Blockchain Analytics

Exchanges

Hackers, Scammers Have Stolen $7.6B in Crypto Since 2011

Benjamin PowersNov 12, 2020

Billions of dollars have been stolen through exchange hacks and scams, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Crystal Blockchain.

Privacy

‘Digital Mercenaries’: Why Blockchain Analytics Firms Have Privacy Advocates Worried

Benjamin PowersNov 4, 2020

Blockchain surveillance highlights the tension between further crypto transparency that encourages wider adoption and its cypherpunk roots.

Blockchain Lawyers

Crypto Recovery Lawyer David Silver Joins Coinfirm’s US Board

Jaspreet KalraNov 12, 2020

The noted attorney will help defrauded investors recover their wrongfully taken cryptocurrencies as a member of Coinfirm's board in the U.S.

TRM Labs

PayPal-Backed Blockchain Analytics Firm Hires Former US Treasury Adviser

Ian AllisonOct 26, 2020

TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics firm with backing from PayPal, is adding Ari Redbord as its head of legal and government affairs.

DeFi

CipherTrace Outlines Regulatory Gray Zones Plaguing Booming DeFi Sector

Ian AllisonOct 1, 2020

Here's how blockchain analytics firms like CipherTrace and Elliptic are viewing DeFi and DEXs after the KuCoin hack.

Blockchain Analytics

Blockchain Analysis

Elliptic Follows Chainalysis in Adding Zcash to Monitoring Platform

Ian Allison

Elliptic, the blockchain analysis company, has added privacy coins zcash and horizen to its monitoring platform.

Blockchain Analytics

Blockchain Sleuthing Firm Elliptic Adds 87 Crypto Assets in Arms Race With Chainalysis

Ian Allison

Crypto sleuthing firm Elliptic has added 87 new tokens to its analytics offering, expanding its reach to 97% of digital assets by trading volume.

TokenAnalyst

Crypto Forensics Firm TokenAnalyst Shuts Down, Some Employees Hired by Coinbase

Nikhilesh De

TokenAnalyst is shutting down after 2.5 years of operations, with some employees moving on to new roles at Coinbase.

Investments

Wells Fargo Invests $5M in Startup Connecting Crypto Exchanges and Banks

Ian Allison

Banking giant Wells Fargo is backing blockchain forensics firm Elliptic.

Human Trafficking

CipherTrace to Tackle ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ With Crypto Analytics

Paddy Baker

The blockchain security firm has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to fight human trafficking.

Layoffs

Blockchain Sleuthing Firm Chainalysis Slashes 20% of Workforce

Danny Nelson

Chainalysis laid off 39 employees Thursday citing the need for a "path to profitability."

Venture Capital

PayPal Joins $4.2M Round for Crypto Banking Compliance Startup

Zack Seward

Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian’s Initialized Capital, Blockchain Capital and PayPal Ventures are backing TRM Labs in its effort to help financial firms manage crypto risk.