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ForkLog 11 07.10.2021

Chainalysis to acquire Excygent, a firm focused on cybercrime investigations

The blockchain analytics company Chainalysis announced the acquisition of Excygent, which provides government agencies with services related to cybercrime investigations and data processing.

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ForkLog 15 23.09.2021

Millions of dollars moved from WEX to the sanctioned Bitcoin exchange Suex

Chainalysis, the analytics firm, found that the U.S.-sanctioned Bitcoin exchange Suex, among other things, processed transactions with the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange WEX worth several million dollars.

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ForkLog 21 22.09.2021

Leaked slides reveal Chainalysis investigators’ methods

Documents from an undated Chainalysis presentation to the Italian police demonstrated the tools the firm uses to collect information about crypto transactions and users. CoinDesk reports.

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ForkLog 7 15.09.2021

Chainalysis: Africa’s on-chain transaction volume up 13-fold over the year

From July 2020 through June 2021, the on-chain value transacted in Africa amounted to $105.6 billion — 1,200% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year. The drivers were the popularity of P2P platforms and remittances, as well as the drive to safeguard savings from inflation.

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ForkLog 30 01.09.2021

Eastern Europe leads illicit crypto‑transaction volumes, Chainalysis finds

Chainalysis specialists analyzed illicit cryptocurrency transactions from July 2020 to June 2021.

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ForkLog 14 01.09.2021

Chainalysis: Finiko pyramid investors from Eastern Europe lost more than $1.5 billion

The Finiko financial pyramid collected over $1.5 billion in bitcoin from investors in Eastern Europe. The majority of this sum originated from Russia and Ukraine.

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ForkLog 19 26.08.2021

Bitcoin ATM operators form alliance to bolster compliance standards

Bitcoin ATM operators DigitalMint and Coinsource, together with analytics firm Chainalysis, have formed the Cryptocurrency Compliance Cooperative (CCC). Its mission is to create a safe environment for consumers and to legitimise the crypto ATM industry.

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ForkLog 9 25.08.2021

Chainalysis: The DeFi sector has not yet reached mass adoption

Decentralized finance (DeFi) technology is still far from mass adoption. Protocols have gained popularity in high-income countries and with the presence of professional traders and investors in the cryptocurrency market, according to Chainalysis analysts.

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ForkLog 19 19.08.2021

Chainalysis: US and China have lost leadership in cryptocurrency adoption

The 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index rose by 880%, driven largely by residents of developing countries seeking to safeguard savings from currency devaluations.

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ForkLog 8 09.08.2021

Chainalysis: illicit crypto activity in China falls sharply

From April 2019 to June 2021, Chinese cryptocurrency wallets sent digital assets worth more than $2.2 billion to addresses linked to illicit activity.

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ForkLog 14 28.06.2021

Chainalysis records surge in Indian residents’ cryptocurrency investments

The value of investments in Indian citizens' cryptocurrencies in 2020 rose from $200 million to $38.8 billion. Chainalysis provides these figures; Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 13 24.06.2021

Chainalysis valuation hits $4.2 billion after new funding round

Chainalysis raised $100 million in a Series E round, valuing the company at $4.2 billion.

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