More than $100M worth of NFTs stolen since 2021 — Elliptic
The firm reported that although the market downturn had caused the value of NFTs to “slump,” scammers stole an estimated 4,647 of the tokens in July 2022.
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Cross-chain bridge RenBridge laundered $540M in hacking proceeds: Elliptic
The blockchain forensics firm said cross-chain bridges provide an "unregulated alternative" to exchanges for transferring value between blockchains.
Criminals Laundered $540M Through RenBridge: Report
Elliptics vice president of policy and regulatory affairs, David Carlisle, has said that he expects regulators to start cracking down on cross-chain bridges in the next six months to a...
Curve Finance exploit: Experts dissect what went wrong
Attackers that hijacked Curve Finance's landing page moved quickly to convert stolen funds to various tokens through different exchanges, wallets and mixers.
Onchain Analysis Report Says Terra’s Bitcoin Reserves Were Sent to Binance and Gemini
After the collapse of Terra’s once-stable coin terrausd (UST), a number of people wondered where the Luna Foundation Guard’s (LFG) bitcoin went, as the funds were supposed to be used…
Elliptic Identifies ‘Several Hundred Thousand Crypto Addresses’ Tied to Russia-Based Sanctioned Actors
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, blockchain surveillance companies have discussed and implemented ways to combat sanctioned countries from using digital assets. Last week, Chainalysis revealed screening tools for crypto firms…
Blockchain forensics firm finds millions in sanctioned crypto wallet
Elliptic has discovered a dubious crypto wallet with “significant crypto-asset holdings” in the millions of dollars.
Russian Bitcoin Mining Assessed Amid Conflict With Ukraine, Large ETH Pool Cancels Service to Russia
With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, many observers are curious about the large quantity of hashrate located in Russia, as the region reportedly controls the third-largest sum of SHA256…
De-Mixing Wasabi Coinjoin Transactions: A Deep Dive Into Chainalysis’ Deanonymizing Claims
On Tuesday, journalist Laura Shin published a story that claims to identify the 2016 Genesis DAO hacker who siphoned 3.6 million ethereum from the decentralized autonomous organization. While the story…
Russia Takes Down 4 Carding Sites With Over $260 Million in Crypto Turnover
Law enforcement in Russia has blocked major sites on the dark web, including a carding market leader. The platforms have been seized amid ongoing investigations into hacking groups, with Russian…