Blog

Recent Posts

Malign Interference and Crypto

[REPORT PREVIEW] Malign Interference and Crypto: How Crypto Transaction Tracing Can Expose and Disrupt Malign Influence Efforts

This blog is a preview of our Malign Interference and Crypto Report. Discover the role crypto plays in facilitating disinformation…

The Future of Layer 2 Blockchains: Podcast Ep. 120

Episode 120 of the Public Key podcast is here !! The Ethereum blockchain and the entire crypto ecosystem has long…

Introducing Chainalysis Operation Spincaster: An Ecosystem-Wide Initiative To Disrupt and Prevent Billions in Losses to Crypto Scams

Approval phishing is an increasingly popular tactic used by criminals to steal funds through different scamming techniques such as fake…

The Innovation of Tax and Accounting in the Digital Asset Era: Podcast Ep. 119

Episode 119 of the Public Key podcast is here !! Tax season might be over, but the accounting and tax…

[REPORT PREVIEW] Money Laundering and Cryptocurrency: Trends and new techniques for detection and investigation

This blog is a preview of our Money Laundering and Cryptocurrency Report. We’re excited to debut first-of-its-kind research that dives…

Accel Spotlight On Chainalysis: Special Podcast Episode

For the first time in Public Key history we have a special edition of the podcast.  In this episode we…

Executive Corner: Welcoming Emmanuel Marot as VP of Product

Amidst a rapidly changing crypto ecosystem, Chainalysis is excited to welcome Emmanuel Marot as VP of Product to drive innovative…

MiCA’s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 3

Challenges remain  Despite the extensive work by the EBA and ESMA, in close cooperation with national regulators, MiCA still leaves…

Illuminating the Shadows of Web3 Hacks: Podcast Ep. 118

Episode 118 of the Public Key podcast is here !! Web3 was starting to look like the wild west, with…

MiCA’s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 2

Stablecoins in the EU Stablecoins are the single biggest crypto-asset use case currently in digital asset markets. Circle, the issuer…

MiCA’s Stablecoin Regime and Its Remaining Challenges: Part 1

Transaction volumes show that stablecoins are currently the biggest use case for crypto assets. That makes June 30, 2024 a…

Everything You Need To Know About the Tokenization of Assets: Podcast Ep. 117

Episode 117 of the Public Key podcast is here and this is our “Live from Links” series, where we showcase…

Public Sector Survey Preview: The 2024 State of Cryptocurrency Investigations Report

This blog is a preview of our 2024 State of Cryptocurrency Investigations Report, which was compiled using insights from our…

Crypto Exchange Growth Amidst Regulatory Challenges: Podcast Ep. 116

Episode 116 of the Public Key podcast is here !! Capital controls and Government bans have always made launching a…

OFAC Sanctions Individuals Linked to the Nordic Resistance Movement, which Accepted Crypto Donations to Fund Terrorist Activities

On June 14, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Nordic…

Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs

In 1985, the original concept for zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) emerged in a peer-reviewed academic paper titled, “The Knowledge Complexity of…

The Technology that will Change the Future of Crypto Podcast Ep. 115

Episode 115 of the Public Key podcast is here and in this episode we speak with Jason Lau (Chief Innovation…

Cracking Down on Sim-Swapping, Pig Butchering, and Crypto Crimes: Podcast Ep. 114

Episode 114 of the Public Key podcast is here and as we all know, cryptocurrency has always been unchartered territory…