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One of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov’s prestigious villas on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, also affected by the EU’s economic sanctions aimed at countering the conflict in Ukraine on March 20, 2022 in Porto Cervo, Italy. Italian authorities have seized several villas and yachts owned by wealthy Russians targeted by EU sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Contributor#8526142/Getty Images)

A practical reason why crypto might not work for large-scale sanctions evasion

According to crypto-tracking company Chainalysis, the markets probably couldn't handle it without prices tanking.

Apr 13, 2022 By Joe Warminsky

Ukrainians Fleeing War Arrive By Train In Berlin — A little girl and a baby wait next to the Red Cross station with mother (not pictured) as people fleeing Ukraine arrive on a train from Poland at Hauptbahnhof main railway station on March 4, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Cybercriminals are posing as Ukraine fundraisers to steal cryptocurrency

The scams have picked up on Telegram.

Mar 10, 2022 By Tonya Riley

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Hackers returned some of the $600 million they stole from Poly Network, a cryptocurrency firm

The hack is the largest against the decentralized finance industry to date.

Aug 11, 2021 By Tonya Riley

As cryptocurrencies grow, so does the demand to track their users

The business of bitcoin surveillance is booming.

Nov 13, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

The curious case of the missing Mt. Gox bitcoin fortune

While the world paid attention to the James Comey hearing, an interesting fact was unearthed: the missing Mt. Gox bitcoins may have been located. Only those in…

Jun 21, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill