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Time to Recommit To Our Values and Take Action

The tragic murder of George Floyd last week– the latest in a long history of violence against unarmed Black Americans–…

An Update to Our FutureNet Intelligence Brief

Today, we released an updated version of our intelligence brief on the FutureNet Ponzi scheme. Since publishing the original, we…

日本における暗号資産(仮想通貨)の規制法についての要点

Looking for the English language version of our blog on Japan’s 2020 cryptocurrency regulation updates? Click here! 日本では2020年5月1日より、暗号資産(仮想通貨)に関する様々な法改正が施行されました...

Japan’s Cryptocurrency Regulation Updates: What You Need to Know

Starting on May 1, Japan began enforcing a slew of new cryptocurrency regulations recently passed as updates to existing laws.…

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…

Fact Checking Recent Cryptocurrency Terrorism Financing Reports

Our mission is to build trust in blockchains, and as a trusted investigative partner to governments around the world, preventing…

Mining Pools’ Activity Suggests They’re Preparing for a Bitcoin Price Surge Following the Halving

The halving is almost here. On or around May 11, Bitcoin’s built-in supply control will kick in once again, and…

Introducing Chainalysis Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs

We’re excited to announce our new series of Crypto Crime Intelligence Briefs! Chainalysis blockchain investigators are constantly identifying new groups…

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…

Making Cryptocurrency Part of the Solution to Human Trafficking

This blog is a preview of our webinar on cryptocurrency and human trafficking. Click here to watch the recording! Human…

Ransomware Attackers Aren’t Sparing Anyone During Covid-19

Covid-19 has already had a major impact on cryptocurrency activity, both legal and illegal. Last week, we shared data and…

Covid-19 Has Wiped Out 33% of Cryptocurrency Scammers’ Revenue, But That’s Not the Whole Story

Media outlets and governments around the world have warned of scammers taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis. It’s a worrisome…

Covid-19 and Crypto Crime: Watch Out for Cybercriminals Taking Advantage of the Crisis at Hand

The following comes from an email our CEO, Michael Gronager, sent to our customers today, April 2, 2020. We’re reprinting…

Risk Benchmarking for Cryptocurrency Businesses Now Available in Chainalysis Kryptos

One of our core beliefs at Chainalysis is that for cryptocurrency to keep growing, it needs to become safe enough…

Covid-19 is Changing the Relationship Between Bitcoin Price and Bitcoin Spending

Bitcoin, along with the stock market and other traditional asset classes, saw its value plummet the week of March 9…

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…