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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Welcome to season 3 of the Public Key podcast! New Season, New Hosts, New Look. The Crypto Crime Report is almost on newsstands and this week we feature our own national security and intelligence experts at Chainalysis, Eitan Danon (Content Marketing Manager) and Andrew Fierman (Head of National Security Intelligence). The duo talks about crypto sanctions evasion, emerging networks and alliances among nations like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China and the rise of crypto services including Huione Guarantee and Russian Instant Exchangers.You can listen or subscribe now on Spotify, Apple, or Audible. Keep reading for a full preview of episode 151.Public Key Episode 151: Crypto and Geopolitics: Unmasking Sanctions Evasion TacticsWith the Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report about to be released and the news about Bybit and the largest crypto hack in history, there is no better time than to discuss DPRK, sanctions evasion and the rise of crypto services used by illicit actors, including Huione Guarantee and Russian Instant Exchangers.In this episode, we feature our own national security and intelligence experts at Chainalysis, Eitan Danon (Content Marketing Manager) and Andrew Fierman (Head of National Security Intelligence).The duo acknowledges the emerging networks and alliances among nations like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China and how blockchain technology is transforming sanctions enforcement, citing examples like Hamas and North Korea.The conversation also highlights Russia’s legislative changes and cross-border transactions, while placing an important awareness of professionalization in the crypto crime ecosystem and the national security risks that the entire ecosystem faces.Quote of the episode ”Hundreds of millions of dollars a year are being processed through these types of instant exchangers. That allows anybody to transact on your platform, doesn’t require any KYC information. And what you can do is you can either swap crypto for crypto, but you can also, in a lot of these Russian language instant exchange services, on or off ramp your sanctioned Russian bank money.” – Andrew Fierman, Head of National Security Intelligence, Chainalysis Minute-by-minute episode breakdown2 | Sanctions and crypto and how to navigate geopolitical challenges8 | Hamas and Al Qassam brigades use crypto donations for terrorist financing11 | Emergence of Russian Instant Exchangers and Russian bank sanctions evasion13 | Understanding “Secondary Sanctions” and how they apply to crypto19 | Crypto networks and alliances forming amongst Russia, Iran, North Korea and China23 | How Iran and Russia are using crypto to move conduct crypto cross border payments27 | Southeast Asia and the surge of crypto crime and pig butchering schemes29 | Exposing the Huione Guarantee service provider and why they are at the heart of the massive crypto crime ecosystemRelated resourcesCheck out more resources provided by Chainalysis that perfectly complement this episode of the Public Key.Website: Chainalysis: Building Trust In BlockchainsReport: The Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report (Reserve Your Copy Today)Blog: Iranians Flock to Crypto Amidst Geopolitical Tension; International Sanctions Actions Disrupt Russia’s War MachineAnnouncement: Chainalysis Integrates with UnichainAnnouncement: Welcoming Valentina Longo as Chief Financial OfficerBlog: Russia’s Cryptocurrency Pivot: Legislated Sanctions EvasionBlog: OFAC Highlights Hundreds of
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