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A huge chunk of all scam revenues being tracked by Chainalysis on the blockchain (43%) were sent to wallets that only became active over the past year — something Chainalysis said suggests a surge of newly created scamming campaigns (Credit: Getty Images)

Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective, Chainalysis finds 

As enforcement and attribution have improved, scammers are ditching static infrastructure and drawn-out schemes for shorter campaigns that use disposable assets. 
The U.S. government has shifted away from seizing assets from sanctioned Russian oligarchs such as this yacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. Instead, authorities are taking down their money laundering networks and other financial systems. (Photo by Focke Strangmann/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS gives Ukraine tools to expose Russian oligarchs hiding riches in crypto exchanges

The agency's crime-fighting unit will provide licenses and training for a Chainalysis platform to track Russian oligarch's assets in Ukraine.
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