{"id":80301,"date":"2023-06-15T18:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=80301"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:12:13","slug":"chainalysis-bitcoin-ransomware-operators-launder-funds-via-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/chainalysis-bitcoin-ransomware-operators-launder-funds-via-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainalysis: Bitcoin ransomware operators launder funds via mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware operators are increasingly using mining pools to launder illicitly obtained assets, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.chainalysis.com\/reports\/cryptocurrency-mining-pools-money-laundering\/\">\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0435<\/a> by Chainalysis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cSince the beginning of 2018, we have observed a significant and steady rise in the value sent from ransomware wallets to mining platforms,\u201d the document says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Experts say criminals aim to sidestep the compliance tools used by exchanges. The share of pools in ransomware laundering volumes has already surpassed the P2P-platform benchmark.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/PXGG0KC1AVEZOe--2pmbx1n3O8JUjwUERWhsGBrRm03h8y3r4EDWo3vxcKtctLpB3FKUumQbJhlZGnqqxWhTC2EbYUTm39WmyZ_7MB8Bm9hAO3PL10YcW0MEZXRJWXSbns1dWUGlSXAe4GMxh6BhokU\" alt=\"Chainalysis: Bitcoin ransomware operators launder funds through mining\"\/><figcaption>Data: Chainalysis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This occurred amid <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/chainalysis-reports-a-substantial-fall-in-ransomware-operators-bitcoin-revenues\">contraction in the total revenue<\/a> of bitcoin ransomware operators \u2014 in 2022 it fell by 40.3%.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCryptocurrency mining is an important part of the industry, but it is especially attractive to criminals because it provides a way to obtain funds from an essentially clean source in the network,\u201d the experts noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To address the issue, mining structures must implement wallet controls, KYC procedures and use blockchain analytics to verify the origin of assets, they say. <span data-descr=\"Know Your Customer \u2014 know your customer\" class=\"old_tooltip\">KYC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Chainalysis, as of February 2022, criminally controlled crypto wallets held <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/chainalysis-more-than-4000-criminal-whales-hold-25-billion-in-cryptocurrency\">assets worth over $25 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ransomware operators are increasingly using mining pools to launder illicitly obtained assets, according to the Chainalysis report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[274,1154],"class_list":["post-80301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-chainalysis","tag-crimes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"10","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80303,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80301\/revisions\/80303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}