Elliptic: Bitcoin wallet used by DarkSide hackers has received $17.5m since March
Elliptic specialists say they were able to identify the bitcoin wallet used by the DarkSide hackers to receive ransom from victims.Elliptic refers to the company specializing in blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency compliance solutions.
Elliptic: Bitcoin wallet used by DarkSide hackers has received $17.5m since March
Elliptic specialists say they were able to identify the bitcoin wallet used by the DarkSide hackers to receive ransom from victims.
Revolut to deploy Elliptic tools for transaction monitoring
British fintech startup Revolut is integrating Elliptic's transaction-tracking solutions for public blockchains.
Hydra sellers devise ‘buried caches’ system for anonymous Bitcoin withdrawals
Hydra darknet marketplace sellers cash out cryptocurrency via 'buried caches'— burying cash in vacuum-sealed packaging underground, according to Elliptic.
Elliptic: 13% of Bitcoin crime proceeds laundered through anonymous wallets
Malicious actors have increasingly used anonymity-focused cryptocurrency wallets to launder bitcoins obtained through criminal activity. The finding comes from Elliptic's research.
KuCoin-stolen bitcoins pass through ChipMixer
Hackers began moving bitcoins stolen from the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange in September. Elliptic analysts reported this, The Block.
Elliptic to track transactions on Binance’s blockchain
The analytics firm Elliptic has added the Binance blockchain and its native token BNB to cryptocurrency risk-tracking systems.
Elliptic: Twitter hackers who breached accounts laundered more than half of the bitcoins through two mixers
The attackers routed more than half of the bitcoins obtained through the hack of multiple Twitter accounts through ChipMixer and Wasabi Wallet mixers. This is stated in Elliptic's latest report.
LocalBitcoins adopts Elliptic tools to monitor bitcoin transactions
The peer-to-peer platform for buying and selling bitcoin LocalBitcoins has strengthened measures to counter illicit financial activity by implementing software for tracking cryptocurrency transactions from Elliptic.
How Bitcoin transactions are tracked
Bitcoin addresses are alphanumeric and pseudonymous, but every transaction is recorded openly, making activity traceable. Block explorers let anyone view balances, TXIDs and flows, while privacy tools such as CoinJoin provide only partial cover. For deeper, faster work, firms including Chainalysis, Bitfury’s Crystal and Elliptic sell analytics that link addresses, visualise flows and flag risks for exchanges and law enforcement.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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