Cryptocurrency
As Exchanges Beef Up Security Measures, Hackers Get More Sophisticated
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Currencies…
PlusToken Scammers Didn’t Just Steal $2+ Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency. They May Also Be Driving Down the Price of Bitcoin. [UPDATED 3/12/2020]
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Scams…
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…
Can On-chain Data Help Us Spot Fake Exchange Trading Volumes?
In many ways, exchanges are the face of the cryptocurrency industry. The vast majority of all blockchain transactions entail cryptocurrency…
Survey: Financial Institutions See Cryptocurrency’s Growth Potential But Worry About Compliance
Is cryptocurrency set to go mainstream? Adoption rises every year and exchanges are offering more investment products than ever before.…
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…
Chainalysis in Action: Analyzing a Fentanyl Dealer’s Cryptocurrency Transactions
The United States is in the throes of a serious opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths rising nearly every year since…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chainalysis Bolsters Executive Leadership With Chief Technical Counsel Hire
Chainalysis Further Expands Government Expertise with Global Policy and Government Affairs Executives Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, has appointed Michael…
FATF Regulatory Guidance Is Here. Now What?
On Friday, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the inter-governmental body that sets global standards relating to anti-money laundering and…
Chainalysis Provides Compliance Solution for BITBOX, LINE’s Digital Asset Exchange
BITBOX adopts Chainalysis anti-money laundering compliance solution in anticipation of global cryptocurrency regulation Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, today…
Chainalysis Partners with Lendingblock to Expand Global Compliance Footprint
Lendingblock appoints Chainalysis as its corporate anti-money laundering launch partner ahead of global regulatory guidance Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis…