Bitget hack: how 40,551 ETH moved through THORChain to Bitcoin
THREAT INTEL
SEPTEMBER 2026

Bitget hack: how 40,551 ETH moved through THORChain to Bitcoin

In 45 hours, 40,551 ETH stolen from Bitget went through THORChain to 36 Bitcoin addresses. The swap memos make every hop traceable.

10 minsREAD NOW
Arc x CipherOwl from Day One
COMPANY

Arc x CipherOwl from Day One

Arc mainnet is live, and CipherOwl is a compliance partner from day one: real-time screening, tracing, and coverage built for stablecoin-native finance.

2 minsREAD NOW
CipherOwl Joins IVAN, the Illicit Virtual Asset Notification Partnership
COMPANY

CipherOwl Joins IVAN, the Illicit Virtual Asset Notification Partnership

CipherOwl is now a member of IVAN, the MITRE-managed public-private partnership where U.S. and allied agencies share intelligence with industry on illicit virtual asset activity, including ransomware payment flows.

3 MIN READREAD NOW
Compliance Is Becoming Computation. On-Chain Goes First.
COMPANY

Compliance Is Becoming Computation. On-Chain Goes First.

For two decades compliance used humans as the computers. That architecture just broke. Computational Compliance replaces the score with the closed case.

6 minsREAD NOW
CipherOwl Welcomes Magdalena Boškić as Strategic Advisor
COMPANY

CipherOwl Welcomes Magdalena Boškić as Strategic Advisor

Magdalena Boškić, Of Counsel at Kellerhals Carrard and former Sygnum compliance leader, joins CipherOwl as a Strategic Advisor.

2 min readREAD NOW
Crypto Risk Categories: How Entity and Behavior Labeling Works
ENGINEERING

Crypto Risk Categories: How Entity and Behavior Labeling Works

The standard crypto risk categories — entity/service types, illicit-activity labels, and risk-context attributes — explained: what they cover, why they must be machine-readable, and how they drive screening decisions.

7 min readREAD NOW
Robinhood Chain x CipherOwl from Day One
COMPANY

Robinhood Chain x CipherOwl from Day One

CipherOwl is partnering with Robinhood from day one to bring regulated-grade, real-time compliance to real-world assets on Robinhood Chain.

2 minsREAD NOW
Predicate x CipherOwl: Compliance Enforced Before Transactions Execute
COMPANY

Predicate x CipherOwl: Compliance Enforced Before Transactions Execute

CipherOwl's onchain risk data now enforces AML, sanctions, and screening in real time inside Predicate — stopping risky transactions before they execute.

2 minsREAD NOW
Infinite Chooses CipherOwl for AI-Native Stablecoin Compliance
COMPANY

Infinite Chooses CipherOwl for AI-Native Stablecoin Compliance

Infinite is embedding CipherOwl's AI-native screening, monitoring, and reporting across its stablecoin payments and compliance workflows.

3 minsREAD NOW
CLARITY Act Requirements for Banks: Compliance Planning Under Pending Legislation (June 2026)
REGULATORY

CLARITY Act Requirements for Banks: Compliance Planning Under Pending Legislation (June 2026)

The CLARITY Act would designate digital asset brokers as BSA financial institutions. Here is what U.S. banks should plan for now on Travel Rule, stablecoin yield, and examiner expectations.

9 minREAD NOW
The Bitter Lesson of On-Chain Truth Seeking
COMPANY

The Bitter Lesson of On-Chain Truth Seeking

On-chain volume now exceeds what any team of human analysts can process. The next generation of compliance won't be more rules and labels — it will be machines that comprehend transactions in context, with humans steering and judging.

6 minsREAD NOW
CipherOwl Welcomes Matt O'Neill and Ray Shuler to Lead Public Sector Expansion
COMPANY

CipherOwl Welcomes Matt O'Neill and Ray Shuler to Lead Public Sector Expansion

Matt O'Neill and Ray Shuler, veterans of the U.S. Secret Service and Homeland Security Investigations, join CipherOwl as Advisors to lead public sector expansion.

