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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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Links Virtual Session Recap: Wences Casares on the Case for Cryptocurrency

Wences Casares joined Chainalysis last week for a fireside chat with our CEO Michael Gronager, marking the first session of…

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Libra’s New White Paper Makes Big Strides for Compliance. Here’s Why That Matters for Cryptocurrency.

Last week, the Libra Association released version 2.0 of the Libra white paper, which contains several important updates addressing many…

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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…

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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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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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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…

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Investigations and Compliance in a Multi-Currency World

Read more about our latest multi-currency updates in our press release Starting today, Chainalysis customers can perform real-time transaction monitoring…

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Beyond Bitcoin: Tracking the Flow of Funds Across Ether, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Tether, and Other Top Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin is not the only game in town Demand for cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin is growing rapidly. Ether, Litecoin, Tether, and…

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Understanding 460 Million Bitcoin Addresses and Economic Activity

The Bitcoin blockchain is vast and complex, forming a network of over 460 million cryptocurrency addresses. Yet only 37% of…

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Tether: The First Experiment in Cryptocurrency Banking

As one of the first major stable cryptocurrencies to emerge, Tether saw explosive growth in trading volume over the past…

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Time Travelling with Satoshi

When block times get out of order with block heights

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Interested in Buying Crypto? Here is How to Save on Transaction Fees!

Transaction fees can also vary significantly across exchanges. So which exchange should you use to buy your crypto?