The Bitcoin Big Bang - Elliptic's Remarkable Breakthrough in AML

The Bitcoin Big Bang - Elliptic's Remarkable Breakthrough in AML

UK-based Bitcoin analytics and security firm Elliptic today announced the launch of The Bitcoin Big Bang - an interactive visualization that marks the emergence and interconnectivity of key Bitcoin names since the cryptocurrency was first heard in 2009. The Bitcoin Big Bang is a landmark achievement in itself. The interactive visualization tool debunks the anonymity myth of the blockchain technology and tracks the flow of Bitcoin from one entity to another. Creating Confidence in Bitcoin. The visualization marks more than 250 large entities and identifies the historical transactions....


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