6 min read READ NOW
CipherOwl joins the Internet Watch Foundation to prevent cryptocurrency funded child sexual abuse
INDUSTRY

CipherOwl joins the Internet Watch Foundation to prevent cryptocurrency funded child sexual abuse

CipherOwl joins the Internet Watch Foundation as a Member, integrating Virtual Currency Alerts to disrupt cryptocurrency funded child sexual abuse.

2 min read READ NOW
How Anderson County Sheriff's Office Seized $24,283 in Stolen Crypto Using CipherOwl
CUSTOMER STORIES

How Anderson County Sheriff's Office Seized $24,283 in Stolen Crypto Using CipherOwl

How the Anderson County Sheriff's Office used CipherOwl to recover $24,283.70 for a military family victimized by a jury duty cryptocurrency scam.

4 min read READ NOW
How 0x Scaled Preventative Risk Screening to 1,000+ TPS with CipherOwl
CUSTOMER STORIES

How 0x Scaled Preventative Risk Screening to 1,000+ TPS with CipherOwl

How 0x integrated CipherOwl's Edge Compliance Service to screen 1,000+ TPS in real time, cutting compliance costs 75% with zero latency impact.

5 min readREAD NOW
Blocking Hacked Funds From Your Protocol: Beyond Sanctions Screening
THREAT INTEL

Blocking Hacked Funds From Your Protocol: Beyond Sanctions Screening

April 2026 produced 28+ on-chain exploits and $629 million in stolen funds. Every one of those drained wallets will try to route through protocols like yours. Sanctions screening doesn't catch them. Here's what second-level screening actually looks like.

9 min readREAD NOW
Wallet Provider Security: What Counterparty Screening Must Not Cost You
INDUSTRY

Wallet Provider Security: What Counterparty Screening Must Not Cost You

Every address screening call is a potential data leak. Most wallet providers don't realize they're trading their customers' transaction graphs for a risk score. Here's what a privacy-safe screening architecture actually looks like.

7 min readREAD NOW
KYT for Stablecoin Issuers: Why Screening at Mint Is Not Enough
COMPLIANCE OPS

KYT for Stablecoin Issuers: Why Screening at Mint Is Not Enough

Stablecoin issuers face a compliance problem exchanges don't: your token moves after mint. Screening the initial recipient is necessary but not sufficient. Here's what ecosystem monitoring actually requires.

8 min readREAD NOW
Compliance as a Product Feature: What Wallet Customers Actually Want
INDUSTRY

Compliance as a Product Feature: What Wallet Customers Actually Want

Hedge funds, family offices, and fintechs no longer accept 'we screen addresses' as a compliance answer. They want to see the attribution, the reasoning, and the evidence in their own interface. Here's how wallet providers are turning compliance into a product differentiator.

7 min readREAD NOW
Stablecoin Compliance in 2025: GENIUS Act, MiCA, and What Issuers Must Do
REGULATORY

Stablecoin Compliance in 2025: GENIUS Act, MiCA, and What Issuers Must Do

Three major regulatory frameworks now govern stablecoin issuers simultaneously: the GENIUS Act in the US, MiCA in the EU, and the MAS Payment Services Act in Singapore. This is what each one requires in practice.

9 min readREAD NOW
How Banks Are Building Digital Asset Compliance Programs
COMPLIANCE OPS

How Banks Are Building Digital Asset Compliance Programs

Banks entering digital assets face a problem: the compliance standards they've operated for decades don't map cleanly onto on-chain transactions. Here's how the leading programs are bridging that gap.

8 min readREAD NOW
Stablecoin Transaction Monitoring for Exchanges: What Real KYT Looks Like
COMPLIANCE OPS

Stablecoin Transaction Monitoring for Exchanges: What Real KYT Looks Like

USDT and USDC now account for the majority of on-chain volume on most major exchanges. Generic blockchain analytics tools weren't designed for stablecoin risk. Here's what purpose-built monitoring covers.

8 min readREAD NOW
SEE ALL POSTS
Subscribe

Get the next field note in your inbox.