Who founded Chainalysis and when was it established?
Michael Gronager, Jan Møller and Jonathan Levin established Chainalysis in 2014. This New York City startup became the first company dedicated to tracing Bitcoin transactions.
Michael Gronager, Jan Møller and Jonathan Levin established Chainalysis in 2014. This New York City startup became the first company dedicated to tracing Bitcoin transactions.
Chainalysis provides services to major government agencies including the FBI and DEA. The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation unit also relies on their analysis tools. United Kingdom's National Crime Agency collaborates regularly with the firm on cross-border cases.
In 2020, law enforcement recovered over $1 billion from the dark web marketplace Silk Road using Chainalysis data. Investigators tracked $100 million stolen from California firm Harmony to North Korean hackers. Only $1 million of those stolen funds was successfully recovered by April 2023.
The company moved its regional headquarters for Southern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa to Dubai in May 2024. This strategic shift expanded their operational reach beyond New York City where they started. Regional offices now handle compliance requirements across multiple continents simultaneously.
They attributed seven cryptocurrency thefts in 2021 directly to North Korea's Lazarus Group. These operations funded illegal missile programs while draining billions from global financial systems. The technology enables banks and brokers to track funds moving through decentralized networks.