Chainalysis

Chainalysis is a blockchain analytics and real-time crypto transaction monitoring provider, with products such as Chainalysis KYT, Reactor and Sentinel, as well as Alterya. It was founded in 2014 and is based in New York.

Products The listed products are Chainalysis KYT for real-time transaction monitoring, Reactor investigations, address screening and VASP risking. The company says it holds the largest database of labelled clusters, covering darknet markets, mixers, ransomware and OFAC sanctions, and is valued at $8.6 billion.

Customers and coverage Target customers are crypto exchanges, custodians, PSPs, banks and law enforcement. Coverage is described as global, across more than 70 countries.

Commercial model Chainalysis is licensed through an annual enterprise agreement. Modules are priced separately, so compliance teams should state at the outset whether they need monitoring, investigation tools or both.