A breakdown of the $7.6B+ in ETH that Tornado Cash received since 2019 shows 49.6% was from DeFi, 17.7% was from sanctioned entities, and 10.5% was stolen funds Techmeme · 3 days ago
Analysis: $2B in crypto has been stolen from cross-chain bridges across 13 hacks in 2022 so far, accounting for 69% of total funds stolen Techmeme · 1 week ago
A distribution analysis of 10 major DAO governance tokens finds that, on average, less than 1% of all holders have 90% of voting power Techmeme · 2 months ago
Criminals laundered $8.6B in cryptocurrency in 2021, up from $6.6B in 2020 but below $10.9B in 2019; exchanges received 47% of the funds and DeFi received 17% Techmeme · 7 months ago
A record $14B flowed to criminal crypto addresses in 2021, up from $7.8B in 2020, driven by DeFi scams; total crypto transaction volume hit $15.8T, up 567% YoY Techmeme · 7 months ago
Analysis: cryptocurrency scams cost owners $7.7B in 2021, up 81% from 2020, driven by DeFi-based "rug pulls", where developers suddenly abandon projects Techmeme · 8 months ago
Analysis: users have spent $26.9B+ on NFTs in 2021 so far, most transactions are under $10,000, and CryptoPunks is the most popular collection with $3B sales Techmeme · 8 months ago
Research: $1.3B or 55% of all money laundering in cryptocurrency in 2020 was driven by just 270 deposit addresses owned by five illicit fund receiving services Techmeme · 1 year ago
Chainalysis releases initial estimates showing that ~$10B worth of crypto transfers in 2020 were related to criminal activity, compared to ~$21.4B in 2019 Techmeme · 2 years ago
Only 37 darknet markets were active in Nov. 2020, down from a peak of 59 in Feb., as exit scams, DDoS attacks, and the pandemic accelerate market consolidation Techmeme · 2 years ago