what's Chainalysis?
Chainalysis is a leading blockchain analytics company that provides software and services to track cryptocurrency transactions, ensure compliance, and support investigations. Founded in 2014, it specializes in analyzing public blockchain data to identify illicit activities, such as money laundering or ransomware payments, using advanced tools like machine learning and forensic expertise. Its solutions help governments, financial institutions, and crypto businesses by mapping on-chain activities to real-world entities, including wallet clustering and risk scoring. The company's platform includes products like Reactor for investigations and Know Your Transaction (KYT) for real-time monitoring. Chainalysis collaborates with agencies like the FBI and IRS, as well as exchanges such as Binance and Coinbase, to foster a safer crypto ecosystem. It supports multiple blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others, and has expanded into areas like DeFi and NFT analytics to address evolving threats in the digital asset space.
Chainalysis projects $1.5 quadrillion stablecoin volume potential over the next decade.
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x.com/chainalysisProjects stablecoin volume to grow from $28T in 2025 to $719T by 2035, with potential $1.5Q upside, and payment processing volume reaching parity with Visa between 2031-2039.
Supports the Mexico Ransomware Task Force led by IST_org to combat ransomware in the region.
Reported $44.6 billion in transaction volume from Venezuela.
Added support for monitoring, investigations, and fund tracing on the SUI network, including all fungible tokens on that blockchain.
Joined the World Economic Forum's Cybercrime Atlas community as a member to help map and disrupt global cybercrime using on-chain intelligence.
Integrated KYT compliance solution into the Solana Developer Platform, enabling developers building on Solana to access blockchain intelligence and compliance tools.
Hosts a webinar with KharonData on March 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET about using OSINT and on-chain intelligence to combat crypto scams, featuring Chainalysis' Xue Yin Peh.
Joined Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program to collaborate with industry leaders on digital asset innovation.
Partnered with Coinbase NFT to offer Hexagate onchain asset protection service for deployed assets.
Recorded a 694% increase in sanctioned entities monitored during 2025.
Published 2026 Crypto Crime Report, documenting $154 billion in illicit volume for 2025.
Tracked over $2 billion stolen by DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) in crypto-related theft as documented in the 2026 Crypto Crime Report.
Reported surging crypto outflows from Iranian exchanges between February 28 and March 2, 2026, following US-Israeli airstrikes.
Collaborates with Bybit, TRM, and Elliptic to share fraud network monitoring leads across the ecosystem.
Tracked $820M in on-chain ransomware payments declined in 2025 while attack volume reached record highs.
Hosts "The Institutional Hour 2.0" event with Halborn Security and Utila at EthereumDenver on February 18, 2026, focused on institutional adoption in Web3.
Launched Chainalysis Academy, now included with software licenses, offering foundational skills to advanced certifications for crypto compliance and investigations.
Appointed Sebastien Giroux as Chief Financial Officer to lead the finance organization.
Partnered with Aleo as a mainnet launch partner for USDCx, a privacy-first stablecoin built using Circle's xReserve technology.
Published research showing that Chinese-language money laundering networks accounted for approximately 20% of on-chain laundering activity in 2025.
Integrated with RedotPay, a global stablecoin payment platform serving 6M+ users across 100+ markets, to provide Crypto Compliance solution for on-chain transaction monitoring and regulatory compliance.
Launches Chainalysis Agents in summer 2026, AI agents automating investigations and compliance for law enforcement and institutions. Agents feature natural language AI, a no-code Workflows interface, training from 10 million investigations, and integration with their on-chain data stack.
Totaled over $3.41 billion in cryptocurrency theft from January through early December 2025, an increase from 2024's $3.38 billion, with 158,000 personal wallet compromises involving at least 80,000 unique victims; tracked over $2 billion in transaction volume linked to hacks in 2025.
Partnership with CoinGecko API provides pricing data for 20M+ tokens to support onchain security operations.
Chainalysis participates in Tempo's testnet ecosystem as an infrastructure provider under the identity, compliance and risk category.
Chainalysis solutions become available on AWS cloud platform, enabling thousands of AWS customers to procure and manage blockchain intelligence tools through their AWS accounts.
Data reveals 11 of top 20 countries for crypto adoption are Asian, India ranks first globally, and Japan records 120% onchain activity growth in the past year.
UAE recorded over $30B in crypto inflows from July 2023 to June 2024, up 42% year-on-year, according to Chainalysis data.
Chainalysis ranks #23 on Silicon Valley Defense Group's NatSec100 List of top 100 venture-backed dual-use and defense technology companies supporting U.S. national security.
Chainalysis issues clarification stating they did not conduct the analysis cited in recent Binance announcement, and the Binance analysis excludes certain illicit activity categories including ransomware and hacked funds, covering only direct exposure.
Chainalysis participated in Cyber Patrol, a week-long operation with Binance, Europol, EUIPO, Irdeto, Premier League, and Maltego that traced over $55M in crypto linked to illicit IPTV, identified 69 pirate sites, and disrupted 25 services.
Crypto accounts for approximately 20% of payment methods used by pirate streaming services. Chainalysis supports Irdeto, Premier League, Europol, AAPA, Coinbase, and Binance in disrupting pirate streaming networks that rely on crypto.
New data from Chainalysis and TRM Labs shows centralized exchange illicit activity declined sharply since early 2023, with Binance recording a 96% reduction in illicit exposure and outperforming industry averages.
Chainalysis reports $2.3 trillion in North American crypto transactions from July 2024 to June 2025, with 45% of volume in transfers exceeding $10 million.
Chainalysis reports pig-butchering scams escalated into a national security threat, driven by organized crime and AI-powered tactics.
Chainalysis contributes to the UK techUK Anti-Fraud Report 2025 on technology's role in fighting online fraud, with the report emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and resilience between public and private sectors.
Chainalysis screens over 24,000 wallets with $1.74 billion in deposits for Stable's Pre-Deposit Vault Phase 2 KYC process with deadline of November 11th.
Chainalysis data shows illicit cryptocurrency activity was 0.14% of total on-chain volume in 2024.
Chainalysis hosts inaugural Nodes Nigeria conference in Lagos on January 21, 2026, targeting public and private sector leaders from law enforcement, TradFi, DeFi, regulatory, and national security communities.
Chainalysis joins Chainlink's Automated Compliance Engine (ACE) partner ecosystem as a risk scoring platform, streaming wallet and transaction risk scores directly into ACE policies for institutional-grade AML controls.
Chainalysis participates in Ripple Swell 2025 conference in New York on November 4-5, 2025, alongside institutional leaders from Kraken and Citi at an invite-only event focused on institutional digital asset adoption.
Hosts LINKS26 conference March 31-April 1, 2026, at New York Marriott Marquis, featuring a panel with CCOs from Binance, Kraken, and OKX discussing AI-enhanced blockchain intelligence for compliance.
Microsoft's first civil action against RaccoonO365 phishing network uses Chainalysis Reactor to trace $100K in cryptocurrency payments spanning 94 countries.
Chainalysis provides critical blockchain intelligence for Multilateral Sanctions and Measures Team comprehensive report covering North Korea cyber operations and IT worker activities.
Russia processed over $376 billion in crypto transactions from July 2024 to June 2025, becoming Europe's crypto capital according to analysis, driven by sanctioned entities using crypto for cross-border payments.
Colombian National Police dismantle transnational "Black Jack" money laundering network linked to Clan del Golfo criminal organization using Chainalysis Crypto Investigation Solution.
Partnership with Coinbase disrupts crypto-enabled fentanyl trafficking through intelligence sprint that identifies 17,000+ transactions and shares 41 intelligence packages across 12 countries.
Analysis flags $75B in digital funds linked to illicit activity as potentially recoverable by governments.
Underwent independent academic assessment from TU Delft Netherlands, evaluating attribution performance and accuracy of blockchain intelligence data.
Froze $50M in pig butchering scam funds through Binance and APAC law enforcement, and collaborated with Binance to build an AI-enhanced compliance tool layering data on KYT alerts.
New Rapid product provides instant crypto address analysis without requiring technical expertise.
Named in CNBC's Top 20 Fintech Companies in Digital Assets for 2025, alongside major industry players.
GENIUS Act becomes law in U.S., mandating stablecoin licensing, reserve, BSA, and AML requirements, creating billions in valuation for compliance middleware providers.
Italian law enforcement dismantles €8.8M illicit crypto exchange using multiple forensic tools.
First-ever Greek crypto seizure achieved through collaboration with Hellenic Anti-Money Laundering Authority to freeze Bybit hack funds.
CEO testifies at Senate Banking Committee hearing tomorrow at 10:15 AM ET regarding digital asset market structure legislation.
30M+ previously unidentified blockchain addresses newly labeled, expanding intelligence coverage for fraud detection and wallet identification.
Major Italian bank implements blockchain analytics for AML compliance and law enforcement collaboration.
PitchBook data indicates 82% probability of public listing in 2025.
Acquired Alterya for $150M in Q1 '25; expanded partnership with OKX, which adopted Alterya for fraud prevention to screen withdrawals and block transfers to scam-linked addresses.