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FTX adviser AlixPartners boosts crypto tracing with Chainalysis
31.10.2024
Crypto and DeFi fraud schemes have a lot in common with loan schemes and market manipulation in 1980 and the dot com era, AlixPartners’ David White observed
Elliptic: FTX Hacker Laundered Stolen Crypto Funds Through Russian Crime Networks
12.10.2023
Close to a year has passed, and the hacker responsible for the staggering $477 million heist from the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX still remains elusive. Yet, Elliptic, a leading blockchain analytics firm, has meticulously mapped the intricate journey of the stolen funds, shedding light on...
Russia’s Interior Ministry Employs Tool to Identify Crypto Wallet Owners, Track Transactions
10.12.2022
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is now using a digital tool allowing officers to link cryptocurrency wallets to their owners. The software also has a feature facilitating the monitoring of crypto asset transactions, the department told Russian media. Russian Police Brag About New Crypto...
Wyoming Bank Regulator Taps Chainalysis to Boost Crypto Tracing Efforts
17.9.2020
The Wyoming Division of Banking will receive training and two software licenses from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis
Russia Developing AI System to Monitor Cryptocurrency Transactions — Prototype Already in Use
12.8.2020
Russia is reportedly developing a system using artificial intelligence to track and analyze transactions involving cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, dash, and monero. The system prototype has already been created and is currently being tested. This news followed the signing of crypto regulation...
Russian Financial Crime Agency Plans AI Tool to Link Crypto Transfers to Users
12.8.2020
Russia's anti-money laundering agency Rosfinmonitoring has already built a prototype blockchain analytics tool, according to a report
Digital Intelligence Firm Cellebrite Launches Crypto Tracing Tool Powered by CipherTrace
28.7.2020
Israel-based digital forensics firm Cellebrite announced the launch of its cryptocurrency and blockchain tracing tool on Tuesday
P2P Exchange LocalBitcoins Adds Crypto Surveillance Tools From Elliptic
28.7.2020
Elliptic's tracing software bolsters the peer-to-peer exchange's anti-money laundering safeguards
Ukraine’s Digital Ministry to Trace Suspicious Crypto Using Crystal Blockchain Software
24.7.2020
Government officials hope the partnership will fast-track the maturation of Ukrainian crypto markets
IRS Seeks Elliptic’s Crypto Tracing Software in Response to COVID-19
17.7.2020
President Donald J. Trump invoked the Stafford act in March, authorizing federal agency funding
IRS Enlists Coinbase in Latest Crypto Tracing Deal
16.7.2020
The tax collector has agreed to pay Coinbase up to $237,000 over the next two years for its "Analytics" tracing software
The IRS Investigation Division Is Requesting Information About Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrencies
4.7.2020
The United States tax agency has published a request for information pertaining to privacy-centric cryptocurrencies and technologies that obfuscate crypto transactions. The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request is also asking for information in relation to “layer two offchain protocol networks...
The IRS Wants to Know More About Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins, Tools
2.7.2020
America's tax collector is laying the groundwork for a possible assault on privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency technologies
Fireblocks Adds Crypto-Tracing Tool to Guard Against Money Laundering
16.6.2020
Fireblocks has teamed up with Chainalysis to help flag high-risk transactions passing through its platform
CipherTrace’s New Crypto Tracing Tool Is Meant for Banks
28.4.2020
CipherTrace is rolling out a toolkit to help banks flag accounts and crypto-related transactions that may be suspicious