Tagged: ciphertrace

December 3, 2020 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm Ciphertrace noted in a blog post published on December 2, 2020 that within the last 24 hours, the company noticed a significant uptick of alerts and comments within the online digital currency community of users’ funds having been stolen through a malicious… Read More

November 14, 2020 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm Ciphertrace has noted that FinCEN’s suggested rule change for the Travel Rule Threshold would “more than double” compliance events for US-based virtual asset service providers or VASPs. CipherTrace confirms that FinCEN had released a proposed rule change (in October 2020). The recommendation… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Current Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regulations state that it’s the responsibility of all financial service providers to accurately and promptly identify and report any suspicious or potentially fraudulent activity. This activity may be related to how criminals or bad actors exploit convertible virtual currencies… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs), the core developer and organization for the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain, has partnered up with crypto-sleuth firm CipherTrace and Kobre & Kim to uncover the individuals involved in the recent attacks on the Ethereum Classic blockchain. According to a release,… Read More

July 31, 2020 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed on July 29, 2020 that it’s planning to award a single-source contract to blockchain security firm CipherTrace, a Menlo Park, California based business that recently introduced real-time predictive risk scoring for cryptocurrencies. The SEC said that CipherTrace… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced on Wednesday its new cryptocurrency real-time transaction risk scoring with the addition of predictive capabilities to help exchanges, ATMs, OTC desks, hedge funds, custody solutions, payment processors, and financial investigators to ensure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF),… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The cryptocurrency sector of finance has long been a hotbed for fraud, scams, hacks, and crimes. The relative anonymity (or perceived anonymity) along with the ability to seamlessly transfer value in seconds has been catnip for crooks. Industry participants have struggled in the ongoing cat… Read More

May 1, 2020 @ 10:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced this week the launch of its new feature, Armada. According to CipherTrace, Armada was created to support banks and financial institutions in achieving AML compliance by providing critical visibility into risky cryptocurrency blind spots so know your customer (KYC) processes… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency research and tracking platform that provides services to both the public and private sector, has distributed a note that it is meeting with Japanese financial regulators to review the relatively new FATF travel rules and its impact on “virtual asset service providers… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

After less than a week of COVID-19 fueled lockdown, it seems like the world has been turned upside down as a new reality has set in due to “social distancing” and “shelter in place” demands. In the US, the National Guard is not yet patrolling… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New Jersey-based NICE Actimize, a subsidiary of Israel-headquartered NICE Ltd, recently confirmed that CipherTrace, a leading provider of digital currency intelligence and blockchain security, has joined the X-Sight Marketplace – which is an established platform for combating financial crime and ensuring compliance. The X-Sight Marketplace… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CipherTrace, an established provider of cryptocurrency-related intelligence and blockchain security solutions, recently revealed that it will team up with the newly-formed Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII), in order to further the organization’s efforts related to fighting global human trafficking. Pamela Clegg, director of financial investigations… Read More

December 16, 2019 @ 10:21 pm By Cali Haan  |  

In a press release introducing new software that helps banks detect cryptocurrency risk threats, cryptoforensics firm CipherTrace claims, “every one of the top 10 U.S. retail banks currently have unregistered cryptocurrency MSBs—including crypto exchanges—transmitting funds on their payment networks.” The claim is remarkable because banks are known… Read More

November 28, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CipherTrace, an established crypto and blockchain intelligence company, has published its Q3 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering (AML) report. The report addresses “cryptocurrency regulation, nefarious actors within the ecosystem, impending legislation, international trends and prevailing sentiments,” according to a press release shared with CrowdFund Insider. The… Read More

November 16, 2019 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US government will reportedly be enforcing a rule which requires companies dealing in cryptocurrencies, including digital asset wallet providers and exchanges, to share details about their clients. This, according to Kenneth Blanco, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The “travel rule” for… Read More

November 6, 2019 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

California-based blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace recently began supporting crypto exchange Binance’s native digital token, BNB, and its public blockchain platform, Binance Chain. As explained in the release, “Binance Chain is the underlying blockchain layer for Binance’s (decentralized/non-custodial exchange) DEX. Now, with support from CipherTrace, Binance… Read More

October 16, 2019 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CipherTrace, the leading provider of cryptocurrency intelligence and blockchain security, announced on October 15 the launch of a comprehensive virtual asset tracing capability.  According to a press release shared with Crowdfund Insider, CipherTrace customers can trace Bitcoin (BTC) transactions and over 700 digital tokens following… Read More

October 12, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Cali Haan  |  

Blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace is hosting a Travel Rule Compliance Conference and Hackathon in San Francisco November 5th and 6th. The event has been organized, “to develop open solutions that cryptocurrency exchanges, hedge funds, blockchains and banks urgently need to comply with both the FATF and… Read More

September 10, 2019 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced on Tuesday the launch of its open-source Travel Rule Information Sharing Architecture (TRISA) solution. According to CipherTrace, TRISA enables cryptocurrency exchanges to comply with new funds Travel Rule requirements. CipherTrace revealed that Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) may immediately begin… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Rakuten Wallet, a subsidiary of Rakuten Group, a global company that operates an e-commerce site in Japan, to assure anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for the Rakuten’s highly anticipated cryptocurrency exchange. According… Read More