Canada Leads $25M Crypto Scam Takedown with Chainalysis Help
Jan 10, 2025
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by Lipika Deka
for CoinEdition

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- Operation Spincaster froze $25M in stolen cryptocurrency tied to phishing scams.
- Chainalysis helped identify $1.2M in overlooked assets in a blacklisted wallet.
- Over 1,100 scam victims were identified, including Canadians, with funds actively being recovered.
Chainalysis teamed up with the Delta Police Department in Canada for a groundbreaking operation. Code-named “Spincaster,” this initiative took down a sophisticated crypto scam network. The operation froze over $25 million in stolen funds, traced through scam wallets, and identified more than 1,100 victims globally, many of them in Canada.
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