Chainalysis

Opinionated
Chainalysis, Gensler and a Supposed Senate Bid
Leaked Chainalysis documents reveal the company is advertising an IP-scraping system to law enforcement. What’s up with this well-placed honeypot?
Opinionated

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Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops
Walletexplorer.com, a block explorer site secretly operated by Chainalysis, has provided law enforcement with “meaningful leads,” the documents say.
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Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops
Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops
In the battle to link real-world criminals to their anonymous bitcoin troves, the industry’s largest blockchain tracing firm Chainalysis has found a “meaningful” edge: a block...
Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops

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Who Watches the Chain Watchers?
Chainalysis works within the bounds of the law, exploiting the real privacy issues for public blockchains. That’s not an invitation for blanket, legislative surveillance.
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Hacker attacking internet
Eastern Europe Received Over $1B of Illicit Crypto in a Year: Chainalysis
The region is second highest for cryptocurrency scams, behind only Western Europe, a report says.
Hacker attacking internet

Crypto Adoption Shifts to Emerging Markets as China, US Drop in Chainalysis Global Rankings
Crypto Adoption Shifts to Emerging Markets as China, US Drop in Chainalysis Global Rankings
Most bitcoin is traded on exchanges with central order books, but some are traded peer-to-peer (P2P). A new Chainalysis chart reveals smaller, emerging markets outside the U.S...
Crypto Adoption Shifts to Emerging Markets as China, US Drop in Chainalysis Global Rankings

Chainalysis Exec on Why Emerging Markets Are Top of the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Ranking
Chainalysis Exec on Why Emerging Markets Are Top of the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Ranking
Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has released its 2021 global crypto adoption index, an ​annual report on bitcoin adoption by country worldwide. Kimberly Grauer, Chainaly...
Chainalysis Exec on Why Emerging Markets Are Top of the 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Ranking

DeFi Adoption Still Reportedly Far From Mainstream
DeFi Adoption Still Reportedly Far From Mainstream
A new report from blockchain data firm Chainalysis suggests mainstream adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols remains at an early stage relative to the wider crypt...
DeFi Adoption Still Reportedly Far From Mainstream

DeFi's adoption requires more grassroots activity, says Chainalysis.
DeFi Adoption Is Still Far From Mainstream: Chainalysis
A new report from the blockchain-sleuthing firm says DeFi has been "powered by experienced cryptocurrency traders and investors."
DeFi's adoption requires more grassroots activity, says Chainalysis.

Lightning Network Nodes Surpass 25K for First Time Ever
Lightning Network Nodes Surpass 25K for First Time Ever
CoinDesk’s Galen Moore discusses his assessment of skyrocketing activity on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network as it surpassed 25,000 active nodes for the first time. “The supply is...
Lightning Network Nodes Surpass 25K for First Time Ever