Ethereum
Crypto Staking Overview: How It Works, Benefits, Risks, and Future
In 2012, Sunny King and Scott Nadal shared the Proof of Stake (PoS) concept in a paper as a solution…
54% of ERC-20 Tokens Listed on DEXes in 2023 Display Patterns That May Be Suggestive of Pump and Dump Schemes, but Represent just 1.3% of DEX Trading Volume
For most of the research that we publish in our annual Crypto Crime Report, the data tells a clear story.…
Crypto Hedge Funds with Henri Arslanian – Ep. 90
Episode 90 of the Public Key podcast is starting the New Year with a Bang. In this episode, media personality…
All About Yield Farming in DeFi
When the Ethereum blockchain was released in 2015, it pioneered an ecosystem powered by smart contracts on top of which…
OFAC Sanctions Mexican and Colombian Nationals Involved in Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking and Money Laundering Via Cryptocurrency
On September 26, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 individuals…
OFAC Sanctions Tornado Cash Founder Roman Semenov, DOJ Files Charges Against Him and Co-founder Roman Storm in Coordinated Action
On August 23, 2023, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Roman Semenov, co-founder of…
Introduction to ERC-20 Tokens
A transformative aspect of public blockchains is their openness, allowing anyone to participate in and influence the activities of an…
How We Built Chainalysis’ Robust Knowledge Graph for Solana Transactions
The Solana blockchain has several uniquely sophisticated features, including an account structure with system, token, and stake accounts, the ability…
[CHAINALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 40] Scaling Ethereum Layer-2 Protocols Could be the Answer for CBDCs and Web3 Ecosystem
Episode 40 of the Public Key podcast is here! In this episode, we talk with someone on the front lines…
[CHAINALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 31] – Liquid Staking: What Is It And Why Is It Taking Over The Ethereum Blockchain?
Episode 31 of Public Key, the Chainalysis podcast, is here! In this episode, we talk with Mara Schmiedt, the new…
Ethereum Merge Scams: How Scammers Took Advantage of The Ethereum Merge to Make Millions
We’re now six weeks past the Merge, as Ethereum underwent its switch from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) on September…
How The Ethereum Merge May Impact the Crypto Ecosystem: On-chain Indicators to Watch
On or around September 15, 2022, the Ethereum blockchain (Eth) is expected to switch its consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW)…
[CHAINALYSIS PODCAST EPISODE 17] MEV Dark Forest: The Mystery Behind Ethereum Frontrunning
Episode 17 of Public Key, the Chainalysis podcast, is here! In this episode, we talk with “Hazard”, the anonymous CEO…
How the Crypto Industry Can Leverage Blockchains’ Transparency to Understand and Prevent Market Contagion
This blog is a preview of our State of Web3 Report. Sign up here to download your copy! We’re in a…
The Economic Impact of Ether Whales on the Market
Cryptocurrency was created to encourage decentralization. However, there is a high degree of wealth concentration among cryptocurrency holders: over 30%…