Elliptic

Blockchain Analytics

Elliptic Is Mapping Bitcoin Stolen From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Ian AllisonMay 13, 2021

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.

Revolut

Revolut Taps Blockchain Tools From Crypto Compliance Firm Elliptic

Jamie CrawleyMay 11, 2021

The partnership means Revolut customers' crypto transactions will now be recorded on the blockchain.

Colonial Pipeline

DarkSide Hackers’ Bitcoin Stash Tracked

Anna BaydakovaMay 17, 2021

DarkSide hackers might have received 321.5 BTC for ransom since March, with 107 BTC still unaccounted for.

Cybercrime

Russia’s Darknet Criminals Have Novel Crypto Cash-Out System: ‘Buried Treasure’

Ian AllisonMar 22, 2021

A darknet ad flagged by the crypto sleuths at Elliptic says vendors will bury vacuum-packed physical cash “5-20 cm under the ground.”

Cybercrime

Darknet’s JokerStash Retiring After Making Over $1B Through Illicit Transactions

Tanzeel AkhtarFeb 12, 2021

Crypto sleuthing firm Elliptic says one of the world's most prolific cybercriminals is going out on its own terms.

Elliptic

FinCEN

Proposed FinCEN Rule on Crypto Wallets Would Likely Be Ineffective, Elliptic Says

Jaspreet Kalra

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said the proposal could “adversely impact” existing anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

Crime

Over 13% of Bitcoin Crime Proceeds Laundered Through ‘Privacy Wallets’: Elliptic

Tanzeel Akhtar

The number of crypto criminals using so-called privacy wallets to help hide their identities is on the rise, according to analytics firm Elliptic.

darknet

Darknet Markets Face Headwinds After Year of Mixed Results

Danny Nelson

Darknet markets are falling off the radar and watching their customer base level off.

Bitcoin

Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Moves From Wallet Linked to Silk Road

Omkar Godbole

A wallet possibly belonging to early dark net market Silk Road moved almost $1 billion worth of bitcoin early on Wednesday.

DeFi

CipherTrace Outlines Regulatory Gray Zones Plaguing Booming DeFi Sector

Ian Allison

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

Elliptic

Elliptic Adds Monitoring Support for Binance Chain and BNB

Danny Nelson

Ellipitc is only the second crypto analysis company to support Binance's namesake blockchain.

Elliptic

Elliptic Teams With Fireblocks to Automate Security and Compliance in Crypto Industry

Sebastian Sinclair

Elliptic has joined forces with Fireblocks to automate anti-money laundering compliance for their shared institutional clients.