Chainalysis Report Reveals Crypto Has Gone “Global” In 2021
The blockchain is an immutable record. Companies like Chainalysis make a living out of interpreting that data, extracting value and insights from the numbers. And on-chain analysis reveals that crypto is now “a truly global phenomenon.” The data comes from Chainalysis’ 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index. The people that really need crypto, qualified as “emerging markets” in the paper, are increasingly involved in the space. Related Reading | Crypto Company Circle Seeks To Become Global Digital Currency Bank In The Weekly Update, our friends at Arcane Research found this to....
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Chainalysis has released its sixth annual Global Crypto Adoption Index, naming India the world’s top market for grassroots crypto adoption in 2025, with the United States in second place, followed by Pakistan, Vietnam and Brazil. Published on September 2, 2025 as an excerpt from the forthcoming Geography of Cryptocurrency Report, the study blends on-chain and […]
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has found that the total cryptocurrency gains worldwide amounted to $163 billion in 2021, which was 5x the previous year or a 400% increase.
Chainalysis on Crypto Gains Worldwide
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis published a blog post last week titled “2021 Cryptocurrency Gains by Country: Ethereum Leads as Gains Skyrocket Around the World.”
The firm explained that its estimates are based on a combination of web traffic data and its transaction data, including “on-chain, macro-level flows of all crypto....
Hackers from North Korea have nearly doubled their thefts since 2019 by amassing $400 million in crypto via cyber attack in 2021. North Korean crypto hackers siphoned off nearly $400 million in crypto through cyber attacks in 2021 according to new data from Chainalysis.The type of crypto stolen has also seen a sea change according to the Jan. 13 report from the blockchain analytics firm. In 2017, BTC accounted for nearly all the crypto stolen by the DPRK, but it now accounts for just one fifth:“In 2021, only 20% of the stolen funds were Bitcoin, whereas 22% were either ERC-20 tokens or....
The veil of anonymity often touted as a benefit of cryptocurrency has backfired spectacularly for extremist groups. A new report by blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis reveals that the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM), a white supremacist organization designated as a terrorist group by the US Treasury, has been using crypto donations to fund its activities for […]
According to a report stemming from the blockchain intelligence company Chainalysis, the firm identified 54 pro-Russian groups that have “collectively received over $2.2 million worth of cryptocurrency.” The paramilitary groups in Ukraine primarily received bitcoin and ether donations but also got tether, litecoin and dogecoin as well, the Chainalysis study details. $2.2 Million in Crypto Sent to Pro-Russian Groups Located in Ukraine, Says Chainalysis Chainalysis believes more than $2.2 million worth of crypto assets have been acquired by pro-Russian paramilitary groups....