Policy & Regulation
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…
How Can VASPs Ensure Travel Rule Compliance on Transactions Involving Unhosted Wallets?
Since the Travel Rule was first applied to cryptocurrency by FinCEN back in 2019, and with FATF following by announcing…
Crypto Tax 101, 201 & 301: What Taxpayers and Tax Authorities Should Consider After Cryptocurrency’s Breakout Year
Whether you’re a taxpayer or tax authority, there’s a lot to consider about crypto when tax season rolls around. Taxpayers…
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…
Understanding Stablecoin Regulation: Treasury and Congress Perspectives
On November 1st, 2021, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released a report analyzing the benefits and risks…
The Future of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
Digital payments are faster and easier than ever. And thanks to the blockchain, money now has traits we’ve never seen…
Infrastructure Investment Act Expands Tax Reporting Obligations for Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Others
Roger M. Brown is Chainalysis’ Global Head of Tax Strategy. The Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act (“Infrastructure Act”) that President Biden…
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…
How Governments Regulate Cryptocurrency
In the early days of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies operated in a gray area of the economy. But as financial institutions…
Everything You Need to Know About OFAC’s New Sanctions Guidance for Cryptocurrency Businesses
On October 15, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released Sanctions Compliance Guidance for…
OFAC Highlights the Importance of Ransomware Prevention & Reporting in Latest Advisory
On Tuesday, September 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an updated advisory…
Chainalysis in Action: OFAC Sanctions Russian Cryptocurrency OTC Suex that Received Over $160 million from Ransomware Attackers, Scammers, and Darknet Markets
Want to learn more about the sanctions against Suex and what this means for the larger fight against ransomware? Watch…
Not All Blockchain Analysis Providers Are the Same and Other Insights from FATF’s Second 12-Month Review
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the inter-governmental body that sets global standards relating to anti-money laundering and combating…
FATF’s Proposed Updated Guidance for Cryptocurrency Regulation: Everything You Need to Know
On March 19, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released proposed updates to its 2019 guidance for how member…
U.S. Government Targets Russian Influence Operations with Cryptocurrency Nexus
Today, in coordination with the issuance of a new Executive Order and a six-count federal indictment from the Department of…