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Chainalysis Adds ERC-20 Tokens to Its On-Demand Compliance Service
5.10.2019
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis announces the launch of its on-demand compliance and investigations software for several Ethereum-based ERC-20 tokens
Chainalysis Adds More ERC-20 Tokens to Crypto Sleuthing Service
3.10.2019
Chainalysis’ expansion brings its compliance and tracking software – a favorite among federal investigators – to a larger swath of ERC-20 tokens
Ripple’s Xpring Launches Crypto, Fiat Payments That Integrate Into Any App
2.10.2019
Xpring says its tech uses XRP ledger to make it possible for developers to integrate payments into any application
Bittrex to Use Chainalysis Tool to Identify High-Risk Transactions
27.9.2019
Bittrex is using Chainalysis’ know your transaction tool to spot high-risk transactions
Bittrex Adopts Chainalysis KYT Software to Flag Suspicious Activity
26.9.2019
Bittrex's implementation of the intelligence software may help prevent bad actors from operating on the American exchange
Chainalysis’ Jesse Spiro on Crypto Wallet Blocking and Its Potential Impact
30.8.2019
Learn what would happen while trading with Kingpin Act-designated accounts, what would be the market impact of additional account blacklistings and what moves the OFAC is planning to undertake next – in an interview with Chainalysis
Chainalysis Executive: Transparency and Analytics Build Trust in Crypto
27.8.2019
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Jesse Spiro, global head of policy at Chainalysis, says that transparency and analytics help fight ‘wild west’ image of crypto
Chainalysis Rolls Out Real-Time Threat Detector for 15 Major Cryptos
25.8.2019
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis launches alerts for suspicious cryptocurrency transaction
Privacy Is a Human Right Worth Fighting For
23.7.2019
Privacy is a basic human right. It’s there in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence.” Attaining that right in an era of dragnet surveillance, mass data breaches, state-sponsored hacks...
IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users
9.7.2019
A recently published U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) slide describes alarming recommendations on how tax agents should deal with digital currency users who are not paying taxes. The slide recommends that agents question crypto users’ friends and family, comb through social media posts...
Chainalysis Appoints Former FinCen Officer as Technical Counsel
26.6.2019
Former FinCen and U.S. DoJ official Michael Mosier has joined blockchain analytical firm Chainalysis as its new Chief Technical Counsel
Chainalysis Hires FinCEN Vet to Tackle Crypto’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Challenge
26.6.2019
Chainalysis has hired a FinCEN official to help crypto firms comply with tough new FATF data-sharing requirements
Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA
25.6.2019
A current or former Chainalysis employee has gone rogue and conducted an AMA on r/Bitcoin in which he disclosed sensitive information about the company’s blockchain forensics capabilities. The whistleblower then appears to have had a change of heart and deleted all their comments. Thankfully...
Chainalysis: 64% of Ransomware Attackers Launder Proceeds via Crypto Exchanges
1.6.2019
U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis claims that 64% of ransomware attack cash-out strategies involve the laundering of funds via cryptocurrency exchanges
Biggest Heists in Bitcoin History and How They Were Pulled Off
1.6.2019
Bitcoin’s history is rife with hacks and heists, sometimes resulting in six-figure bitcoin losses and businesses going bankrupt, unable to pay their customers back. A new video by Bitcoin.com explores the largest bitcoin heists in history and explains how each one was pulled off. Also read:...
Chainalysis Research: Speculation Remains Bitcoin’s Primary Use Case
31.5.2019
Research from U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis shows that only 1.3% of economic transactions for bitcoin came from merchants in the first four months of 2019
Just 376 People Own 33% of the World’s Ether, Chainalysis Report Says
16.5.2019
A third of the world’s ether is owned by just 376 people, according to Chainalysis research
Just 376 Individuals Hold 33% of All Ether Cryptocurrency: Chainalysis
16.5.2019
A third of all ether is owned by just 376 whales, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says. Yet that number is down from some previous years