Crypto Flows to Suspected Human‑Trafficking Services Rose 85% in 2025, Chainalysis Finds
Chainalysis’ 2026 Crypto Crime Report describes a sharp escalation in cryptocurrency transfers to services suspected of facilitating human trafficking, with flows rising 85% year over year in 2025 and reaching into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The same dataset situates that increase inside a broader expansion of laundering activity that, in Chainalysis’ framing, signals […]
Tajikistan Imposes Criminal Penalties for Crypto Miners Using Stolen Power
Tajikistan has moved to criminalize the use of stolen electricity for cryptocurrency mining, signaling a strict enforcement shift around December 2025. The measure, aimed at curbing significant grid losses, imposes large fines and multi‑year prison terms for crypto miners using stolen power.