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Grinex Emerges as Likely Garantex Rebrand

Grinex Emerges as Likely Garantex Rebrand

April 28, 2025

A Record-Breaking Year for Cybercrime: Key Findings from the FBI’s 2024 IC3 Report

A Record-Breaking Year for Cybercrime: Key Findings from the FBI’s 2024 IC3 Report

April 24, 2025

In Wake of DOJ Indictment of Iranian Operator of Darknet Market Nemesis, TRM Shares New Data on DNMs

In Wake of DOJ Indictment of Iranian Operator of Darknet Market Nemesis, TRM Shares New Data on DNMs

April 24, 2025

From UAVs to Sanctions Evasion: How the Houthis Use Crypto

From UAVs to Sanctions Evasion: How the Houthis Use Crypto

April 17, 2025

What the First Quarter of MiCA Tells Us About CASP Authorizations

What the First Quarter of MiCA Tells Us About CASP Authorizations

April 15, 2025

US Law Enforcement Dismantles $24M Dark Web Crypto Laundering Network

US Law Enforcement Dismantles $24M Dark Web Crypto Laundering Network

April 15, 2025

March 2025 Product Highlights: Bridging On-chain Insights and Field Investigations

Product Updates

March 2025 Product Highlights: Bridging On-chain Insights and Field Investigations

April 7, 2025

Europol and German Authorities Lead Global Takedown of Darknet Child Exploitation Platform ‘Kidflix’

Europol and German Authorities Lead Global Takedown of Darknet Child Exploitation Platform ‘Kidflix’

April 4, 2025

US Treasury Sanctions Houthi Financial Networks Including Eight Crypto Addresses

US Treasury Sanctions Houthi Financial Networks Including Eight Crypto Addresses

April 2, 2025

Category deep-dive: Illicit drug sales grew and expanded outside of darknet marketplaces in 2024

Category deep-dive: Illicit drug sales grew and expanded outside of darknet marketplaces in 2024

March 31, 2025

DOJ Seizes USD 8.2M Tied to Pig Butchering Scheme

DOJ Seizes USD 8.2M Tied to Pig Butchering Scheme

March 28, 2025

The Evolving CSAM Landscape: Vendors Increasingly Leveraging AI As They Return to the Dark Web

The Evolving CSAM Landscape: Vendors Increasingly Leveraging AI As They Return to the Dark Web

March 28, 2025

TRM Labs Partners with Canton Network to Strengthen Risk Management on Privacy-enabled Networks

TRM Labs Partners with Canton Network to Strengthen Risk Management on Privacy-enabled Networks

March 27, 2025

Category deep-dive: Scam and fraud volumes declined in 2024, but remain a significant threat

Category deep-dive: Scam and fraud volumes declined in 2024, but remain a significant threat

March 25, 2025

Thai Police Arrest German National For Selling CSAM in the Dark Web Based on Tip from HSI

Thai Police Arrest German National For Selling CSAM in the Dark Web Based on Tip from HSI

March 21, 2025

Category deep-dive: $2.2 billion was stolen in crypto-related hacks in 2024

Category deep-dive: $2.2 billion was stolen in crypto-related hacks in 2024

March 18, 2025

Category deep-dive: Ransomware demands reached an all-time high in 2024

Category deep-dive: Ransomware demands reached an all-time high in 2024

March 14, 2025

TRM Labs and Magnet Forensics Join Forces to Merge Digital Forensics and Blockchain Intelligence

TRM Labs and Magnet Forensics Join Forces to Merge Digital Forensics and Blockchain Intelligence

March 14, 2025

TRM Talks: A Big Week on the Road to Legal Clarity with Uniswap Chief Legal Officer Katherine Minarik

TRM Talks: A Big Week on the Road to Legal Clarity with Uniswap Chief Legal Officer Katherine Minarik

March 12, 2025

UK’s First Crypto ATM Conviction: FCA Secures 4-Year Sentence Against Unlicensed Operator

