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Polymarket Taps Chainalysis to Police Insider Trading
The prediction market will deploy a custom on-chain detection model to flag insider activity.

Crypto Crime Hits Record $154 Billion as Sanctioned States Turn to Blockchain
Funds flowing to sanctioned entities jumped 694% year over year, making sanctions evasion the fastest-growing category of crypto crime.

Crypto Outflows from Iranian Exchanges Surge Amid US-Israeli Airstrikes
Crypto outflows from Iranian exchanges spiked to $10.3 million, underscoring cryptocurrencies' role as financial safe havens during geopolitical crises.

Ransomware Payments Topped $800 Million in 2025: Chainalysis
Although hackers made less money overall last year, victims who paid faced far higher bills than a year earlier.

Crypto Flows Tied to Suspected Human Trafficking Reached ‘Hundreds of Millions’ in 2025: Chainalysis
The payments represent an 85% year-over-year increase, according to the report.

Chinese Telegram-Based Networks Account for 20% of Crypto Laundering Activity: Chainalysis
Roughly $16 billion in illicit crypto flowed through Chinese-language Telegram-based networks in 2025.

DeFi Becomes Preferred Laundering Route For Impersonation Scams: Chainalysis
Crypto scammers are increasingly using DeFi protocols, with total losses exceeding $17 billion in 2025.

DPRK Hackers Avoid DeFi Lending Even as On-Chain Laundering Scales: Chainalysis
North Korean hackers are increasingly moving stolen crypto through bridges or mixers.

US Retail Investors Buy Nearly Twice as Much BTC as ETH: Chainalysis
U.S. crypto traders on CEXs overwhelmingly prefer BTC, while institutional funds pour into tokenized Treasuries and crypto ETFs.

Iran and Other Sanctioned Nations Are Using Crypto to Skirt Global Regulations: Chainalysis
U.S.-sanctioned countries accounted for nearly 39% of illicit crypto transactions in 2024, according to Chainalysis.





