Elliptic raise $60M to advance crypto analytics service
The blockchain analytics firm have amassed data points on 98% of the market’s digital assets. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Bitcoin ATM operators set up association to counter money laundering
“Many BTM operators feel that merely asking for a cell phone number is enough due diligence to absolve them of their mandated KYC requirements,” a Coinsource exec said. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Darknet Users Leverage a New Blockchain Analytics Tool That Scans for Ties to Criminal Activity
According to the blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic, cybercriminals are leveraging cryptocurrency analytics to get ahead of law enforcement. Elliptic says a “blockchain analytics tool has been launched on the dark web” and the tool is called “Antinalysis.” Meet the Blockchain Analytics Tool ‘Antinalysis’ Hosted on Tor On August 13, the blockchain surveillance company Elliptic published … Read more
Blockchain Surveillance Firm Chainalysis Raises $100 Million, Company’s Valuation Now $4.2 Billion
The blockchain intelligence and surveillance firm Chainalysis announced the company has raised $100 million in Series E funding from investors such as Coatue, Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Sequoia Heritage, and SVB Capital. The financing brings the company’s valuation to $4.2 billion and it aims to expand its resources and deepen data to cover more cryptocurrencies … Read more
US Regulators Have Imposed $2.5 Billion Penalties on Crypto Firms and Individuals
A new report shows that U.S. regulators have imposed fines and penalties totaling $2.5 billion on crypto firms and individuals so far. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed the most fines, followed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is the latest … Read more
With regulators handing out $2.5B in fines since 2014, crypto is not the ‘wild west’ of finance
A new report from Elliptic has found that unregistered securities offerings account for more than half of all crypto-related fines handed out by U.S. regulators. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Iran Is Using Bitcoin Mining to Circumvent Sanctions, According to Elliptic
Iran is using Bitcoin mining to circumvent and lessen the effect of the economic sanctions that the U.S. and other countries have applied to the country since 2006, according to a new study by Elliptic, a blockchain analytics and financial crime compliance firm. The country is indirectly using bitcoin mining to export part of its … Read more
Who Owns the Mystery Dogecoin Whale Address? Robinhood’s CEO Dismisses Speculation
Dogecoin has been the talk of the cryptocurrency town for months on end and in recent times, crypto enthusiasts have been discussing the largest holder in the Dogecoin economy. An address with 36.7 billion dogecoin has recently amassed 797 DOGE this week and 3,755 coins during the last month. Crypto speculators think this wallet is … Read more
Banks increasingly interested in Bitcoin, says Elliptic co-founder
Several financial institutions in the U.S. are “are seriously considering launching some type of cryptocurrency service,” an Elliptic co-founder said. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
$1 Billion Silk Road Bitcoin Moves for First Time in Five Years
At least 69,369 bitcoins, worth about $955 million, were on Wednesday moved from a wallet address that may be linked to the collapsed Silk Road darknet marketplace. This is the first time that the funds have moved from the address — bitcoin’s fourth largest — since April 2015. The address has long been a target … Read more