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Analyzing Cryptocurrency Market Events with On-Chain Data
This blog is a preview of our report on cryptocurrency market events. Click here to download the full report! Cryptocurrency…
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…
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…
New OFAC Sanctions and DOJ Complaint for North Korea-Linked Cryptocurrency Laundering Scheme: What You Need to Know
Earlier this week, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two Chinese nationals, Tian Yinyin and Li…
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…
The Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report is Here. Download to Learn Why 2019 Was the Year of the Ponzi Scheme.
The Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report is here! Click here to download. If the last few years have proven anything, it’s that…
Darknet Market Activity Higher Than Ever in 2019 Despite Closures. How Does Law Enforcement Respond?
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Currencies…
Ransomware Goes Mass Market
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! On…
What European Cryptocurrency Exchanges Need to Know about 5AMLD
Europe rang in the new year by bringing its fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) into force. Per the European Union’s…
As Exchanges Beef Up Security Measures, Hackers Get More Sophisticated
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Currencies…
Terrorism Financing in Early Stages with Cryptocurrency But Advancing Quickly
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Cryptocurrency…
Crypto Money Laundering: How Criminals Cash Out Billions in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Since 2016, criminals have laundered $33 billion worth of ill-gotten cryptocurrency. The network of exchanges that facilitate this laundering—whether intentionally…
Crypto Money Laundering: How Criminals Cash Out Billions in Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Since 2016, criminals have laundered $33 billion worth of illicitly-acquired cryptocurrency. The network of over-the-counter, peer-to-peer, and high-risk exchanges that…
PlusToken Scammers Didn’t Just Steal $2+ Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency. They May Also Be Driving Down the Price of Bitcoin. [UPDATED 3/12/2020]
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Scams…
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…
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…
Banks can now navigate cryptocurrency industry opportunities and risks with Chainalysis Kryptos
The cryptocurrency industry is a complicated landscape that’s full of potential Mixers, hosted wallets, p2p exchanges—the cryptocurrency ecosystem can be…
Survey: Financial Institutions See Cryptocurrency’s Growth Potential But Worry About Compliance
Is cryptocurrency set to go mainstream? Adoption rises every year and exchanges are offering more investment products than ever before.…