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AI and Impersonation Drove Record $17 Billion in Crypto Scams, Chainalysis Finds

Chainalysis attributes the spike to AI-driven impersonation, with factory-style phishing lowering barriers for criminals.

Illicit Crypto Hit $154 Billion in 2025 as Sanctioned States Moved On‑Chain

Brooklyn Man Indicted in $16 Million Coinbase Phishing Case Has Bail Raised to $2.5 Million

Europol Dismantles €700 Million Crypto Fraud Network After Two-Phase Raids

South Korean Report: North Korea Using Sanctioned NVIDIA GPUs to Accelerate AI for Cyber Operations

Crypto Money Launderer Kunal Mehta Pleads Guilty in $263 Million Social-Engineering Case

Global Probe Maps How Crypto Networks Launder Billions Through Exchanges and Cash Desks

UK Jails ‘Cryptoqueen’ Zhimin Qian to 11 Years Over £5 Billion Bitcoin Laundering

Avalanche Jumps 8.9% as CoinDesk 20 Climbs With 19 of 20 Constituents Higher

Deepfake Video Call Steals $1.3 Million From THORChain Co-Founder

Wyoming Launches Frontier Token, a State-Issued Stablecoin With 102% Reserves

TRM Labs Launches Beacon Network for Real-Time Crypto Crime Alerts