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Eastern Europe: High Grassroots Adoption, Outsized Darknet Market and Ransomware Activity
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Click here to download the whole thing!…
The 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Cryptocurrency is a Global Phenomenon
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Click here to download the whole thing!…
Remittances and Fiat Currency Devaluation Drive Africa’s Growing Cryptocurrency Economy, and Big Exchanges Recognize the Opportunity
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Click here to download the whole thing!…
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…
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…
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…
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…
WTF Is Going On in the Bitcoin Market?
Executive summary: The story so far Source:Â 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…
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…
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…