Blockchain Analytics

Investments

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

Banking giant Wells Fargo is backing blockchain forensics firm Elliptic.

Business  ·  13 February 2020
CipherTrace

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

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

News  ·  20 December 2019
Chainalysis

Blockchain Sleuthing Firm Chainalysis Slashes 20% of Workforce

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

Business  ·  21 November 2019
PayPal

PayPal Joins $4.2M Round for Crypto Banking Compliance Startup

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.

Business  ·  19 November 2019
Venture Capital

Flipside Crypto Raises $7.1 Million to Give Tokens Better Analytics

This firm taps blockchain analytics across hundreds of projects to reveal what really makes prices go up.

Business  ·  24 September 2019
Bitcoin

MIT-IBM AI Lab Analyzed 200,000 Bitcoin Transactions. Only 2% Were Labeled ‘Illicit’

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic collaborated with researchers to analyze $6 billion worth of bitcoin transactions.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 August 2019
Regulation

Chainalysis Adds Real-Time Transaction Monitoring for 4 More Cryptos

Blockchain compliance startup Chainalysis has added support for Binance’s native token BNB and three stablecoins to its transaction monitoring tool.

Markets  ·  24 April 2019
Europe

Malta Teams With Crypto Security Firm to Manage Financial Crimes Risk

Malta is turning to crypto sleuthing startup CipherTrace for technical help addressing the risk of financial crimes in its digital asset industry.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 March 2019