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2022 Cryptocurrency Predictions: Chainalysis Experts Weigh In
2021 was the year digital assets hit the mainstream. Cryptocurrency, web3, DeFi and NFTs can now regularly be heard in…
Crime and NFTs: Chainalysis Detects Significant Wash Trading and Some NFT Money Laundering In this Emerging Asset Class
This blog is a preview of our 2022 Crypto Crime Report. Sign up here to download your copy now! Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)…
DeFi Takes on Bigger Role in Money Laundering But Small Group of Centralized Services Still Dominate
This blog is a preview of our 2022 Crypto Crime Report. Sign up here to download your copy now! Cybercriminals dealing in…
Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity
This blog is a preview of our 2022 Crypto Crime Report. Sign up here to download your copy now! Cryptocurrency-based crime hit…
Crypto Travel Rule Interoperability: 10 Things Every VASP Must Know
In October 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it would be recommending member countries apply the Travel…
What is AML and KYC for Crypto?
In just thirteen years, cryptocurrencies have redefined money. It’s little wonder, then, that they’ve also redefined money laundering. Over the…
Chainalysis Links NYC Recap, Part 2: How Investigations and Compliance Platforms Build Trust in Cryptocurrency
While part one of our Links recap focused on blockchain regulations and innovations, another emphasis of this year’s conference was…
P2P Cryptocurrency Exchange Chatex and Two Russian Nationals Indicted and Sanctioned for Roles in Ransomware Operations
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced joint indictments, arrests, and…
FATF’s Updated Guidance Tells Regulators to Focus on Business Models Over Technology and Terminology
On October 28, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its updated guidance for how member jurisdictions should regulate…
3 Things Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Know About Cryptocurrency
The financial landscape is changing and law enforcement must adapt with it. Cryptocurrency has taken the financial world by storm…
Announcement: Chainalysis Now Covers Dogecoin
Chainalysis is excited to announce that we now cover the world’s premiere memecoin: Dogecoin. Once considered nothing more than a…
[REPORT PREVIEW] Mapping the Key Players in the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
Since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009, cryptocurrency has driven new markets, spurred advancements in financial infrastructure, and driven innovative thinking in…
15% of All Ransomware Payments Made in 2020 Carried a Risk of Sanctions Violations
Last week, the United States sanctioned several groups and individuals due to their association with disinformation campaigns coordinated by the…
270 Service Deposit Addresses Drive 55% of Money Laundering in Cryptocurrency
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the whole thing! Money…
Chainalysis in Action: U.S. Authorities Disrupt NetWalker Ransomware
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a coordinated international law enforcement action to disrupt the NetWalker ransomware, including…