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The Current State of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in 2023

Blockchain technology has made digital payments faster and easier than ever, and allowed for the proliferation of new cryptocurrencies forโ€ฆ

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A Year into Russiaโ€™s War on Ukraine, Cryptocurrencies Continue to Play a Key Role

It has been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, forcing millions to abandon their homes, shelling major cities, and escalatingโ€ฆ

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Crypto Donations Provide Fast Relief for Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

With a death toll now surpassing 47,000, the devastating earthquake on February 6 in Turkey and Syria have left manyโ€ฆ

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How to Evaluate Blockchain Analysis Tools

Successfully operating a crypto business requires tools that help your organization monitor transactions, identify potentially suspicious activity, and address itโ€ฆ

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Crypto Money Laundering: Four Exchange Deposit Addresses Received Over $1 Billion in Illicit Funds in 2022

Money laundering is crucial to all financially motivated crime because itโ€™s what enables criminals to access the funds they generateโ€ฆ

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[CHAINALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 29] Could Regulatory Ramp-Up Position Australia As โ€œSilicon Valleyโ€ Of Crypto?

Episode 29 of Public Key, the Chainalysis podcast, is here! In this episode, we talk with Caroline Bowler (CEO, BTCโ€ฆ

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Reporting Obligations of the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework

The OECD recently published their framework designed to help tax authorities administer tax rules when taxpayers invest in Crypto-Assets outsideโ€ฆ

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Latin Americaโ€™s Key Crypto Adoption Drivers: Storing Value, Sending Remittances, and Seeking Alpha

Latin America is the seventh largest cryptocurrency market in our index this year, with citizens of Latin America countries receivingโ€ฆ

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Eastern Europeโ€™s Crypto Market Active, With Spikes in Last Year Driven by Russia-Ukraine War

Eastern Europe is the fifth-largest cryptocurrency market we study, with $630.9 billion in value received on-chain between July 2021 andโ€ฆ

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Middle East & North Africaโ€™s Crypto Markets Grow More Than Any Other Region in 2022

Middle East & North Africa (MENA) may be one of the smaller crypto markets in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoptionโ€ฆ

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How Cryptocurrency Meets Residentsโ€™ Economic Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-saharan Africa accounts for the least cryptocurrency transaction volume of any region we study, with $100.6 billion in on-chain volumeโ€ฆ

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Crypto Adoption Steadies in South Asia, Soars in the Southeast

Central & Southern Asia and Oceania (CSAO) is the third largest region in our global crypto adoption index this year, with citizens of CSAO countries receiving $932 billion in cryptocurrency. It's also home to seven of the top twenty countries by rank. In this Geography of Cryptocurrency Report preview, we explain why.

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The 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Emerging Markets Lead in Grassroots Adoption, China Remains Active Despite Ban, and Crypto Fundamentals Appear Healthy

Weโ€™re excited to share with you Chainalysisโ€™ 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index. For the third consecutive year, we ranked allโ€ฆ

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Cryptocurrency Markets Arenโ€™t Liquid Enough for Mass Russian Sanctions Evasion

One question many have asked is whether or not cryptocurrency markets have enough liquidity to allow for mass sanctions evasionโ€ฆ

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Is Bitcoin Traceable?

Blockchains may be public, but they're not easy to read. Transaction graphing tools make these otherwise perplexing activities easy to understand, analyze, and see.