Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis opens Australian office
Chainalysis aims to aid crypto and blockchain's already impressive growth in Southern Asia and Oceania. Leading blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is opening its first Australian office in Canberra, coinciding with the news it has partnered with the Commonwealth Bank on its plans to offer crypto trading to 6.5 million app users. Chainalysis, which was valued at US$4.2 billion at its Series E funding round in June, is a blockchain data research platform founded by Jonathan Levin and Michael Gronager in 2014. According to the company’s 2021 Geography of Cryptocurrency report, Southern....
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Chainalysis’ First Acquisition of Cryptocurrency
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis announced Tuesday the addition of bitcoin to its balance sheet.
Chainalysis will acquire bitcoin using the brokerage services of the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), the bitcoin investment arm of Stone Ridge Asset Management.....