UK’s First Crypto ATM Conviction: FCA Secures 4-Year Sentence Against Unlicensed Operator

March 12, 2025

Enhancing Law Enforcement’s Role in Expanding the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Enhancing Law Enforcement’s Role in Expanding the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

March 11, 2025

The Takedown of Garantex: A Notorious Crypto Exchange’s Role in Illicit Finance

The Takedown of Garantex: A Notorious Crypto Exchange’s Role in Illicit Finance

March 6, 2025

Category deep-dive: Use of crypto in terrorist financing expanded in 2024

Category deep-dive: Use of crypto in terrorist financing expanded in 2024

March 6, 2025

US Treasury Sanctions Iranian National for Operating Darknet Market Nemesis

US Treasury Sanctions Iranian National for Operating Darknet Market Nemesis

March 4, 2025

Bybit Hack Update: North Korea Moves to Next Stage of Laundering

Bybit Hack Update: North Korea Moves to Next Stage of Laundering

March 4, 2025

February 2025 Product Highlights: Enhancing Investigations Across Blockchains

Product Updates

February 2025 Product Highlights: Enhancing Investigations Across Blockchains

March 3, 2025

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q1 2025

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q1 2025

March 3, 2025

U.S. Authorities Seize $31 Million Related to Uranium Finance Hack

U.S. Authorities Seize $31 Million Related to Uranium Finance Hack

February 28, 2025

The Bybit Hack: Following North Korea’s Largest Exploit

The Bybit Hack: Following North Korea’s Largest Exploit

February 27, 2025

TRM Talks: Deepfakes and the Rise of AI-Enabled Crime with Hany Farid

TRM Talks: Deepfakes and the Rise of AI-Enabled Crime with Hany Farid

February 26, 2025

Category deep-dive: Sanctioned entities continued to drive illicit crypto volume in 2024

Category deep-dive: Sanctioned entities continued to drive illicit crypto volume in 2024

February 26, 2025

TRM Labs Expands Wallet Screening Solution to Combat $11 Billion Crypto Fraud Epidemic

TRM Labs Expands Wallet Screening Solution to Combat $11 Billion Crypto Fraud Epidemic

February 25, 2025

EU Includes Crypto Exchange Garantex in 16th Sanctions Package on Russia

EU Includes Crypto Exchange Garantex in 16th Sanctions Package on Russia

February 24, 2025

TRM Links North Korea to Record $1.5 Billion Record Hack

TRM Links North Korea to Record $1.5 Billion Record Hack

February 21, 2025

Global Law Enfocement Agencies Dismantle Cybercrime Services Cracked and Nulled

Global Law Enfocement Agencies Dismantle Cybercrime Services Cracked and Nulled

February 19, 2025

Blockchain Intelligence and Border Security

Blockchain Intelligence and Border Security

February 19, 2025

Category deep-dive: Overall 2024 figures and declining illicit crypto volume on TRON

Category deep-dive: Overall 2024 figures and declining illicit crypto volume on TRON

February 18, 2025

The $LIBRA Affair: Tracking the Memecoin That Launched a Scandal in Argentina

The $LIBRA Affair: Tracking the Memecoin That Launched a Scandal in Argentina

February 17, 2025

TRM Labs Announces Comprehensive Blockchain Intelligence Coverage for TON

TRM Labs Announces Comprehensive Blockchain Intelligence Coverage for TON

February 13, 2025

Webinar Recap: The Journey to a Crypto License in Singapore

Webinar Recap: The Journey to a Crypto License in Singapore

February 12, 2025

TRM Talks: New Frontiers in Finance — A Journey from State Banking Supervisor to Compliance Leader with Two Ocean Trust's Albert Forkner

TRM Talks: New Frontiers in Finance — A Journey from State Banking Supervisor to Compliance Leader with Two Ocean Trust's Albert Forkner

