According to the official statement published on their blog on August 20, 2025, TRM Labs has announced the launch of Beacon Network, a technical and institutional network designed to enhance coordination against illicit activities in the crypto ecosystem. This infrastructure allows exchanges, stablecoin issuers, custodians, and compliance agencies to share intelligence on addresses linked to suspicious behaviors, without altering the operation of blockchains or interfering with judicial processes.

The network operates under a collaborative response model that includes the phases of marking, tracking, alerting, and action, facilitating the early detection of potentially illicit flows. Participating entities can apply their own internal protocols before assets are converted or withdrawn. Risk labels are generated by specialized blockchain analysis researchers verified by TRM Labs.

Among the founding members are platforms such as:

Coinbase, Binance, Ripple, Kraken, PayPal, Robinhood, OKX, Crypto.com, Blockchain.com, Stripe, Zodia Custody, Anchorage Digital, Bitfinex, HTX, Poloniex, LFJ, 1inch, Rhino.fi, Coinspot, and ChangeNow, along with other institutional entities.

Beacon Network is aimed at supporting the mitigation of threats such as:

  • Flows linked to sanctioned actors

  • Payments related to ransomware or illicit financing

  • Fraud cases requiring technical coordination for preventive freezing

  • Transactions associated with serious financial crimes

This network does not replace judicial processes nor impose mandatory actions. It functions as a layer of technical coordination that allows for more agile and collaborative responses to financial risks, respecting the operational sovereignty of each participating entity.

Beacon Network has been described by TRM Labs as one of the first real-time response systems to cryptocurrency crimes, developed in collaboration with law enforcement and key actors in the Web3 ecosystem.

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