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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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Reacting to Crisis: Cryptocurrency Has Always Been About Resilience

Even as we begin to reopen the economy, it’s clear we still need to take steps to minimize the economic…

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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.…

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…