blockchain-forensics
관점별 · 2 takes across the edition
Elliptic · United Kingdom · Treasury redesignates Garantex and its Grinex successor as the laundromat collapses
Reports Grinex suspending operations after claiming over 1bn rubles in user funds were stolen, which it blamed on 'special services' of 'unfriendly states', and weighs whether the halt is genuine or an exit scam.
“Grinex halted operations, blaming a hack by the 'special services' of 'unfriendly states.'”
Chainalysis · United States · North Korea's Lazarus crypto theft tops $2bn as Treasury hits IT-worker launderers
Quantifies 2025 crypto theft at $3.4bn with DPRK actors stealing $2.02bn, a 51% jump, led by the $1.5bn Bybit hack, and details how laundering adapted after the Tornado Cash takedown rather than shrinking.
“North Korea-linked actors stole $2.02 billion in 2025, a 51% year-on-year rise.”