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Making Cryptocurrency Part of the Solution to Human Trafficking

This blog is a preview of our webinar on cryptocurrency and human trafficking. Click here to watch the recording! Human…

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Risk Benchmarking for Cryptocurrency Businesses Now Available in Chainalysis Kryptos

One of our core beliefs at Chainalysis is that for cryptocurrency to keep growing, it needs to become safe enough…

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Cryptocurrency Typologies Guide: Who’s Who on the Blockchains?

Cryptocurrencies represent an opportunity to expand the way people transact globally. Since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009, cryptocurrency has created new…

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Darknet Market Activity Higher Than Ever in 2019 Despite Closures. How Does Law Enforcement Respond?

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Currencies…

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Ransomware Goes Mass Market

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! On…

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What European Cryptocurrency Exchanges Need to Know about 5AMLD

Europe rang in the new year by bringing its fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) into force. Per the European Union’s…

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Crypto Money Laundering: How Criminals Cash Out Billions in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies

Since 2016, criminals have laundered $33 billion worth of ill-gotten cryptocurrency. The network of exchanges that facilitate this laundering—whether intentionally…

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Crypto Money Laundering: How Criminals Cash Out Billions in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies

Since 2016, criminals have laundered $33 billion worth of illicitly-acquired cryptocurrency. The network of over-the-counter, peer-to-peer, and high-risk exchanges that…

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Chainalysis Links Recap: How Can the Cryptocurrency Industry Work with Traditional Finance and Government?

How can cryptocurrency businesses work with stakeholders in government and traditional finance to make the industry safer and ensure continued…

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How Cryptocurrency Businesses Can Start Complying with  FATF Recommendations and the Travel Rule Today

Since the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced regulatory guidance in June 2019, the cryptocurrency industry has been eager to…

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Bittrex Leverages Chainalysis Across Multiple Cryptocurrencies to Become Gold Standard for Compliance

Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, announced the successful deployment of its compliance solution to Bittrex, the premier U.S.-based blockchain trading…

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Chainalysis Launches First Actionable Real-Time Alerts for Suspicious Transactions Across 15 Cryptocurrencies

Chainalysis today announced the launch of suspicious cryptocurrency transaction alerts in Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT), the real-time anti-money laundering…

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Chainalysis KYT Alerts: Detect and Prevent Crypto Crime in Real Time with Fewer False Positives

Although most economic activity involving Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is legal, bad actors use Bitcoin for illicit purposes. In most…

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Seeking a Bank Account? What the Due Diligence Process Entails for Virtual Currency Businesses

Since the late 1990s, financial institutions have been terminating client relationships and banning entire industry groups from banking services. Regulatory…

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Dispatch from D.C.: Libra, Trust, and National Security

Following Facebook’s announcement last month of plans to launch its own private cryptocurrency, Libra, lawmakers intensified their scrutiny of the…