Blockchain Analytics

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Alleged Dark Web Blockchain Analytics Tool Antinalysis Suspended
Antinalysis helps cybercriminals avoid running the risk of being identified they attempt to cash out their illicit proceeds, according to a blockchain analytics firm.
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Republican Senator Highlights Bitcoin's Battle in Shedding Criminal Baggage
Sen. Chuck Grassley is using "deeply flawed" estimates of illicit bitcoin activity to call for closer scrutiny of the industry, according to multiple crypto intelligence firms...
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Blocknative Raises $12M to Follow Crypto Transactions ‘In-Flight’
The startup has its eyes on the mempool.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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CipherTrace Wants to Introduce DEXs to Sanctions Compliance
The new tool uses an oracle on Chainlink to spot crypto wallet addresses on government watchlists.
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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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