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Chainalysis Appoints Former IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee As Global Head of Capacity Building

After 29 years, including more than three as Chief of the IRS-CI, Jim Lee says his last day of government service was March 31. Former IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee notes in a blog post that he’s pleased to share that he has joined Chainalysis where… Read More

Blockchain Data and Compliance Firm Chainalysis Marks 10 Years of Operations

Chainalysis is marking its 10th year of operations this spring, and they’re reflecting on how far they’ve come with their clients and how the’re continuing to evolve with the rapidly changing ecosystem. Chainalysis notes in a blog post that the market revival we are experiencing… Read More

Regtech Sumsub, a Full-Cycle Verification Provider, Integrates with Blockchain Platform Chainalysis

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification provider, announces its integration with Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform. This partnership combines Sumsub’s Transaction Monitoring and Travel Rule solutions with Chainalysis’ blockchain analytics platform and services, “enabling regulatory compliance, secured data storage and automated crypto transaction monitoring for client… Read More

Bitcoin Had Reigned Supreme for Illicit Crypto Activities, But Stablecoins Now Account for Most of Illegal Transaction Volume – Chainalysis

2023 was a year of “recovery” for cryptocurrency, as the industry “rebounded from the scandals, blowups, and price declines of 2022,” according to an extensive update shared by Chainalysis. With crypto assets rebounding and market activity growing over the course of 2023, many believe that… Read More

Chainalysis Appoints Omesh Agam as Chief Information Security Officer

Chainalysis is announcing that Omesh Agam has joined the company as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Omesh reportedly brings to Chainalysis “more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, having served in leadership positions for global security operations, security engineering, and all facets of… Read More

Targeted Approval Phishing Scams See Significant Growth with $374M “Suspected” Stolen in 2023 – Chainalysis Report

Approval phishing is a scamming tactic that has existed for many years, the Chainalysis team notes. But whereas approval phishing scammers have historically “targeted wide swaths of crypto users through the proliferation of fake crypto apps, romance scammers (also known as pig butchering scammers) appear… Read More

KPMG in Canada and Chainalysis to Combat Illicit Crypto Transactions

With the ongoing threat of crypto fraud and criminals growing more sophisticated every day, organizations need ever-powerful solutions “to help them investigate and recover stolen funds.” KPMG in Canada and Chainalysis are teaming up “to help meet that growing need by announcing a strategic agreement… Read More

Chainalysis Founder to Paricipate in House Hearing on Digital Assets and Illicit Activity

This Wednesday (November 15, 2023), the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets and Financial Technology, part of the House Committee on Financial Servies, will hold a hearing on “Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets” – addressing the use of crypto to commit crimes, including… Read More

Chainalysis Examines Bitcoin Addresses Included in OFAC’s Designation that Were Reportedly Used to Facilitate Illicit Activities

On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova for using cryptocurrency “to launder money on behalf of Russian elites, ransomware groups, and other bad actors.” Chainalysis has examined the three Bitcoin… Read More

Chainalysis Comments on US Proposed Tax Regulations which Outlines Information Reporting Obligations for Crypto Exchanges

Roger M. Brown,  the Global Head of Tax Strategy at Chainalysis, notes that on August 25, 2023, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service released proposed regulations that would require domestic and foreign exchanges and other types of “brokers” who “effect sales” of digital assets to (1) collect… Read More

Chainalysis Explains How On-Chain Data May Help Assess Digital Assets for Opportunity, Risk

Many investors are eager to embrace cryptocurrency, but don’t feel they “have the data to do so safely,” according to an update from Chainalysis. With traditional assets, there are established providers “for a variety of metrics that investors can use to assess opportunity and risk:… Read More

Curve Finance Vyper Code Vulnerability Leads to Major Hack Impacting Liquidity Pools: Chainalysis Report

On July 30, 2023, several liquidity pools on Curve Finance were exploited, resulting in approximately $70 million in losses and triggering panic within the DeFi ecosystem, the team at Chainalysis noted. In a blog post, Chainalysis also mentioned that these hacks occurred due to “a… Read More

Deloitte, Chainalysis to Provide Digital Asset Data, Analytics Solutions

Deloitte and Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, announced a new strategic alliance to help the organizations’ mutual clients address digital asset ecosystem compliance challenges. Through the alliance, Chainalysis’ and Deloitte’s shared clients will be able “to leverage Chainalysis’ proprietary blockchain dataset and analytics software and… Read More

Chainalysis Shares Insights After Digital Asset Markets React to SEC v. Ripple Ruling that XRP Exchange Sales Did Not Violate Securities Law

On July 13, 2023, the crypto and blockchain industry got “good news” when Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Ripple did “not violate securities law in selling its token (XRP) via public exchanges,” the… Read More

Chainalysis Integrates Coinbase Commerce to Allow Clients to Pay with Digital Assets

The team at Chainalysis are pleased to announce that they’ve integrated Coinbase Commerce so that their customers can conveniently settle their invoices using a wide range of digital assets. By offering this new payment option, they are “supporting the evolving needs of our customers, particularly… Read More

Chainalysis Acquires Transpose, a Blockchain Data and Infrastructure Firm

Chainalysis is announcing that their firm has acquired Transpose, a blockchain data and infrastructure company that makes building applications using web3 data fast and simple. Transpose customers are able “to build snappy user experiences, power wallet applications, analyze financial activity, fulfill tax and compliance requirements,… Read More

Calgary Police Service, Chainalysis Introduce Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre

The Calgary Police Service and Chainalysis are together launching the Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre, an innovative regional center that will enable law enforcement to tackle crime that takes place using blockchain technology. By bringing together law enforcement agencies and personnel from across Western Canada… Read More

Digital Asset Platform Matrixport Signs Up Chainalysis for Compliance, Fraud Monitoring

Matrixport has enlisted the assistance of Chainalysis to provide compliance, fraud monitoring, risk assessment, and more. Matrixport is a Singapore based digital asset platform that is a prime brokerage, spot trading, lending, asset management and more. Christopher Liu, Chief Compliance Officer at Matrixport, said that… Read More

Chainalysis Storyline to Offer “Transparency” and “Clarity” for Web3

The blowup of FTX and resulting market tumult has many in cryptocurrency citing the importance of “a core, original tenet of blockchain technology: transparency,” according to an update from Chainalysis. Chainalysis claims that “no other sector of the crypto ecosystem “embodies transparency more than DeFi,… Read More

Chainalysis Joins NCFTA, Enabling Blockchain Analysis to Combat Cybercrime

Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, announced that it has joined the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), a nonprofit corporation focused on “identifying, validating, mitigating, and neutralizing cyber-crime threats.” Chainalysis’ data platform “equips the alliance with the same investigative tools that have been used to… Read More

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