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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

TRM Labs’ Chainabuse Named Official Reporting Partner for Operation Shamrock

TRM Labs’ Chainabuse Named Official Reporting Partner for Operation Shamrock

November 20, 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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

The Crypto Election: Crypto, Disinformation, and Presidential Politics

The Crypto Election: Crypto, Disinformation, and Presidential Politics

October 7, 2024

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q3 2024

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q3 2024

October 3, 2024

Utila Integrates with TRM Labs to Streamline AML for Institutional Crypto Operations

Utila Integrates with TRM Labs to Streamline AML for Institutional Crypto Operations

October 3, 2024

US, Australia and the UK Take Action Against Ransomware Group Evil Corp

US, Australia and the UK Take Action Against Ransomware Group Evil Corp

October 1, 2024

Combating Crypto Scams: The Power of Community Reports and On-chain Analysis

Combating Crypto Scams: The Power of Community Reports and On-chain Analysis

September 27, 2024

SEC Files Charges Against NanoBit and CoinW6 in First Pig Butchering Related Action

SEC Files Charges Against NanoBit and CoinW6 in First Pig Butchering Related Action

September 27, 2024

The Rise of Cryptocurrency in the Synthetic Drug Trade

The Rise of Cryptocurrency in the Synthetic Drug Trade

September 27, 2024

US Treasury Takes Coordinated Actions Against Illicit Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges and Cybercrime Facilitators PM2BTC and Cryptex

US Treasury Takes Coordinated Actions Against Illicit Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges and Cybercrime Facilitators PM2BTC and Cryptex

September 26, 2024

TRM Talks: Implementing the EU’s MiCA with Peter Kerstens, European Commission Advisor

TRM Talks: Implementing the EU’s MiCA with Peter Kerstens, European Commission Advisor

September 25, 2024

Brazilian Authorities Launch Operation Niflheim to Tackle Crypto-Related Financial Crimes

Brazilian Authorities Launch Operation Niflheim to Tackle Crypto-Related Financial Crimes

September 20, 2024

TRM Labs Secures FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization, Expanding Federal Offerings

TRM Labs Secures FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization, Expanding Federal Offerings

September 19, 2024

Crypto Home Invasion Ringleader St. Felix Sentenced to 47-Years - Longest Sentence for Case Involving Cryptocurrencies

Crypto Home Invasion Ringleader St. Felix Sentenced to 47-Years - Longest Sentence for Case Involving Cryptocurrencies

September 16, 2024

Roundtable Recap: How to Leverage Blockchains for Good

Roundtable Recap: How to Leverage Blockchains for Good

September 13, 2024

OFAC Sanctions Human Trafficking Network Engaged in Pig Butchering

OFAC Sanctions Human Trafficking Network Engaged in Pig Butchering

September 12, 2024

TRM Talks: How TradFi is Navigating the Blockchain with Fidelity’s Vanessa Kargenian

TRM Talks: How TradFi is Navigating the Blockchain with Fidelity’s Vanessa Kargenian

September 11, 2024

TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs Establish First-Ever Private Sector Financial Crime Unit to Combat Crypto Crime

TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs Establish First-Ever Private Sector Financial Crime Unit to Combat Crypto Crime

September 10, 2024

US DOJ Charges Hamas Leaders with October 7 Attacks, Details Hamas’ Use of Cryptocurrencies

US DOJ Charges Hamas Leaders with October 7 Attacks, Details Hamas’ Use of Cryptocurrencies

September 4, 2024

August 2024 Product Highlights: Unlocking More Comprehensive Insights

Product Updates

August 2024 Product Highlights: Unlocking More Comprehensive Insights

September 3, 2024

TRM Talks: Navigating Global Tax Regulation with Taxbit’s Max Bernt

TRM Talks: Navigating Global Tax Regulation with Taxbit’s Max Bernt

August 28, 2024

Rate of Illicit Activity at Crypto ATMs is Double That of Overall Crypto Industry

Rate of Illicit Activity at Crypto ATMs is Double That of Overall Crypto Industry

