Elliptic Raises US$5m to Eliminate Illicit Bitcoin Transactions
Elliptic, a bitcoin surveillance startup based in the United Kingdom, has raised US$5 million from prominent venture capital firms and angel investors to identify illicit activity on the Bitcoin blockchain and provide actionable intelligence to financial institutions and law enforcement agencies. James Smith, one of the co-founders of Elliptic stated that the company’s software implements an artificial intelligence-based technology to explore the Bitcoin blockchain network for patterns of suspicious transactions and activity. The Elliptic platform can be used by online exchanges and law....
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On Monday, the blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic announced the company has raised $60 million in a Series C financing round. Elliptic plans to leverage the capital to expand the team and “accelerate” blockchain research and development (R&D).
Elliptic Raises $60 Million to Bolster Expansion
There’s been a number of capital investments and finance injections directed at companies within the crypto ecosystem. On October 11, the blockchain surveillance company Elliptic revealed the firm has raised $60 million from strategic investors. Elliptic highlights....
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London-based Bitcoin Blockchain surveillance and forensic compliance intelligence startup Elliptic has secured $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Paladin Capital Group. The round also gained support from Santander InnoVentures, KRW Schindler, Digital Currency Group and existing investor, Octopus Ventures. A press release by Elliptic has announced that the firm has raised $5 million in Series A funding round. The new capital, according to the announcement will help enable Elliptic to further strengthen its position as a leading player in blockchain compliance, fraud detection and....