GetBlock AML Research

— an expert in #AML and crypto investigations.
Exposing schemes, tracking digital economy trends, and publishing the latest news.

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The #FBI says it has seized a record-breaking $8 billion in #cryptocurrency and uncovered a global criminal network stretching from Myanmar and Cambodia to Dubai.

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One of the largest Russian-linked #cryptocurrency exchanges was shut down in 2025 during an international law enforcement operation.

The full story reveals how the network adapted and why regulators believe the problem is far from solved.

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Every blockchain transfer leaves a permanent digital trail that investigators can analyze years later.

But the real problem is no longer the lack of information — it’s how to separate genuine criminal activity from millions of ordinary crypto transactions.

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#hack ❌ North Korea's Lazarus group has unleashed a new trojan called #RemotePE against banks and #crypto exchanges. The hackers approach their victims on #Telegram, posing as employees of trading firms, and infect their computers through fake Calendly and Picktime services.

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3/3 The most alarming detail: nearly all major Chinese suppliers of fentanyl chemicals reportedly accept cryptocurrency payments. What once looked like a parallel financial system is increasingly becoming part of organized crime’s core infrastructure.

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1/3 #US authorities have sanctioned #cryptocurrency wallets linked to Mexico’s #Sinaloa Cartel, exposing how deeply digital assets are now embedded in global #drug trafficking networks.

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2/3 Investigators say cartels are combining #crypto, Chinese underground banking systems, stablecoins, and traditional cash operations to move millions across borders.

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❌ @zachxbt has reported a hack of the UMA CTF Adapter contract on #Polygon, which #Polymarket uses to pay out winnings.

The attacker drained more than $520,000.

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For the first time, #blockchain surveillance tools could become a mandatory legal requirement under US federal law. If passed, the bill may redefine how the global #crypto industry operates for years to come.

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The United States is preparing the most aggressive #crypto regulation bill in its history. The proposed #CLARITY Act would expand government oversight far beyond exchanges, targeting DeFi platforms, crypto ATMs, foreign jurisdictions, and even self-hosted #wallets.

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A mysterious hacker has stolen more than $11 million through #THORChain, moving funds across multiple blockchains within hours.

The latest attack raises a bigger question: has decentralized finance created a system that is becoming impossible to control?

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In 2025, blockchain firms and law enforcement agencies have already frozen more than $450 million tied to kidnappings, terrorism financing, exchange hacks, and organized crime, with some wallets blocked within hours.

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CertiK has published a report on North Korean #hacker activity in the #crypto industry.

According to the company, since 2016, hackers have stolen approximately $6.75 billion.

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The AI found a 2019 wallet backup file, allowing the owner to regain access.

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#Claude AI helped recover access to 5 #BTC (worth ~$395,000) after more than 10 years.

The user had forgotten the password to his old blockchain. info wallet. After unsuccessfully trying 3.5 trillion password combinations, he uploaded old archives, notes, and devices into Claude

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There was a time when people believed #cryptocurrency could only be stolen by hacking a computer. In 2026, everything changed: now #criminals are no longer hacking wallets — they are hacking people.

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More than $5 billion in #USDT has been frozen by #Tether since 2017 — and most of it may never return to users.

This investigation reveals how wallet freezes work, why some funds are restored and what happens to the billions that remain locked forever: https://t.co/Uz6YFbdcdc