August 28, 2024

Argentinian Authorities Arrest Russian National for Laundering the Crypto Proceeds of Illicit Activity

Argentinian Authorities Arrest Russian National for Laundering the Crypto Proceeds of Illicit Activity

August 23, 2024

US Treasury Sanctions Nearly 400 Individuals and Entities for Supporting Russia’s War Machine

US Treasury Sanctions Nearly 400 Individuals and Entities for Supporting Russia’s War Machine

August 23, 2024

Bridging the Digital Divide: Financial institutions and the future of digital asset compliance

Bridging the Digital Divide: Financial institutions and the future of digital asset compliance

August 22, 2024

Three Ways FedRAMP Authorization Enables Compliance with EO 14028

Three Ways FedRAMP Authorization Enables Compliance with EO 14028

August 20, 2024

Houston Police Seize over $200,000 in Cryptocurrency in Fraud Investigation

Houston Police Seize over $200,000 in Cryptocurrency in Fraud Investigation

August 16, 2024

TRM Talks: Stories from the Laundromat – Talking Money Laundering with the Author of "Rinsed" and "Lazarus Heist"

TRM Talks: Stories from the Laundromat – Talking Money Laundering with the Author of "Rinsed" and "Lazarus Heist"

August 14, 2024

Webinar Recap: Trends and Tactics to Strengthen Your Sanctions Program

Webinar Recap: Trends and Tactics to Strengthen Your Sanctions Program

August 8, 2024

Florida Woman Convicted of Laundering Crypto to Facilitate Drug Sales

Florida Woman Convicted of Laundering Crypto to Facilitate Drug Sales

August 8, 2024

BitClout Founder Charged With Defrauding Investors

BitClout Founder Charged With Defrauding Investors

August 2, 2024

US and German Authorities Seize Crypto Wallet Cryptonator and Charge Administrator

US and German Authorities Seize Crypto Wallet Cryptonator and Charge Administrator

August 1, 2024

TRM Talks: Wyoming’s Crypto Journey with Wyoming Stable Token Commission Director Anthony Apollo

TRM Talks: Wyoming’s Crypto Journey with Wyoming Stable Token Commission Director Anthony Apollo

July 31, 2024

FedRAMP 101: What is FedRAMP Authorization and Why Does it Matter to Federal Agencies?

FedRAMP 101: What is FedRAMP Authorization and Why Does it Matter to Federal Agencies?

July 29, 2024

How Crypto is Changing Wealth Creation and Impacting Tax Authorities

How Crypto is Changing Wealth Creation and Impacting Tax Authorities

July 26, 2024

Authorities Unravel the Sinaloa Cartel’s Connection to Chinese Money Launderers

Authorities Unravel the Sinaloa Cartel’s Connection to Chinese Money Launderers

July 26, 2024

New TRM Report Reveals Russian-speaking Groups Dominate Ransomware

New TRM Report Reveals Russian-speaking Groups Dominate Ransomware

July 25, 2024

Paxful CEO Pleads Guilty to Failing to Maintain Effective AML Program

Paxful CEO Pleads Guilty to Failing to Maintain Effective AML Program

July 18, 2024

Ransomware Summer: Attacks Heated Up, but So Has the Global Response

Ransomware Summer: Attacks Heated Up, but So Has the Global Response

July 18, 2024

TRM Talks: Internal Revenue Service's Role in Crypto with IRS Crypto Lead Raj Mukherjee

TRM Talks: Internal Revenue Service's Role in Crypto with IRS Crypto Lead Raj Mukherjee

July 17, 2024

Detroit Man Sentenced to Over Ten Years For Drug Trafficking and Crypto-Related Money Laundering

Detroit Man Sentenced to Over Ten Years For Drug Trafficking and Crypto-Related Money Laundering

July 10, 2024

Thefts From Crypto Hacks and Exploits Surge in First Half of 2024

Thefts From Crypto Hacks and Exploits Surge in First Half of 2024

July 5, 2024

TRM Talks: Covering Crypto with CoinDesk’s Nik De

TRM Talks: Covering Crypto with CoinDesk’s Nik De

July 3, 2024

The “UK’s El Chapo,” Loses Extradition Appeal and Comes to US to Face Crypto-Related Money Laundering Charges

