Elliptic Uncloaks $60B in Illicit Garantex Transactions, Aiding US Takedown
The U.S. Secret Service, supported by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, dismantled sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex and froze $26 million in cryptoassets, authorities announced Friday. U.S. Secret Se...
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