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Billions in crypto are moving in Iran. Analysts can't agree if it's war-time panic or business as usual.

When airstrikes hit Iran on Feb. 28, crypto outflows from Nobitex spiked 873%, suggesting a "digital bank run" was ongoing. The reality may be more complex.

Toy soldiers on a map (Amos K/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Florida man charged with running $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme

Prosecutors say Goliath Ventures’ Christopher Alexander Delgado raised hundreds of millions of dollars, promising investors guaranteed 3% to 8% monthly returns.

(Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash/Modified by Coindesk)

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Illicit networks accounted for $141 billion of the trillions of stablecoin volume in 2025

Sanctions-related activity accounted for 86% of illicit crypto flows last year, with most of those flows routed through stablecoin platforms, according to TRM Labs.

Cyber crime (satheeshsankaran/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Fugitive foreigner sentenced in the U.S. to 20 years for $73 million crypto scam

A U.S. judge sentenced Daren Li to 20 years for a $73 million crypto fraud. The scam used Cambodia-based compounds to target victims via social media and dating apps.

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TRM Labs hits unicorn status in $70 million fund raise with Goldman's participation

The company's software specializes in tracing cryptocurrency transactions across multiple blockchains, catering to increasing demand from law enforcement and financial firms amid rising crypto crime.

Unicorn sculpture (Juliana Araujo the artist/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Criminal use of crypto spikes after years of steady decline, TRM report says

While the increasingly professional bad guys' crypto rocketed to $158 billion in 2025, it's still a decreasing share of overall digital assets activity.

Consensus 2025: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

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T3 Financial Crime Unit, Backed by Tron, Tether, TRM Labs, Has Now Frozen $300M in Assets

The crypto industry’s most aggressive anti-crime task force just crossed another milestone.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Surging in Crypto Activity Under Trump: TRM Labs Report

While the growth still trails India's boom, digital assets activity jumped 50% in the U.S. in six months, cementing it further as the top global marketplace.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Offers Answer to Money Laundering Crisis: Global Alert Network Called 'Beacon'

An industry-wide project led by TRM Labs is officially going live, and includes law enforcement and the major exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance.

Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman (TRM Labs)

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Tether, Tron-Backed T3 Financial Crime Unit Has Frozen $250M of Criminal Assets in a Year

The crypto crime-fighting initiative marks a major milestone as it launches a new collaboration program with Binance to boost enforcement.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House