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Ransomware Skyrocketed in 2020, But There May Be Fewer Culprits Than You Think

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the whole thing! 2020…

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Alt-Right Groups and Personalities Involved In the January 2021 Capitol Riot Received Over $500K In Bitcoin From French Donor One Month Prior

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the whole thing! Last…

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Les groupes et personnalités d’ultradroite impliqués dans l’émeute du Capitole ont reçu plus de 500000 dollars en Bitcoin d’un donateur français un mois auparavant

La semaine dernière, les Américains ont été choqués lorsqu’un grand groupe de partisans de Donald Trump a pris d’assaut le…

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Why Bitcoin is Surging and How This Rally Is Different from 2017 (Hint: It’s Who’s Buying)

Chainalysis Market Intel provides live data and insights on the cryptocurrency market. Read up and subscribe here to get our…

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Chainalysis’ First Ever Geography of Cryptocurrency Report is Here

We’re excited to announce that our 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report is here! Click here to download now. As cryptocurrency…

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Eastern Europe: High Grassroots Adoption, Outsized Darknet Market and Ransomware Activity

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Click here to download the whole thing!…

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The 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Cryptocurrency is a Global Phenomenon

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Click here to download the whole thing!…

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Remittances and Fiat Currency Devaluation Drive Africa’s Growing Cryptocurrency Economy, and Big Exchanges Recognize the Opportunity

This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Click here to download the whole thing!…

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60% of Bitcoin is Held Long Term as Digital Gold. What About the Rest?

Blockchain analysis isn’t just useful for investigations and compliance. It can also help us analyze cryptocurrency markets to uncover patterns…

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Mining Pools’ Activity Suggests They’re Preparing for a Bitcoin Price Surge Following the Halving

The halving is almost here. On or around May 11, Bitcoin’s built-in supply control will kick in once again, and…

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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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Covid-19 is Changing the Relationship Between Bitcoin Price and Bitcoin Spending

Bitcoin, along with the stock market and other traditional asset classes, saw its value plummet the week of March 9…

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WTF Is Going On in the Bitcoin Market?

Executive summary: The story so far Source: XKCD Cryptocurrency exchanges experienced their largest ever bitcoin inflows. Since March 9, exchanges received…

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Bitcoin Mining is a Two-Part Competition

This blog post is a preview of our report on competition in Bitcoin mining. Click here to download the whole…