto Report, we examine Europe's evolving landscape. From MiCA's impact to Russia's $376B market lead, see how regulation and innovation are reshaping adoption across the region: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/europe-crypto-adoption-2025/

⏰ 1 WEEK TO GO! Join the crypto adoption conversation shaping crypto policy and compliance in 2025.

Our 🌍 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index reveals how adoption is evolving across regions, from grassroots payments and savings in emerging markets to institutional flows and ETFs in developed economies. At the heart of both stories are 🪙 stablecoins.

Don’t miss your chance to hear what these shifts mean for compliance teams and policymakers. 🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4gYTdma

👏 We congratulate the 🇨🇴 Policía Nacional de Colombia for its work in dismantling the transnational "Black Jack" money laundering network linked to the Clan del Golfo.

Read more about the case, and how Chainalysis Crypto Investigation Solution played a role in disrupting a sophisticated cross-border money laundering scheme: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/columbia-national-police-dismantled-crypto-laundering-network/

In the latest post of our Following the Money series, we asked Usman Rehman, Group Vice President of Compliance at Rain, 7 questions: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/following-the-money-with-chainalysis-usman-rehman-rain/

💬 “It’s no longer just a cyber thing, it’s an everything thing. We see it in all the cases we investigate, all of the different case classifications, across all threats.”

On this episode of 🎙 Public Key, Patrick Wyman, Unit Chief, Virtual Assets Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tells us about his team’s work in investigating crimes involving virtual assets, and how 🔎 blockchain analytics plays a critical role in investigations.

🎧 Tune in to the must listen episode now: https://bit.ly/4hm1qkN

🔍 Join us in Austin, Texas for a free workshop with cryptocurrency investigations, education, and networking!

We’re bringing together leaders from the public and private sectors to explore the latest in threat intelligence, cybersecurity, and crypto-related crime. Hear real-world case studies, learn best practices, and gain actionable insights from experts that you can apply directly in your investigations and daily work.

📍 Austin, TX
🗓 Thursday, November 6
Register now: https://bit.ly/4qhgDaZ

Headed to Money20/20 Las Vegas? Don’t miss us on Monday, October 27!

Join Caitlin Barnett, our Director of Regulatory Affairs, as she shares how innovators can communicate the value of stablecoins to traditional financial institutions from ⏱️ 9:45–10:15 AM at The Intersection Stage in the Money Hall.

Then, keep the conversation going at our Roadshow to Stablecon Happy Hour 🍸 hosted by Stablecon, Sumsub, Chainalysis, TWIF & Utila.
📅 Oct 27, 7 – 9 PM PDT
📍 The Venetian Las Vegas
👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/3KZcWq6

#Money2020 #Stablecoins #CryptoCompliance #Fintech

Last week, 🇬🇧 techUK published its '2030 Vision: A Roadmap for Building a Digital Assets Economy' report, proposing a roadmap for policymakers and regulators on how the UK can achieve global leadership in digital assets technologies by 2030.

We're proud to have contributed to the report, featuring key insights from our Policy Advisor Lead, Jordan Wain, that highlight the significant opportunity digital assets present for tackling fraud.

Read the report now: https://bit.ly/42UKz2p.

We’re excited to share that Chainalysis Hexagate now supports the Plasma ecosystem, bringing real-time smart contract security solutions to builders and teams building on Plasma for free. With Hexagate, Plasma projects can monitor contracts, tokens, and protocol activity and get realtime alerts to threats and suspicious activity in order to protect their protocol. Read more here: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/hexagate-plasma-support-real-time-smart-contract-security-detection/

In our final preview chapter of the 2025 Geography of Crypto Report, we examine MENA's crypto adoption activity. From Türkiye's $200B market to Israel's crisis response, see how four distinct adoption paths are reshaping the region: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/middle-east-north-africa-crypto-adoption-2025/

🌎The 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report is here! From APAC's dominance to North America's institutional surge, see how different regions are shaping crypto's future. Download the full report today: https://go.chainalysis.com/2025-geography-of-cryptocurrency-report.html

Last week, we detailed how Coinbase launched an innovative "sprint" against fentanyl trafficking, powered by Chainalysis intelligence. We're thrilled to share this powerful endorsement from Kelsey Dean, Director of Global Intelligence at Coinbase, who underscores the value of this collaboration.

This isn't just reactive compliance; it's a strategic effort proving that proactive risk management with advanced blockchain tools can truly disrupt criminal activity.

Read more: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3W51kEf

On October 23, the European Commission adopted its 19th package of sanctions against Russia, in view of Russia’s continued and escalating aggression against Ukraine. The package includes financial measures that detail a transaction ban on the A7A5 ruble-backed stablecoin and two affiliated Kyrgyz firms, Old Vector and Grinex.

Read more about A7A5 and how it has shaped Russia’s shadow crypto economy: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/a7a5-grinex-russian-crypto-economy-ofac-sanctions-august-2025/

The Multilateral Sanctions and Measures Team (MSMT) recently released its comprehensive “Report Covering DPRK Cyber and IT Worker Activities,” revealing insights into North Korea’s evolving cyber operations. As a key contributor to this initiative, Chainalysis provided critical blockchain intelligence that helped uncover the scale and sophistication of the DPRK’s threats.

Read our blog for five key takeaways from the report: https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/msmt-report-north-korea-dprk-cyber-threats/

🚨 In the UK alone, 5.5 million SMEs represent the most vulnerable sector to cyber attacks, creating an urgent need for innovative approaches to cyber resilience.

🤝 As a founding member and national ambassador for three years, Chainalysis is proud to be supporting the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG) on their mission to coordinate a strong defense against cybercrime and reduce cyber risks amongst the SME community 🇬🇧 in the UK.

Learn more about the work NCRCG does, our misson-driven partnership together, and how SMEs can get involved: https://bit.ly/47dqI19