Elliptic

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.

FinCEN

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

Jaspreet KalraDec 31, 2020

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

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.”

Crime

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

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 9, 2020

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 NelsonDec 3, 2020

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

Elliptic

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.

Elliptic

Elliptic Hires Former Revolut CFO as It Prepares for Asia Expansion

Danny Nelson

David MacLean will oversee the crypto tracer's finance and personnel operations.

Crypto Tracing

P2P Exchange LocalBitcoins Adds Crypto Surveillance Tools From Elliptic

Danny Nelson

Elliptic's tracing software bolsters the peer-to-peer exchange's anti-money laundering safeguards.

Travel Rule

CoolBitX and Elliptic Team Up to Offer Crypto Firms Compliance Tools

Daniel Palmer

Elliptic and CoolBitX will provide a package of their respective solutions to crypto firms such as exchanges needing to stay in compliance with regulators.