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Coins•Nov 5, 2026

FATF Traces Over $100 Million in Scam Victim Funds to Single Compound’s Crypto Wallets

Key Highlights: Blockchain investigators have traced more than $100 million in illicit funds directly into a single cryptocurrency wallet cluster connected to a scam compound. A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report reveals that global losses from industrial-scale fraud compounds reach tens of billions of dollars annually, affecting victims in over 100 jurisdictions. Fraud networks ...

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Coins•Sep 19, 2026

AI Gives Scammers ‘Superpowers’ Instead of Taking Their Jobs

Key Highlights AI is dramatically reducing the cost of running fraud operations, enabling small teams to conduct large-scale scams that previously required extensive human labor. Chainalysis data shows AI-linked scam operations generate 4.5 times more revenue ($3.2 million vs $719,000) than non-AI operations, though causality remains unclear. Human trafficking in scam compounds persists alongside AI ...

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