Crypto giants launch ‘Beacon Network’ to track and freeze stolen crypto

The Beacon Network is an “end-to-end kill chain for illicit crypto assets, moving from detection to action in minutes rather than days,” TRM Labs said.

A collective of crypto and traditional finance firms, law enforcement and security researchers has formed a new “crypto crime response network” — known as the Beacon Network — to identify and freeze illicit funds on the blockchain. 

TRM Labs on Wednesday said the “Beacon Network” creates “an unprecedented level of industry collaboration to block off-ramps for criminal funds.”

At least $47 billion has been sent to fraud-related addresses since 2023, according to new data from TRM Labs, though the number is likely to be far higher. 

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