February 12, 2025

CFTC Secures $128 Million Judgment Against Crypto and Forex Fraudsters

CFTC Secures $128 Million Judgment Against Crypto and Forex Fraudsters

February 12, 2025

US, UK and Australia Target Zservers and LockBit Affiliates

US, UK and Australia Target Zservers and LockBit Affiliates

February 11, 2025

TRM Labs Brings Best In Class Blockchain Intelligence to Developers Building on Unichain

TRM Labs Brings Best In Class Blockchain Intelligence to Developers Building on Unichain

February 11, 2025

Now Live: The 2025 Crypto Crime Report

Now Live: The 2025 Crypto Crime Report

February 10, 2025

Canadian National Charged With Stealing $65 Million in Crypto From Two DeFi Protocols

Canadian National Charged With Stealing $65 Million in Crypto From Two DeFi Protocols

February 7, 2025

TRM Labs and Predicate Join Forces to Launch the First Decentralized Policy Infrastructure for Blockchain Applications

TRM Labs and Predicate Join Forces to Launch the First Decentralized Policy Infrastructure for Blockchain Applications

February 4, 2025

A Blueprint for the Trump Administration’s First 100 Days in Crypto Policy: Mitigating Illicit Finance While Driving Innovation

A Blueprint for the Trump Administration’s First 100 Days in Crypto Policy: Mitigating Illicit Finance While Driving Innovation

February 3, 2025

‍Crypto ‘Godfather’ and LASD Detective Agree to Plead Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Business Rivals and Tax Crimes

‍Crypto ‘Godfather’ and LASD Detective Agree to Plead Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Business Rivals and Tax Crimes

January 31, 2025

From BigQuery to Lakehouse: How We Built a Petabyte-Scale Data Analytics Platform – Part 1

From BigQuery to Lakehouse: How We Built a Petabyte-Scale Data Analytics Platform – Part 1

January 30, 2025

The Rise of AI-Enabled Crime: Exploring the evolution, risks, and responses to AI-powered criminal enterprises

The Rise of AI-Enabled Crime: Exploring the evolution, risks, and responses to AI-powered criminal enterprises

January 30, 2025

T3 Financial Crime Unit, Spanish Authorities Freeze $26.4M in Crypto Scheme

T3 Financial Crime Unit, Spanish Authorities Freeze $26.4M in Crypto Scheme

January 29, 2025

TRM Talks: Former Treasury Official and Circle's Caroline Hill Talks Stablecoin Compliance, Policy and Regulation

TRM Talks: Former Treasury Official and Circle's Caroline Hill Talks Stablecoin Compliance, Policy and Regulation

January 29, 2025

Spain’s Guardia Civil, in Coordination With T3, Disrupts Criminal Enterprise

Spain’s Guardia Civil, in Coordination With T3, Disrupts Criminal Enterprise

January 28, 2025

Unpacking Trump's Executive Order on Digital Financial Technology

Unpacking Trump's Executive Order on Digital Financial Technology

January 24, 2025

Understanding the Use of Cryptocurrencies By Cartels

Understanding the Use of Cryptocurrencies By Cartels

January 22, 2025

Tracing $TRUMP: The Latest Memecoin on Solana

Tracing $TRUMP: The Latest Memecoin on Solana

January 21, 2025

Crypto Investment Firm Founder Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Thousands of Investors of Over $9M in Ponzi Scheme

Crypto Investment Firm Founder Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Thousands of Investors of Over $9M in Ponzi Scheme

January 16, 2025

Report Teaser: Proportion of Illicit Volume of Crypto Dropped 51% in 2024

Report Teaser: Proportion of Illicit Volume of Crypto Dropped 51% in 2024

January 15, 2025

TRM Talks: Future Money: How Crypto, AI, and the Technology Revolution are Changing Finance with Citi Institute's Ronit Ghose

TRM Talks: Future Money: How Crypto, AI, and the Technology Revolution are Changing Finance with Citi Institute's Ronit Ghose

