Company:Chainalysis
| Industry | blockchain |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Michael Gronager Jonathan Levin |
| Headquarters | 114 Fifth Avenue. New York City, New York , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michael Gronager, CEO |
Number of employees | 300[1] |
| Website | chainalysis |
Chainalysis is an American blockchain analysis firm headquartered in New York City .[2] The company was cofounded by Michael Gronager and Jonathan Levin in 2014.[3] It sells software that aids its customers in blockchain analysis. Its customers have included the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, as well as the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency.[4]
History
Chainalysis was founded to be the official investigators of the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox when Michael Gronager was Chief Operating Officer of Kraken and his company was employed by the bankruptcy trustee of Mt. Gox to investigate the hack.[5][6]
In March 2021, they partnered with crypto compliance company Notabene to comply with the FATF's Travel Rule across jurisdictions.[7] American business publication Fast Company referred to this partnership one of the top 10 most innovative joint ventures of 2022. [8]
Noted investigations
Chainalysis has helped law enforcement recover cryptocurrencies from illegal enterprises. For example, the company helped law enforcement to recover over $1 billion from the take down of the dark web marketplace Silk Road.[9] Further, the company also helped to attribute seven 2021 cryptocurrency thefts to the North Korean Lazarus Group.[10]
References
- ↑ "Chainalysis" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/companies/chainalysis/.
- ↑ "Chainalysis doubling headquarters size with 4-floor lease in the Flatiron district". https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2022/01/19/chainalysis-doublizing-headquarters-size-flatiron.html.
- ↑ "Success story: Chainalysis | Rise created by Barclays" (in en). https://rise.barclays/success-stories/success-story--chainalysis0/%2Fcontent%2Fthinkrise-com%2Fen%2Fhome%2Fsuccess-stories%2Fsuccess-story--chainalysis0.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "How Bitcoin Tracers Took Down the Web’s Biggest Child Abuse Site" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/tracers-in-the-dark-welcome-to-video-crypto-anonymity-myth/.
- ↑ "Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B" (in en-US). https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/03/26/chainalysis-raises-100m-doubles-valuation-to-over-2b/.
- ↑ Tom Redmond. (20 September 2022). "The $8.6 Billion Startup That Helps Governments Trace Crypto". Bloomberg website Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ Team, Chainalysis (2021-03-15). "Notabene and Chainalysis Partner to Bring Scalable Travel Rule Solution to Cryptocurrency Businesses" (in en-US). https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/chainalysis-notabene-travel-rule-integration/.
- ↑ Lidsky, David (2022-03-08). "The 10 most innovative joint ventures of 2022" (in en-US). https://www.fastcompany.com/90724420/most-innovative-companies-joint-ventures-2022.
- ↑ Browne, Ryan (2021-03-26). "Bitcoin sleuthing start-up Chainalysis doubles valuation to $2 billion with Benioff backing" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/chainalysis-doubles-valuation-to-2-billion-with-benioff-backing.html.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "North Korean Hackers Stole Nearly $400M in Crypto Last Year" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-cryptocurrency-theft-ethereum/.
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