A profile of Chainalysis and its work with governments and law enforcement to trace crypto transactions; the NY-based company has 700+ clients in 70+ countries (Tom Redmond/Bloomberg)

Gian M. Volpicelli / Wired:
Law enforcement agents specializing in cryptocurrency investigations are leaving government agencies and joining firms like Binance, Coinbase, and Chainalysis  —  Hunting down crypto criminals is a dying art as law enforcement officers jump in-house.  —  In the course of a decade …

Han Chen / Axios:
Report: US state and local governments kept buying Chinese telecom equipment despite a federal-level ban; only five states have rules to limit such purchases  —  Despite federal efforts to block Chinese telecom equipment from U.S. supply chains, state and local governments across …

Alice Uribe / Wall Street Journal:
Australian telecom Optus suffers a cyberattack, potentially giving the hacker access to data on up to 9.8M customers, per the CEO; the police are investigating  —  Australian telecoms company says mass breach could have exposed birth dates, phone numbers and other personal data

Reuters:
Chainalysis: Binance processed around $7.8B through Iran’s largest crypto exchange Nobitex since 2018, despite US sanctions; 75% of transactions were in Tron  —  Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended …

Frederick Munawa / CoinDesk:
Chainalysis: sub-Saharan Africa crypto usage is driven by everyday necessity; 80% of crypto payments in the region are under $1K, the world’s highest proportion  —  The report shows strong crypto usage and adoption rates in the region.  With highly educated young people and low job prospects …

NBC News:
Secret Service report: China-linked APT41 hackers stole $20M+ in US COVID-19 relief benefits, the first example of pandemic fraud by state-affiliated hackers  —  Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans …