The Venezuelan government’s push to create a cryptocurrency-centric economy appears to be working, but perhaps not in the way officials had hoped.
3 Australian Businesses Tap Chainalysis to Monitor Risky Cryptocurrency Activity
Several Australian companies have turned to Chainalysis products in a bid to improve their regulatory compliance and reduce risks for users.
Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation
The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s Twitter hack, Chainalysis and CipherTrace confirm.
Chainalysis Says Bitcoin Scammed From Twitter Users Is ‘On the Move’
The defrauded bitcoin amassed during Wednesday’s monumental Twitter hack is already “on the move,” according to cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis.
Crypto Tracer Chainalysis Raises $13M as It ‘Doubles Down’ on Government Ties
Chainalysis is also adding former Treasury Department official Sigal Mandelker on as an advisor.
Elliptic Follows Chainalysis in Adding Zcash to Monitoring Platform
Elliptic, the blockchain analysis company, has added privacy coins zcash and horizen to its monitoring platform.
Fireblocks Adds Crypto-Tracing Tool to Guard Against Money Laundering
Fireblocks has teamed up with Chainalysis to help flag high-risk transactions passing through its platform.
Tezos and Algorand Latest to Integrate Tech for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
The integrations would allow the two blockchain projects to track transactions and identify senders, in line with the FATF’s “Travel Rule.”
Crypto Forensics Firm Chainalysis Adds Tracing Support for Zcash, Dash
The blockchain intelligence firm says it has added zcash and dash to its transaction-tracing products.
Chainalysis
Founded by Michael Gronager, Jonathan Levin and Jan Moller in 2014, Chainalysis provides cryptocurrency exchanges, international law enforcement agencies and other clients with blockchain transaction analysis software to help them comply with regulations, assess risk and identify illicit activity. The company offers both an investigation software scraping the blockchain for the movements of funds, and […]
Crypto ‘Gray’ Markets Could Be Unintended Consequence of FATF Travel Rule
Clean bitcoin, dirty bitcoin. Could FATF regulations lead to a bifurcation of the crypto space, one where certain digital assets trade at lower prices?
Crypto Payments for Child Porn Grew 32% in 2019: Report
Nearly $1 million in bitcoin and ethereum flowed into child sexual abuse material-linked wallet addresses in 2019.
Crypto Payments for Child Porn Grew 32% in 2019: Report
Nearly $1 million in bitcoin and ethereum flowed into child sexual abuse material-linked wallet addresses in 2019.
Coronavirus Has Erased 33% of Crypto Scammers’ Revenue: Chainalysis
Research firm Chainalysis found that even though crypto scammers were seeing high numbers of transactions, this year’s dramatic market tumble means their actual profit was a fraction of what it used to be.
‘Ship-to-Ship’ Trade and Other Secrets of North Korea’s Illicit $1.5B Crypto Stash
Experts on North Korea say the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund an illicit web of trade networks and supply chains.
Paxful Becomes First P2P Exchange to Partner With Chainalysis
Paxful exchange is trying to give peer-to-peer platforms a better name by onboarding crypto intel tools from Chainalysis
US Charges Dutch National With Running Crypto-Funded Child Porn Site
U.S. officials allege a Dutch national referred to as “Michael R.M.” made $1.6 billion in bitcoin by operating a rape and child pornography website for the last eight years.
Bitcoin’s Plunge Was Foreshadowed by Miner Inventory Data
Bitcoin’s recent price drop has caught many investors off guard. However, a key metric showing worry among the miners gave a warning several weeks ago.
Crypto Firms Tout Dispersed Workforces as Coronavirus Contingency Plan
They don’t need to shut their headquarters; they don’t have headquarters.
Tether Stablecoin Taps Chainalysis for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Tools
Tether is using Chainalysis’ “Know Your Transaction” tool to create risk profiles for USDT users and monitor potentially suspicious activity.