Blockchain Analytics

Crypto analytics is about sorting a tangle of on-chain data.
A16z Leads $12M Investment in DeFi-Native Crypto Tracing Firm Nansen
“We’re not basing our company on some KYC’d version of DeFi coming out in the future,” said Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik.
Crypto analytics is about sorting a tangle of on-chain data.

Hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb.
Daniel Loeb's Third Point Leads $27M Investment in Crypto Compliance Startup CipherTrace
The hedge funder’s latest crypto bet adds fuel to CipherTrace’s growing crypto compliance and investigations business.
Hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb.

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Upstart Crypto Tracer Brings ‘Middleware’ to Busy Blockchain Analysis Industry
Blocktrace’s new product pools multiple data intelligence streams to help investigators demystify high-profile crypto crimes.
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A number of firms track asset flows on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Elliptic Is Mapping Bitcoin Stolen From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
New research from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic asks whether zkSNACKs, the firm behind bitcoin privacy wallet Wasabi, is turning a blind eye to stolen coins.
A number of firms track asset flows on the Bitcoin blockchain.

CipherTrace's new tool would let developers create an API call to monitor for transactions to sanctioned addresses.
CipherTrace Wants to Introduce DEXs to Sanctions Compliance
The new tool uses an oracle on Chainlink to spot crypto wallet addresses on government watchlists.
CipherTrace's new tool would let developers create an API call to monitor for transactions to sanctioned addresses.

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Russia's Darknet Criminals Have Novel Crypto Cash-Out System: 'Buried Treasure'
A darknet ad flagged by the crypto sleuths at Elliptic says vendors will bury vacuum-packed physical cash “5-20 cm under the ground.”
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Miner Selling Pressure Declines, Could Fuel Bitcoin Rally, Blockchain Analysis Shows
Miner outflows have slowed since January. The last time this happened, bitcoin went parabolic.
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Investigation
Crypto Recovery Lawyer David Silver Joins Coinfirm's US Board
The noted attorney will help defrauded investors recover their wrongfully taken cryptocurrencies as a member of Coinfirm's board in the U.S.
Investigation

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Hackers, Scammers Have Stolen $7.6B in Crypto Since 2011
Billions of dollars have been stolen through exchange hacks and scams, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Crystal Blockchain.
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‘Digital Mercenaries’: Why Blockchain Analytics Firms Have Privacy Advocates Worried
Blockchain surveillance highlights the tension between further crypto transparency that encourages wider adoption and its cypherpunk roots.
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