Trump's new front against Iran: The US hunts hidden crypto networksAmerica's Operation Epic Fury is now Operation Economic Fury. The US is targeting Iran's cryptocurrency networks. This aims to stop Iran fr...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Iran’s sanctions-busting crypto ambitions grow on toll paymentsIran proposes digital currency for Strait of Hormuz passage tolls. This move highlights a significant sanctions-evasion network. While legi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Tether says it has frozen $4.2 billion of its stablecoin over crime linksTether, a major stablecoin issuer, has frozen approximately $4.2 billion of its crypto tokens. These tokens are linked to illicit activitie...
27 Feb, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
Iran's surging crypto activity draws US scrutinyCrypto use in Iran is surging amid sanctions and currency collapse, prompting U.S. scrutiny of platforms for possible sanctions evasion, wh...
07 Feb, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit financeTether, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, and blockchain analytics company Chainalysis have launched new tools to identify transa...
04 May, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit financeTether, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, and blockchain analytics company Chainalysis have launched new tools to identify transa...
04 May, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Illicit crypto addresses received at least $24.2 billion in 2023: ReportAt least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...
18 Jan, 2024, 08.50 PM IST
Illicit crypto addresses received at least $24.2 billion in 2023: reportAt least $24.2 billion worth of crypto was sent to illicit crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or...
18 Jan, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
New crypto front emerges in Israel's militant financing fightQuicker and cheaper than its larger rival Bitcoin, Tron has overtaken its rival as a platform for crypto transfers associated with groups d...
01 Dec, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
Diamond trade polishes its act as Russia sanctions loomAs European capitals prepare to implement long-awaited sanctions on Russia's diamond exports, Belgian traders are bracing for new scrutiny ...
28 Nov, 2023, 02.10 PM IST
New crypto front Tron emerges in Israel's militant financing fightQuicker and cheaper than its larger rival Bitcoin, Tron has overtaken its rival as a platform for crypto transfers associated with groups d...
27 Nov, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
Crypto detectives are cleaning up by cracking downWhen cryptocurrencies hit the mainstream in the 2010s, the technology was widely viewed as a perfect vehicle for crime. A drug dealer or sc...
22 Apr, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
Binance moved $346 million for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data showBinance, the world's largest crypto exchange, was among Bitzlato's top three counterparties by the amount of bitcoin received between May 2...
24 Jan, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
Crypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy softwareThe Biden administration issued an executive order on digital assets in March that calls, in part, for regulations on the industry.
26 Aug, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Russia could use cryptocurrency to blunt the force of US sanctionsTo apply sanctions, a government makes a list of people and businesses its citizens must avoid. Anyone caught engaging with a member of the...
24 Feb, 2022, 11.40 AM IST
After cryptocurrencies, money laundering via NFTs next big worry: reportAccording to a report by Blockchain data platform Chainalysis, they found a small but growing portion of activity on NFT marketplaces that ...
03 Feb, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Disruptive tech like Blockchain is here to stay, law will have to simply catch upBlockchain is a distributed ledger that records historical transactions of any asset or currency. Upon joining a blockchain each member obt...
01 Jul, 2017, 11.24 AM IST