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Elliptic Warns of Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Scams Laundering Through Crypto
The 2025 Typologies Report outlines laundering tactics, mule account patterns and cross-chain transfers.
Elliptic Lands HSBC Investment, Extending Big Bank Backing in Blockchain Analytics
The London-based firm says the deal underscores growing institutional demand for blockchain oversight as banks move deeper into digital assets.
Elliptic Unveils Crime-Tracking Tool as Stablecoins Enter the Mainstream
The blockchain analytics specialist has released a due diligence product for stablecoins that's tailored to banks and compliance departments.
Telegram Shuts Down 'Largest Illicit Online Marketplace' After Elliptic's Insights
Telegram has now shut down both Haowang and Xinbi, which processed a combined $35 billion of illicit transactions in stablecoins
1 in 5 Cross-Chain Crypto Investigations Involve More Than 10 Blockchains, Elliptic Finds
Hopping from chain to chain is a common obfuscation tactic for criminals trying to cover their tracks, Elliptic CTO Jackson Hull said.
Wallets Linked to Global Scams on Cambodia's Huione Guarantee Collect $11 Billion: Report
The online platform is said to be linked to the nation's ruling family and allegedly hosts posts offering services including deepfake scams, money laundering and so-called pig butchering.
Blockchain Sleuth Elliptic Explores AI and Anti-Money Laundering Using 200M Bitcoin Transactions
Patterns of illicit activity involving groups of bitcoin nodes and chains of transactions are described in a research paper by Elliptic and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.
North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic
The hacking group sent more than 40 transactions to Tornado Cash over the past 24 hours.
Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued
The funding revelation caused an uproar in Washington. But there's no evidence for anything beyond "tiny" amounts of digital assets landing in terrorists' hands, the data firm Elliptic now says.
Elliptic Chief Legal Officer on Crypto's Fentanyl Trade
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic’s recent research has found that crypto is being used in the trade of fentanyl and that the attackers behind the Atomic Wallet hack are using the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned exchange Garantex to move stolen funds. Elliptic Chief Legal Officer John Melican discusses the latest in crypto crime and risk management.
