The Latest Breaking News from Chainalysis

The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria's naira currency as the government puts cryptobusinesses under increasing scrutiny.

BitForex has blocked users from accessing the exchange's website following a reported withdrawal of nearly $57 million from hot wallets last week – the supposed user block came less than a month after its former CEO stepped down.

FixedFloat's website displays an error notice following an alleged exploit of millions worth of Bitcoin and Ether.

After a brief dip in 2022, the bad guys are on the up again.

After a short break in 2022, ransomware gangs are back in style, report finds.

Ransomware gangs targeted hospitals, schools and bodies such as BA and the BBC, Chainalysis finds

November stood out as the month with the highest reported losses last year, totaling $363,367,327 from 45 incidents.

The new FCA rules coming into full effect on January 8 will create a more civilised and stable environment in the UK for crypto firms and traders.

Crypto thefts are still less than what was stolen in 2022, or in 2021.

Respondents to a TRM Labs survey estimated that 40% of offenses investigated by their agencies involved crypto.

From Thursday's decision by Judge Randolph Moss (D.D.C.) in U.S. v. Sterlingov, which holds that defendant Roman Sterlingov should be barred from "personally reviewing" "the sensitive, supplemental heuristic information that was created by the government's expert (for the benefit of the defense) and provided to the defense in September 2023,"…