8 stories about Chainalysis from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 17, 2026.
A fraudster linked to fake online job scams lost $4.8 million in bitcoin in a Ledger hardware-wallet theft, according to Chainalysis. The money reportedly came from a task scam that lured people with paid work before demanding deposits to release their earnings.
Payments through Coinbase’s x402 protocol grew from about 1,500 in mid-2025 to more than 138 million by Q3 2026, according to Chainalysis. The report also found that U.S.-linked wallets accounted for just over 88% of tracked spending on AI models, while China accounted for 0.1%.
Chainalysis CEO in France Francois Volpoet warned that a proposed 31.4% tax on regulated stablecoins could push French traders toward offshore channels that are harder to monitor. The proposal is not described as enacted, and the available report does not specify which transactions or users would be taxed.
Chainalysis traced the $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea using AI, tracking the stolen funds across four blockchains. This breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto thefts past $1 billion.
Crypto wrench attacks—where criminals threaten physical harm to force victims to transfer funds—have stolen over $30M in 2026. Data leaks and threats to relatives are widening the physical risks facing crypto holders, with only 12 of 46 documented attempts resulting in payment.
The U.S. Treasury's OFAC has added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list, including 131 Tron addresses that received over $1.4 million. Tether has already frozen the funds in these wallets.
Chainalysis has published a proposed ontology for identifying and linking crypto address clusters to help investigators track illicit transactions more effectively.
Chainalysis, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has teamed up with South Korea's national police to tackle crypto-related crimes, including those linked to North Korea. This collaboration aims to enhance the country's ability to track and prevent financial crimes involving digital assets.