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    Dec 6

    Our 2021 NFT Market Report is here! Download for original research and case studies on the most popular collections, how the best NFT collectors achieve high ROIs, and more!

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  2. Dec 21

    Want to learn more about how trends in cryptocurrency scamming and how the industry is fighting back? Check out our preview of the 2022 Crypto Crime Report here!

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  3. Dec 21

    Over the course of this year, transfers from Luno wallets to scams fell dramatically! Read the full Luno case study here to learn more about how cryptocurrency platforms can take proactive steps to protect users from scams.

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  4. Dec 21

    Though it was a bold strategy in many ways, with Chainalysis’ best-in-class attributions, Luno was able to establish the trust necessary to sell customers on the strategy. Having started only blocking scams for South African users, Luno rolled out the feature worldwide in 2021.

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  5. Dec 21

    As the industry-leading data platform, Chainalysis has an entire team dedicated to unearthing crypto scams and tagging their addresses in our compliance products. With this data, Luno could halt users from sending money to known scams before the transaction was processed.

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  6. Dec 21

    Luno started with a scam education campaign, using in-app messages, articles, videos, and more to teach its users how to spot and avoid likely scams. But, Luno also knew that it needed to take a proactive approach through its product. That’s where we come in!

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  7. Dec 21

    Luno is a leading cryptocurrency platform operating in over 40 countries with a large presence in South Africa. In 2020, a major scam targeted South African crypto users, promising large investment returns. Luno knew it needed to take action and partnered with Chainalysis.

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  8. Dec 21

    “Thank you, Luno. I was about to lose my pension and savings.” Here's how launched an education campaign and worked with Chainalysis to prevent their customers from sending funds to known scams. 🧵

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  9. Dec 16

    Our blog on 2021 scamming activity is a sneak peek at our Crypto Crime Report, coming in February 2022. Sign up here to reserve your copy and we’ll email it to you as soon as it’s released!

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  10. Dec 16

    Scams are a unique threat to crypto’s continued adoption and growth. But while there will always be bad actors trying to take advantage of innovation to defraud innocents, our industry and law enforcement agencies have shown they can fight back.

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  11. Dec 16

    Good news: Crypto platforms can protect their users from Ponzi schemes and other scams. In our blog, we discuss how Luno partnered with Chainalysis to prevent users from sending funds to known scam addresses, drastically reducing customers’ scam losses.

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  12. Dec 16

    Bad news: 2021 saw the rise and fall of Finiko, a huge Ponzi scheme primarily targeting users in Russian speaking countries. While Finiko has shut down and its founders have been arrested, the scam defrauded victims out of over $1.5B worth of crypto.

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  13. Dec 16

    Good news: Investors can avoid rug pulls by sticking to DeFi projects that have passed a code audit by a trusted third party. Code audits verify a project’s smart contracts contain no mechanisms that could allow developers to run off with investors’ funds.

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  14. Dec 16

    Bad news: Rug pulls, most of which occur on new token projects in DeFi, grew substantially in 2021 and account for most of the overall increase in scam activity. Our blog includes a case study of the AnubisDAO rug pull, a prototypical example.

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  15. Dec 16

    Good news: Law enforcement’s ability to combat scams is growing. In September for example, the CFTC filed charges against 14 crypto scams. Actions like those may be a reason the average scam lifespan is falling

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  16. Dec 16

    Bad news: Crypto scam revenue rose 81% in 2021 to $7.7B total.

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  17. Dec 16

    THREAD: Here’s a quick summary of our findings on cryptocurrency scamming activity in 2021. As is always the case with crypto crime, there’s a mix of bad news and good news.

    Rug pulls accounted for over 35% of all crypto scam revenue in 2021! Get a preview of what’s included in our 2022 Crypto Crime Report at the link below and don’t forget to sign up and be the first to get the whole report direct to your inbox next year!
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  18. Dec 16

    Rug pulls accounted for over 35% of all crypto scam revenue in 2021! Get a preview of what’s included in our 2022 Crypto Crime Report at the link below and don’t forget to sign up and be the first to get the whole report direct to your inbox next year!

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  19. Dec 13

    We’ve partnered with Crypto! Chainalysis will help their team meet compliance requirements and provide confidence to customers that they can trade crypto safely on the platform. Check out our blog post to learn more!

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  20. Dec 10

    9/This case demonstrates that cybersec teams at any company that could be a target for cybercriminals — especially those possessing large amounts of sensitive customer data — should be well-versed in crypto and blockchain analysis in order to stay ahead of cybercriminals

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  21. Dec 10

    8/ These links raise more questions about the interconnectedness of illicit, Russia-based cryptocurrency businesses associated with malware and ransomware attacks.

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