Chainalysis News and Articles

Crypto investigation and transaction monitoring solution Chainalysis announced that October has been the biggest month in the biggest year of hacks although we’re only in the middle of the month. By now, around $718 M was stolen in DeFi protocol hacks across 11 attacks. On October 11, four...

A new release by the blockchain analysis platform Chainalysis says the Middle East and North America (MENA) may be one of the smaller crypto markets but it's also the fastest growing. Chainalysis' 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index reveals that from July 2021 to June 2022, MENA-based users received...

The price of Ethereum may show independent dynamics from other cryptocurrencies after the Merge, as staking will make the second largest cryptocurrency by capitalization similar to bonds or commodities. This is stated in the study Chainalysis. The upcoming merger on September 15-16 will lead to the...

Blockchain data platform Chainalyis released an update on the mid-year crypto crime. According to data, illicit activities fall and notable expectations are predicted. Chainalyis says 2022 has been a significant year for the crypto industry, with essential price declines across all digital assets...

Chainalysis decided to increase the effectiveness of the fight against hackers attacking crypto companies. To do this, it creates a special rapid response unit for relevant threats. The Chainalysis press center stressed that any company that has been attacked will be able to seek help 24/7, that...

Blockchain investigation firm Chainalysis attracted $170 M in the recent investment round. Thus, the company's valuation hit $8.6 bln. A report by The Information says that the company raised the amount in Series F led by Singapore-based investment management company GIC. In June 2021, Chainalysis...

Chainalysis analytics platform announced support for the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) micropayment network with its transaction tracking solution from February 2022. "VASPs, including cryptocurrency exchanges that use Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) to monitor transactions in...

In the Australian city of Canberra, the office of the leading analytical company Chainalysis, specializing in distributed ledger technology, will soon appear. An interesting fact is that the announcement of entering the Australian market coincides with the news about the beginning of cooperation...

Analyst firm Chainalysis is launching a new service to help authorities store and sell cryptocurrencies after they have been seized. “Chainalysis has created a comprehensive solution for tracking, planning, storing, selling and monitoring cryptoassets seized by law enforcement agencies,” said...

Software company Chainanalysis together with forensic data analytics organization Integra Fec won $1.25 M contract to supply instruments that crack privacy token monero for IRS. Drifted previous month, the contract suggests a year's partnership which aims to hedge financial operations including...

The analytical company Chainalysis has published a report that dispels the myth around the use of cryptos to finance terrorism. At the same time, the company points out the harm caused by such misinformation to cryptocurrencies and the reputation of the companies working with them. Chainalysis...

The amount of payments in bitcoins and Ethereum in favor of providers of “adult” content involving minors in 2019 amounted to $930,000. Such data are provided by the analytical startup Chainalysis. Compared with the year before last, the growth was 32%, which in turn more than doubled the...

A sharp drop in the price of Bitcoin against the backdrop of global panic due to coronavirus has reduced activity in the darknet markets. This is stated in the report of the analytical startup Chainalysis. According to researchers, the fall in the price of BTC had a different effect on various...

Paxful's P2P Bitcoin trading platform has partnered with analytic startup Chainalysis. The purpose of the cooperation is to use the startup software to reduce the risk of violation of legislative norms during transactions. Paxful uses two tools. The first, Chainanalysis KYT, allows you to track and...

Chainalysis researchers concluded that the use of bitcoin on the darknet, including for the purchase of drugs, continues to grow. In a new report, the firm said that during the fourth quarter of last year, the volume of transactions with bitcoin on darknet markets amounted to $600 million. The...

Chainalysis, an analytic startup, added support for 10 ERC-20 tokens to its solution to counter money laundering using cryptocurrencies. This was reported by The Block. Support added for Maker, Dai, 0x, OmiseGo, Basic Attention Token, and other assets. Chainalysis will also provide its customers...

Crypto holders most often resort to the services of BTC mixers because of privacy considerations, and not in an attempt to hide illegal income. The share of stolen cryptocurrency in the total volume is small. This is evidenced by the results of a study of the analytical blockchain startup...