Crime
Chainalysis in Action: DOJ Announces Shutdown of Largest Child Pornography Website
Today, the Department of Justice announced the shutdown of the largest ever child pornography site by amount of material stored,…
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…
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…
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…
All Eyes on Binance Stolen Funds: Can the Thieves Cash Out $40MM USD?
On May 7, cryptocurrency exchange Binance discovered a large scale security breach enabling attackers to withdraw more than 7,000 BTC…
Decoding Ransomware Attacks: Who is Behind the Attacks and How do We Investigate Them?
Ransomware is a widespread problem. Chainalysis has identified more than 52,000 victims of the attacks, and this likely underestimates the…
Crypto Crime Series: Decoding Hacks
As quoted in The Wall Street Journal, this post is the third and final in our “Crypto Crime” series, detailing…
Chainalysis Brings Anti-Money Laundering Solution to Booming Stablecoin Market
— First anti-money laundering compliance solution of its kind now available for stablecoins — As seen in PR Newswire — Chainalysis,…
Crypto Crime Series: Decoding Ethereum Scams
This post is the second in our “Crypto Crime” series, detailing the recent trends in crypto crime and our predictions…
Crypto Crime Series: Decoding Darknet Markets
This post is the first in our “Crypto Crime” series, detailing the recent trends in crypto crime and our predictions…
Chainalysis Partners with Binance to Tackle Global Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
World’s largest cryptocurrency exchange better equipped to expand in new markets and user segments
FATF’s Upcoming Talks: Is Cryptocurrency AML/CFT Clarity on the Horizon?
Lack of regulatory guidance from international and domestic authorities has hindered the broader adoption of cryptocurrencies since their conception. While…
The Changing Nature of Cryptocrime
Cryptocrime is increasingly focused on the theft of Bitcoin as a highly valued financial asset.