January 15, 2025

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q4 2024

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q4 2024

January 13, 2025

Roundtable Recap: How to Leverage Blockchains for Good, Part 2

Roundtable Recap: How to Leverage Blockchains for Good, Part 2

January 10, 2025

Squid Game Season 2: A Window Into Popular Culture and Crypto Scams

Squid Game Season 2: A Window Into Popular Culture and Crypto Scams

January 9, 2025

How Blockchain Intelligence Delivers a 10,000% ROI for Government Agencies

How Blockchain Intelligence Delivers a 10,000% ROI for Government Agencies

January 8, 2025

T3 Financial Crime Unit Marks Enforcement Victory: $100 Million in Criminal Assets Frozen Across Five Continents

T3 Financial Crime Unit Marks Enforcement Victory: $100 Million in Criminal Assets Frozen Across Five Continents

January 2, 2025

TRM Talks: How the US Treasury Combats Illicit Finance in the Cryptoverse with Caroline Horres

TRM Talks: How the US Treasury Combats Illicit Finance in the Cryptoverse with Caroline Horres

January 1, 2025

Virginia Man Convicted for Crypto Financing Scheme to ISIS

Virginia Man Convicted for Crypto Financing Scheme to ISIS

December 20, 2024

2024 TRM Wrapped: Recapping This Year's Highlights

2024 TRM Wrapped: Recapping This Year's Highlights

December 20, 2024

Treasury Sanctions Houthi Financial Facilitators and Five Cryptocurrency Addresses

Treasury Sanctions Houthi Financial Facilitators and Five Cryptocurrency Addresses

December 19, 2024

TRM Talks: TradFi to DeFi — How Standard Chartered is Building the Bridge to the Future of Finance with René Michau and Esme Hodson

TRM Talks: TradFi to DeFi — How Standard Chartered is Building the Bridge to the Future of Finance with René Michau and Esme Hodson

December 18, 2024

‍California DFPI Releases Comprehensive Data on Crypto ATMs; TRM Analyzes the Data

‍California DFPI Releases Comprehensive Data on Crypto ATMs; TRM Analyzes the Data

December 17, 2024

TRM Labs Achieves FedRAMP® High Authorization, Strengthening Federal Offerings

TRM Labs Achieves FedRAMP® High Authorization, Strengthening Federal Offerings

December 17, 2024

Crypto and Consumer Protection: Unpacking the Effect of Recent Regulatory Developments on the UK Market

Crypto and Consumer Protection: Unpacking the Effect of Recent Regulatory Developments on the UK Market

December 16, 2024

Tracking the Hawk Tuah Memecoin Launch on Solana

Tracking the Hawk Tuah Memecoin Launch on Solana

December 13, 2024

The Winds and Waves That Shaped the Global Crypto Policy Landscape in 2024

The Winds and Waves That Shaped the Global Crypto Policy Landscape in 2024

December 12, 2024

November 2024 Product Highlights: Smarter and Easier

Product Updates

November 2024 Product Highlights: Smarter and Easier

December 9, 2024

How Investigators Used Blockchain Intelligence to Take Down "Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde"

How Investigators Used Blockchain Intelligence to Take Down "Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde"

December 6, 2024

2024 Trends: Crypto Adoption and Illicit Exposure by Country

2024 Trends: Crypto Adoption and Illicit Exposure by Country

December 6, 2024

UK's NCA and US Treasury's OFAC Take Action Against Key Players in Russian Global Money Laundering Network

UK's NCA and US Treasury's OFAC Take Action Against Key Players in Russian Global Money Laundering Network

December 4, 2024

TRM Talks: Talking Crypto Tax Policy and Guitar Riffs with the IRS’s Seth Wilks

TRM Talks: Talking Crypto Tax Policy and Guitar Riffs with the IRS’s Seth Wilks

December 4, 2024

The 4 Pillars of Effective Sanctions Compliance Programs

The 4 Pillars of Effective Sanctions Compliance Programs

November 27, 2024

Webinar Recap: Navigating Risk in Crypto Payments

Webinar Recap: Navigating Risk in Crypto Payments

November 25, 2024

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Laundering Millions in Cryptocurrency Scam Proceeds

