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Correcting the Record: Inaccurate Methodologies for Estimating Cryptocurrency’s Role in Terrorism Financing

Following Hamas' attacks on Israel, we're seeing inaccurate estimations of crypto's role in terrorism financing. Let's correct the record.

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Chainalysis in Action: How Law Enforcement Tracked Millions’ Worth of Illicit Bitcoin in the Harmon Brothers Cases

Learn how Chainalysis tools helped in the investigation of Larry and Gary Harmon and the Helix mixer.

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Crypto and the Opioid Crisis: What Blockchain Analysis Reveals About Global Fentanyl Sales [UPDATED 3/7/24]

We analyze crypto and the opioid crisis, addresses associated with chemical shops suspected of selling fentanyl precursors & darknet market activity.

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How We Built Chainalysis’ Robust Knowledge Graph for Solana Transactions

To account for Solana's unique characteristics, our R&D team built a robust knowledge graph to make investigation and compliance workflows more intuitive.

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How to Evaluate Blockchain Analysis Tools

Learn how to evaluate blockchain analysis tools and how to evaluate your options based on use cases and ideal toolsets.

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Latin America’s Key Crypto Adoption Drivers: Storing Value, Sending Remittances, and Seeking Alpha

Latin America is the 7th largest crypto market in our 2022 crypto adoption index, receiving $562.0B in crypto from July 2021 to June 2022.

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Eastern Europe’s Crypto Market Active, With Spikes in Last Year Driven by Russia-Ukraine War

Eastern Europe crypto market had $630.9B in value received on-chain between July 2021 and June 2022. Crypto activity spikes driven by war.

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Middle East & North Africa’s Crypto Markets Grow More Than Any Other Region in 2022

Middle East & North Africa (MENA) is one of the smaller yet fastest-growing crypto markets in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index.

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How Cryptocurrency Meets Residents’ Economic Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-saharan Africa accounts for the least crypto transaction volume of any region we studied between July 2021 and June 2022. Learn more.

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Crypto Adoption Steadies in South Asia, Soars in the Southeast

Central & Southern Asia and Oceania (CSAO) is the third largest crypto market in our crypto adoption index from July 2021 to June 2022.

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The 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Emerging Markets Lead in Grassroots Adoption, China Remains Active Despite Ban, and Crypto Fundamentals Appear Healthy

The 2022 global crypto adoption index: emerging markets lead in grassroots adoption, China remains active despite ban, and crypto fundamentals appear healthy.

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$2 Million and Counting: How Dozens of Pro-Russian Groups Are Using Cryptocurrency Donations to Fund the War in Ukraine

Pro-Russian social media accounts have collected millions of dollars in crypto donations since the start of the war in Ukraine. Here's how.

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Blockchain Analysis for National Security and Law Enforcement Agencies: A Primer

Cryptocurrency addresses received $14 billion worth of illicit funds in 2021, and the threats behind those addresses were more varied than ever.

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Crypto Mixer Usage Reaches All-time Highs in 2022, With Nation State Actors and Cybercriminals Contributing Significant Volume

Crypto mixers are a go-to tool for cybercriminals and one of the most important types of crypto services for compliance professionals to understand.

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Introducing Chainalysis Academy

Do you want to learn more about cryptocurrency or blockchain technology? Chainalysis Academy is a free, publicly available resource for the crypto-curious.