The RenBridge cross-chain bridge was used by criminals to launder over half a billion dollars. Elliptical analysts have come to such conclusions.

Cross-chain crime is a growing challenge for AML. According to Elliptic research, more than half a billion dollars has been laundered through a single blockchain bridge.
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– elliptical (@elliptic) 10 August 2022

Experts have found that approximately $540 million received through theft, fraud, ransomware and other criminal activities since 2020 has been laundered through RenBridge.

These include crypto assets stolen from exchanges and DeFi services worth at least $267.2 million, including $33.8 million stolen from Liquid.

Also, some of the funds received from the attack on the Nomad cross-chain protocol were sent to RenBridge.

The bridge is also frequently used by ransomware operators – at the time of analysis, over $153 million ransomed from the victim was laundered through RenBridge.

Experts have called decentralized cross-chain bridges “an unregulated alternative to exchanges for transferring funds between blockchains.” They pointed out that attackers are using them more and more, making it difficult to track assets.

Recall that Chainalysis has estimated $2 billion in damage from hacking cross-chain protocols since the start of the year.

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