The “UK’s El Chapo,” Loses Extradition Appeal and Comes to US to Face Crypto-Related Money Laundering Charges

June 28, 2024

DataExpert Expands Partnership with TRM Labs to Offer Crypto Investigations Software and Training to Benelux and Nordic Regions

DataExpert Expands Partnership with TRM Labs to Offer Crypto Investigations Software and Training to Benelux and Nordic Regions

June 28, 2024

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q2 2024

Recap: Quarterly Crypto Policy Roundtable, Q2 2024

June 26, 2024

‍Two Charged With Operating $430 Million Darknet Market Empire In Investigation Led By HSI New York

‍Two Charged With Operating $430 Million Darknet Market Empire In Investigation Led By HSI New York

June 21, 2024

TRM Talks: Building Compliance at Binance – The World’s Largest Crypto Business with CCO Noah Perlman

TRM Talks: Building Compliance at Binance – The World’s Largest Crypto Business with CCO Noah Perlman

June 19, 2024

TRM Crypto Policy Roundtable Recap: Q1 2024

TRM Crypto Policy Roundtable Recap: Q1 2024

June 13, 2024

German Authorities Arrest Man Suspected of Sending Cryptocurrency to ISKP

German Authorities Arrest Man Suspected of Sending Cryptocurrency to ISKP

June 13, 2024

OFAC Sanctions 300 Individuals and Entities Involved In Russia's War Effort Including Sanctions Evasion Networks

OFAC Sanctions 300 Individuals and Entities Involved In Russia's War Effort Including Sanctions Evasion Networks

June 12, 2024

Beyond Fentanyl: TRM Report Reveals Cryptocurrency’s Role in the International Drug Precursor Market

Beyond Fentanyl: TRM Report Reveals Cryptocurrency’s Role in the International Drug Precursor Market

June 10, 2024

TRM Labs Strengthens U.S. Federal Offerings with FedRAMP® High, IL4, and IL5 Compliance

TRM Labs Strengthens U.S. Federal Offerings with FedRAMP® High, IL4, and IL5 Compliance

June 6, 2024

TRM Talks: FinCEN’s Crypto Strategy with Kevin O’Connor, Chief of FinCEN’s Virtual Assets Unit

TRM Talks: FinCEN’s Crypto Strategy with Kevin O’Connor, Chief of FinCEN’s Virtual Assets Unit

June 5, 2024

Funds Returned to DeFi Exchange Nirvana in First Ever DeFi Hack Prosecution

Funds Returned to DeFi Exchange Nirvana in First Ever DeFi Hack Prosecution

June 5, 2024

May 2024 Product Highlights: Efficient, insightful, and user-friendly

Product Updates

May 2024 Product Highlights: Efficient, insightful, and user-friendly

May 31, 2024

New Guide: Elevating Ongoing AML Supervision

New Guide: Elevating Ongoing AML Supervision

May 30, 2024

Attorney Pleads Guilty In Crypto Ponzi Scheme Investigated by IRS-CI

Attorney Pleads Guilty In Crypto Ponzi Scheme Investigated by IRS-CI

May 30, 2024

Administrator of Darknet Narcotics Market Incognito Arrested

Administrator of Darknet Narcotics Market Incognito Arrested

May 24, 2024

TRM Talks: Harnessing Technology – The Future of Finance with Wharton’s Sarah Hammer

TRM Talks: Harnessing Technology – The Future of Finance with Wharton’s Sarah Hammer

May 22, 2024

Key Considerations for Evaluating Indirect Risk on the Blockchain

Key Considerations for Evaluating Indirect Risk on the Blockchain

May 20, 2024

TRM Academy Highlights: New Offerings and Insights | May 2024

TRM Academy Highlights: New Offerings and Insights | May 2024

May 17, 2024

Detecting the Invisible: The Power of TRM Labs' Signatures™ in Blockchain Investigations

Product Updates

Detecting the Invisible: The Power of TRM Labs' Signatures™ in Blockchain Investigations