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Laundering Millions in Cryptocurrency Scam Proceeds

November 20, 2024

TRM Labs’ Chainabuse Named Official Reporting Partner for Operation Shamrock

TRM Labs’ Chainabuse Named Official Reporting Partner for Operation Shamrock

November 20, 2024

TRM Talks: Ancient Coins to a $3.6 Billion Laptop: The Evolution of Money with the Smithsonian’s Dr. Ellen Feingold and former IRS-CI Special Agent Chris Janczewski

TRM Talks: Ancient Coins to a $3.6 Billion Laptop: The Evolution of Money with the Smithsonian’s Dr. Ellen Feingold and former IRS-CI Special Agent Chris Janczewski

November 20, 2024

Unmasking Pig Butchering Scams: The $4 Billion Crypto Scheme Preying on Vulnerable Investors

Unmasking Pig Butchering Scams: The $4 Billion Crypto Scheme Preying on Vulnerable Investors

November 19, 2024

How Russian-style “Dead Drops” are Transforming Online Drug Sales

How Russian-style “Dead Drops” are Transforming Online Drug Sales

November 14, 2024

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan Sentenced In The Bitfinex Case As Government Recovers $10 Billion in Stolen Funds

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan Sentenced In The Bitfinex Case As Government Recovers $10 Billion in Stolen Funds

November 14, 2024

DOJ and FBI Charge and Arrest Nigerian National In Case Involving $2.4 Million Romance Scam

DOJ and FBI Charge and Arrest Nigerian National In Case Involving $2.4 Million Romance Scam

November 8, 2024

TRM Talks: Securities to Sanctions: A Perspective on the Legal Issues Defining the Crypto Space with Matt McGuire

TRM Talks: Securities to Sanctions: A Perspective on the Legal Issues Defining the Crypto Space with Matt McGuire

November 6, 2024

TRM Labs and CODE Enter Strategic Partnership to Enable AML and Travel Rule Compliance in Korea

TRM Labs and CODE Enter Strategic Partnership to Enable AML and Travel Rule Compliance in Korea

November 6, 2024

TRM Labs and Flashpoint Join Forces to Enhance Visibility into Cyberattacks Involving Cryptocurrencies

TRM Labs and Flashpoint Join Forces to Enhance Visibility into Cyberattacks Involving Cryptocurrencies

October 30, 2024

US DOJ Brings Charges In $230 Million Crypto-Laundering Case

US DOJ Brings Charges In $230 Million Crypto-Laundering Case

October 29, 2024

Crypto Crime in Russia: Ransomware, Sanctions Evasion, and Disinformation

Crypto Crime in Russia: Ransomware, Sanctions Evasion, and Disinformation

October 25, 2024

TRM Talks: REACTing to the Pig Butchering Scourge with Prosecutor Erin West

TRM Talks: REACTing to the Pig Butchering Scourge with Prosecutor Erin West

October 23, 2024

FBI Creates Token Project In Trojan Horse Crypto Operation That Seizes $25 million

FBI Creates Token Project In Trojan Horse Crypto Operation That Seizes $25 million

October 18, 2024

Ransomware in 2024: Latest Trends, Mounting Threats, and the Government Response

Ransomware in 2024: Latest Trends, Mounting Threats, and the Government Response

October 11, 2024

FBI Cleveland and US Attorney’s Office for Northern District of Ohio Freeze and Seize Illicit Crypto Proceeds

FBI Cleveland and US Attorney’s Office for Northern District of Ohio Freeze and Seize Illicit Crypto Proceeds

October 10, 2024

TRM Talks: Building with Compliance at Crypto’s First Bank with Rachel Anderika, Anchorage Digital

TRM Talks: Building with Compliance at Crypto’s First Bank with Rachel Anderika, Anchorage Digital

October 9, 2024

The Rise of Monero: Traceability, Challenges, and Research Review

The Rise of Monero: Traceability, Challenges, and Research Review

October 8, 2024

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