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]

Chainalysis, Inc.
Industryblockchain
Founded2014 (2014)
FoundersMichael 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]
Websitechainalysis.com

History

Chainalysis was founded to be the official investigators of the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox.[5]

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.[6] Further, the company also helped to attribute seven 2021 cryptocurrency thefts to the North Korean Lazarus Group.[7]

References
  1. "Chainalysis". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  2. "Chainalysis doubling headquarters size with 4-floor lease in the Flatiron district". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. "Success story: Chainalysis | Rise created by Barclays". rise.barclays. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  4. Greenberg, Andy. "How Bitcoin Tracers Took Down the Web's Biggest Child Abuse Site". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  5. "Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  6. Browne, Ryan (2021-03-26). "Bitcoin sleuthing start-up Chainalysis doubles valuation to $2 billion with Benioff backing". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  7. Greenberg, Andy. "North Korean Hackers Stole Nearly $400M in Crypto Last Year". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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