May 16, 2024

11 Million Euros Seized as FIOD Arrest Man on Suspected Casino Exit Scam

11 Million Euros Seized as FIOD Arrest Man on Suspected Casino Exit Scam

May 16, 2024

Argentinian Authorities Use Blockchain Intelligence to Disrupt Cybercriminal Groups

Argentinian Authorities Use Blockchain Intelligence to Disrupt Cybercriminal Groups

May 15, 2024

“Bitcoin Jesus” Charged with Tax Fraud

“Bitcoin Jesus” Charged with Tax Fraud

May 10, 2024

TRM Talks: How German Authorities are Tackling Crypto-Related Crime with Prosecutor Jana Ringwald

TRM Talks: How German Authorities are Tackling Crypto-Related Crime with Prosecutor Jana Ringwald

May 8, 2024

US and UK Authorities Identify, Sanction and Unseal Indictment Against Leader of LockBit Ransomware Group

US and UK Authorities Identify, Sanction and Unseal Indictment Against Leader of LockBit Ransomware Group

May 7, 2024

Manhattan DA Announces 18-Year Sentence for Woman Convicted In Crypto-Based Terrorist Fundraising Scheme

Manhattan DA Announces 18-Year Sentence for Woman Convicted In Crypto-Based Terrorist Fundraising Scheme

May 3, 2024

Thai Authorities Seize Close to $7 Million in Crypto Fraud Scheme with Help From Binance

Thai Authorities Seize Close to $7 Million in Crypto Fraud Scheme with Help From Binance

May 1, 2024

April 2024 Product Highlights: Enhance Visibility and Precision

Product Updates

April 2024 Product Highlights: Enhance Visibility and Precision

May 1, 2024

OFAC Sanctions 300 Entities For Supporting Russia's War Effort

OFAC Sanctions 300 Entities For Supporting Russia's War Effort

May 1, 2024

How crypto businesses can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of AML programs

How crypto businesses can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of AML programs

April 26, 2024

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Spoofing Coinbase Site to Steal over $9.5 Million

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Spoofing Coinbase Site to Steal over $9.5 Million

April 25, 2024

TRM Talks: Bitcoin ETFs, Global Regulation, and Hot Topics in Crypto with Journalist Emily Parker

TRM Talks: Bitcoin ETFs, Global Regulation, and Hot Topics in Crypto with Journalist Emily Parker

April 24, 2024

Brazilian Federal Police Identify and Arrest Vendor of Child Sexual Abuse Materials Using Blockchain Intelligence

Brazilian Federal Police Identify and Arrest Vendor of Child Sexual Abuse Materials Using Blockchain Intelligence

April 18, 2024

Mango Markets' Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Convicted of Market Manipulation and Fraud

Mango Markets' Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Convicted of Market Manipulation and Fraud

April 18, 2024

FBI Makes Arrest in Terrorist Plot Against Churches in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

FBI Makes Arrest in Terrorist Plot Against Churches in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

April 12, 2024

TRM Labs Appoints Mr. Boon Hui Khoo as Senior Advisor

TRM Labs Appoints Mr. Boon Hui Khoo as Senior Advisor

April 11, 2024

New report: The 2023 Illicit Crypto Economy

New report: The 2023 Illicit Crypto Economy

April 11, 2024

TRM Talks: Dissecting Crypto’s Role in Terrorist Financing with Threat Intelligence Expert Jessica Davis

TRM Talks: Dissecting Crypto’s Role in Terrorist Financing with Threat Intelligence Expert Jessica Davis

April 10, 2024

TRM Labs Unveils Behavioral Intelligence: Pioneering the Third Generation in Blockchain Investigations

TRM Labs Unveils Behavioral Intelligence: Pioneering the Third Generation in Blockchain Investigations

April 10, 2024

‍New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding First Responders in Crypto Scam

‍New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding First Responders in Crypto Scam

April 4, 2024

FATF Publishes Table of Jurisdictions With Materially Important Virtual Asset Sectors

FATF Publishes Table of Jurisdictions With Materially Important Virtual Asset Sectors

March 28, 2024

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