Amid a global rise in cryptocurrency‑related crime, Israeli startup Lionsgate Network is drawing increased attention from both attackers and regulators as it positions itself as a central player in the race to trace and recover stolen digital assets.
While the crypto world has long been associated with anonymity and untraceable transactions, Lionsgate Network specializes in blockchain forensics to expose even the most sophisticated criminal, or terror, networks.
“Crypto is an asset, an exchange, coded on blockchain. That means wherever it is, we can see it. And when crime is involved, we can help,” Bezalel Raviv, CEO and founder of Lionsgate Network told The Jerusalem Post ahead of Cybertech 2026. “There are no more blindspots, no more zero-accountability, no more ‘we don’t know.’”
The company has built its reputation on rapid blockchain analysis and close cooperation with investigative authorities in the United States including Homeland Security, the IRS, and other international agencies to provide airtight evidence for seizure orders.
This emphasis on institutional collaboration has become a central part of Lionsgate Network’s identity, particularly as governments and law enforcement agencies worldwide struggle to keep pace with the scale of crypto‑related crime.
“This is a huge tumor in the financial world,” Raviv said. “Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence (AI)to attack individuals at the end of the tunnel, not the network.”
With losses totaling tens of billions each year due to digital fraud, Lionsgate Network is part of a new wave of firms leveraging artificial intelligence to track stolen assets in real time. Raviv told The Post that the company focuses on helping individuals rather than just large companies or institutions.
Lionsgate Network uses advanced monitoring systems capable of understanding if the case is recoverable under 10 seconds and, if the case has a viable recovery path, it takes on average about a week for the hacked funds to be seized by law enforcement. If the case is not viable, then Lionsgate Network does not take the case.
One of Lionsgate Network’s core innovations is NemesisAI, the fusion of blockchain forensics with real-time OSINT intelligence. And according to Raviv, every crypto transaction leaves two parallel trails.
“The blockchain trail, mapping precisely where funds originated and how they moved across wallets, protocols, and platforms, down to the smallest unit. And the OSINT trail, connecting wallets to real-world entities, infrastructure, and behavioral patterns behind the transactions. While OSINT data is not always immediately visible, our AI models continuously learn and improve detection exponentially, increasing attribution accuracy over time.”
Unprecedented vulnerability
The rise of Lionsgate Network comes at a moment of unprecedented vulnerability for crypto users. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center now receives thousands of fraud reports each day, many involving elaborate investment schemes that target victims across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
The company found that “in the US alone, over $53 billion is embezzled annually through cyber-enabled financial fraud. The FBI’s IC3 reports roughly 6,000 new cybercrime complaints per day, yet based on victim behavior we estimate only about 1 in 15 incidents is actually reported, suggesting the real numbers are significantly higher,” Raviv said.
Lionsgate Network is seeing similar growth curves across Europe and Latin America.
And according to Raviv “at the current trajectory, global digital fraud losses are projected to approach $1 trillion annually by 2029.”
Against this, Lionsgate Network has stepped into a vacuum left by traditional financial institutions, which often lack the tools or jurisdiction to intervene or who dismiss victims by telling them that their funds cannot be recovered.
Terror funds
While most attacks are state-backed, the majority being by Iran and North Korea, terror groups have also been highly involved in money laundering, including in crypto currency.
And Lionsgate Network has been central in seizing terror funds from Hamas, Raviv told The Post.
“On October 10th 2023, I was in Switzerland when I got a call from the Prime Minister’s Office requesting that Lionsgate Networks block crypto currency suspected of belonging to Hamas. It was the easiest campaign. The wallets belonged to Hamas operatives that were active on X and we were able to help authorities seize over $100 million in cryptocurrency with our intelligence,” he said.
According to Raviv, the company found dozens of other Hamas wallets that had not been previously identified.
In November, some 300 American victims of Hamas’ October 7 slaughter of Israelis sued Binance and its founder for facilitating millions of dollars in payments to the group. According to reports, the complaint accused Binance of knowingly enabling Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps move over $1 billion through its platform.
After Binance pleaded guilty two years earlier in November 2023 and paid a $4.32 billion penalty, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange continued to launder millions of dollars for the terror groups.
As digital assets become more deeply embedded in global finance, the need for specialized forensic expertise will only grow. As crypto scams are growing, they are evolving, Lionsgate Network will continue to expose them.