Tornado Cash2026-08-27 10:10:30Roman Storm says Chainalysis ran a Tornado Cash relayer and questions U.S. treatment of his caseTornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm said on Aug. 27 that public court filings show blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis operated a Tornado Cash relayer in 2022 and collected fees from transactions routed through it. Storm used that point to question how U.S. authorities are handling his criminal case, arguing that a government partner in blockchain tracing allegedly took part in running Tornado Cash infrastructure while he continues to face prosecution for helping develop the protocol. He also said his legal team had previously subpoenaed Chainalysis personnel to testify, but the company moved to quash the subpoena and the U.S. government backed that request. Court records, according to Storm, also show that one Chainalysis witness planned to invoke the Fifth Amendment and decline to testify. Separately, Storm said the retrial in his case has been postponed to April 26, 2027, while his motion for a judgment of acquittal is still pending before the court.880
Chainalysis2026-08-27 04:16:36Chainalysis says 86% of taxable on-chain crypto activity may sit outside current tax reporting regimesBlockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said in a new report that more than $457 billion in potentially taxable on-chain crypto activity is expected globally in 2025, while existing international tax reporting frameworks capture only 14% of that total. The remaining 86%, according to the report, may fall outside effective oversight because it includes activity such as decentralized trading, peer-to-peer transfers, and on-chain income. Chainalysis based its findings on data from major public blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The report also ranked the United States first by taxable activity at $112.6 billion, while North America led all regions with a combined $134.6 billion. Chainalysis added that the $457 billion figure should be treated as a floor estimate rather than a full count, since internal transfers within centralized exchanges are not visible on public blockchains and the analysis does not cover every blockchain or transaction type. The item was cited by crypto.news.860
Chainalysis2026-08-26 23:49:00Chainalysis says global potentially taxable on-chain crypto activity topped $457 billion in 2025Chainalysis said in its Crypto Tax Report that global potentially taxable on-chain crypto activity exceeded $457 billion in 2025. The United States ranked first at about $112.6 billion, followed by Germany at $24.1 billion, China at $21 billion, the United Kingdom at $19.4 billion, and India at $19 billion. The report groups taxable activity into three buckets: capital gains, income, and payments, with income including on-chain proceeds from mining, staking, and lending. By region, North America led with $134.6 billion, followed by the European Union at $125.1 billion and East Asia at $54.7 billion. Chainalysis also said the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, or CARF, covers off-chain transactions at centralized exchanges and some on-chain activity, but only accounts for 14% of global taxable activity. The remaining 86%, including DEX trades, peer-to-peer transfers, on-chain income, and payments, sits outside that scope, meaning tax authorities would still need on-chain data to see the broader picture even if CARF is fully implemented.480
Chainalysis2026-08-26 18:03:10Chainalysis says $457 billion in potentially taxable on-chain crypto activity may fall mostly outside CARF in 2025Chainalysis said in a new report that global potentially taxable on-chain crypto activity will reach at least $457 billion in 2025, while the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, or CARF, covers only about 14% of that on-chain taxable activity. The report put the U.S. total at about $112.6 billion, with North America leading all regions at $134.6 billion and the European Union close behind at $125.1 billion. Its estimate includes realized gains, mining, staking, lending income, and payments denominated in crypto assets, but excludes trading activity that takes place inside centralized exchanges. Chainalysis said CARF will begin data collection on Jan. 1, 2026 across 48 jurisdictions, including the U.K. and the EU. Former OECD adviser Colby Mangels, who helped develop CARF, said the framework was built around intermediaries engaged in crypto transactions, leaving a large share of DeFi activity outside the reporting perimeter where there is no centralized operator or custodial relationship.940
Chainalysis2026-08-26 18:03:38Chainalysis says taxable onchain crypto activity could reach $457 billion in 2025, with only 14% covered by CARFBlockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said global potentially taxable onchain crypto activity will amount to at least $457 billion in 2025. Of that total, the United States accounts for about $112.6 billion, North America for $134.6 billion, and the European Union for $125.1 billion. The estimate includes realized gains, mining, staking, lending income, and crypto payments, but excludes activity such as trading within centralized exchanges. Chainalysis also said just 14% of the taxable onchain activity it identified falls within the scope of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, or CARF. The remaining 86% relates to decentralized exchanges, peer-to-peer transfers, onchain income streams, and payment activity. CARF was introduced by the OECD in 2022 and requires eligible crypto service providers to report customer transaction data to tax authorities. Data collection under the framework began on Jan. 1, 2026, across 48 jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and European Union member states. Platforms covered by the rules must collect customer and tax residency information and report transaction data, according to Cointelegraph.970
Chainalysis2026-08-26 17:48:34Chainalysis says $457 billion in taxable onchain crypto activity may sit mostly outside CARFChainalysis estimates that potentially taxable onchain crypto activity worldwide reached at least $457 billion in 2025, with the United States accounting for $112.6 billion. By region, North America ranked first at $134.6 billion, followed by the European Union at $125.1 billion. The report says just 14% of the onchain taxable activity it identified would fall within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, or CARF, while the other 86% comes from areas such as decentralized exchange activity, peer-to-peer transfers, onchain income streams and crypto-denominated payments. The firm’s estimates include realized gains, mining, staking, lending income and payments across six major blockchains, but do not include trading and other activity within centralized exchanges. CARF, created by the OECD in 2022 and launched for data collection across 48 jurisdictions on Jan. 1, 2026, is built around reporting by covered crypto intermediaries, a structure that leaves much of DeFi outside its current reporting perimeter.430
Chainalysis2026-08-26 06:00:47Chainalysis reports Operation Lighthouse results tied to CSAM-linked crypto investigationsChainalysis has released results from Operation Lighthouse, a multinational effort focused on criminal networks linked to child sexual abuse material, or CSAM. According to Bitcoin.com, the initiative reviewed 29,120 cryptocurrency addresses and digital identifiers across more than 100 clearnet and darknet platforms, forums, and distribution networks. The effort generated 14,300 investigative leads and identified more than 7,700 suspicious accounts, along with connected suspects spread across 125 countries. The operation was organized in New York by the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance in the United States. At least nine law enforcement agencies and more than 13 private-sector and nonprofit groups took part, including Europol, the Australian Federal Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the UK National Crime Agency. Chainalysis said the leads may later result in account restrictions, arrests, and prosecutions. It added that enforcement outcomes are expected to continue through 2027 and that the collaboration model may be extended to other forms of crypto-related crime.1190
Policy and Re2026-08-25 15:41:02Recoveris executive warns AI is widening the gap between crypto criminals and law enforcementRecoveris executive Sol Cinosi warned that artificial intelligence is rapidly increasing the scale and sophistication of crypto-enabled fraud while some jurisdictions still bar investigators from using the same class of tools. Speaking during a BeInCrypto Market Intelligence Committee discussion on crypto crime, Cinosi said criminals are already using AI every day to clone voices, write phishing emails, and expand scam operations. He added that older ways of spotting phishing attempts, such as checking for grammar mistakes, no longer hold up because AI-generated messages have become far more convincing. The warning lines up with figures cited from Chainalysis’ 2026 Crypto Crime Report. The report estimates that crypto scams caused $17 billion in losses in 2025. It also found that scam operations with on-chain links to AI providers earned an average of $3.2 million per operation, which is 4.5 times the average for operations without those links. Europol’s IOCTA 2026 report described the problem as a "speed gap" and said law enforcement needs technology to close it. Cinosi argued that AI could help investigators process large volumes of data, detect patterns and connections faster, and leave human teams to focus on judgment-heavy and critical decisions.950
