Blockchain forensics firm finds millions in sanctioned crypto wallet
Elliptic has discovered a dubious crypto wallet with “significant crypto-asset holdings” in the millions of dollars. Blockchain security and forensics firm Elliptic has been working with authorities to expose crypto wallets affiliated with sanctioned individuals or organizations.The United Kingdom-based company has discovered a wallet with “significant crypto-asset holdings” in the millions of dollars that may be linked to sanctioned Russian officials and oligarchs. Speaking to Bloomberg on March 14, Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson said that crypto could be used for sanctions evasion.....
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A crypto forensics firm announced the discovery of information on a digital wallet believed to be associated with Russian oligarchs and sanctioned officials. Tom Robinson, co-founder of Elliptic, disclosed Monday that the wallet has large digital asset holdings worth millions of dollars. The blockchain security firm has been collaborating with law enforcement to expose cryptocurrency […]
Blockchain forensics company Chainalysis is launching two tools that will allow crypto companies to deny sanctioned persons and entities access to their platforms. The move comes amid concerns that Russia may use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine.
Chainalysis Offers Crypto Industry New Sanctions-Screening Tools
As the military conflict in Ukraine intensifies, western allies continue to expand sanctions on Russia, including by targeting opportunities to employ crypto assets to circumvent the restrictions. Blockchain analytics firm....
The hacker stole 732 ETH worth about $950,000 and sent it to the sanctioned Tornado Cash mixer. Hacks and exploits continue to plague the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector as another vanity wallet address joins the roster of DeFi victims, which, collectively, have lost more than $1.6 billion in 2022. In an alert published by blockchain security firm PeckShield, a hacker was detected after stealing 732 Ether (ETH), around $950,000, from an address created at the Ethereum vanity wallet address generator called Profanity. After draining the wallet, the exploiters sent the crypto to the....
Analytics firm Coinfirm says the US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s seizure of digital assets associated with the now-defunct Silk Road left behind tokens worth millions of dollars. According to Coinfirm, there are still valuable balances held on forked addresses originating from that wallet. On November 5, the DOJ announced that a hacker known as Individual X had cooperated with law enforcement and agreed to relinquish control of over $1 billion worth of bitcoins. At the time of the seizure of the 69,370 BTC, news.Bitcoin.com reported the DOJ confirming that 1HQ3-the address that was....
The world’s largest tech company by market cap, Apple Inc., managed to get rid of the proposed Class Action Lawsuit for allegedly hosting a spoofed crypto wallet, Toast Plus. Initially, Hodana Diep filed a complaint against the firm in U.S. Maryland District Court in September 2021. The accuser alleged that the tech company had violated […]