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Blockchain shows the money trail. We show what is behind it.

Wallet-to-device intelligence for investigations and compliance.

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Meet The Expert.

On-chain investigator since the genesis block.

While everyone else plays checkers, he plays chess.

Please don’t confuse him with new tools like Spectra,
the ones that find the off-chain link to the entity behind the wallet.

We followed him with a camera crew for one case.

His colleague Kelsey uses Spectra. He’s not worried.

📷 The Expert. Watch ↓

Spectra. Stop chasing wallets.

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Launderers are minting their own memecoins to wash stolen crypto. The risk: retail buyers become the exit.

“Those buyers did nothing wrong. They just bought a chart that was manufactured.”

Our CEO @TomerSharoni in @investingcom.

Article in the first reply ↓

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@AsafNadler @solana @Sbreakpoint26 🔥

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Forbes: Crypto Firms Have Two Months To Prepare For A Democratic Congress
→ https://t.co/UKT4KC10wC

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Crypto splits Washington on almost everything.

Except one thing.

“I expect AML to come first, because both parties agree on it.”

Our CEO @TomerSharoni, in @Forbes.

Hearings before bills. Then one hard question for every platform: dozens of wallets, one person behind them. Can your screening see it?

Full article in the first reply ↓

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Funds hit a fresh wallet, a mixer or a bridge, and the case stalls.

This Tuesday, Dan Embury shows how investigators turn that dead end into new leads and digital evidence.

Tue 10 Nov · 9:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 17:00 UK

Agencies only. DM us with your name and agency to get registered.

Hosted by @teeltechcanada 🇨🇦

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Forbes: Crypto Firms Have Two Months To Prepare For A Democratic Congress
→ https://t.co/UKT4KC0sH4

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What should crypto firms expect from a new Congress in January? Our CEO @TomerSharoni shared his view in Forbes.

His view: hearings will come long before new laws, and anti-money laundering will come first, “because both parties agree on it.” Platforms will be asked how they catch sanctioned or criminal users, even when one person runs dozens of wallets.

His advice to the industry: “Bring evidence, not campaign money, and show you can stop fraud and sanctions evasion on your own platforms.”

In practice, that means checking whether your screening can link wallets to the people behind them, and trace funds back to criminal or sanctioned groups.

Full article in the comments.

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TheStreet: Nobel Prize winners blast Netanyahu’s plan as markets favor Gadi
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Yahoo Finance: Nobel Prize winners blast Netanyahu’s plan as markets favor Gadi
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https://t.co/nXPmrs6YT6: Crypto Is a Weaker Sanctions Shield Than Its Reputation Suggests
→ https://t.co/9xpx6IAjb7

https://t.co/FLkjhZaTwx News: Why Netanyahu’s Crypto Sanctions Proposal Harms Israeli Web3 Ecosystem
→ https://t.co/zW3LTwIYuf

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Can crypto shield an economy from sanctions?

Our CEO @TomerSharoni’s answer, covered this week by @TheStreet , @YahooFinance, @Investingcom and @BitcoinCom News: no.

“Crypto is not a sanctions-evasion mechanism.”

Crypto runs on a ledger that is open to everyone, including the investigators and compliance teams watching it. And moving money is not the same as having someone willing to receive it:

“The ability to transfer money does not guarantee that anyone will be willing to accept it, trade with us, or invest here.”

The flows leave a trail. The real work is attributing the people behind it.

Full articles in the comments ↓

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CoinDesk: Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft
→ https://t.co/3qHXqbTJx7

https://t.co/axjFcKbEJy: The Binance Hack Just Put DeFi on Trial
→ https://t.co/ySNnUeZtqC

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$6.3 billion left Binance in about 20 minutes. Following it will take a lot longer.

@CoinDesk and @Investingcom asked our CEO @TomerSharoni what the hack means for the industry. His point: attackers can create new wallets endlessly, but the people running the operation are much harder to replace.

“A new wallet is free to create, but a new operator isn’t.” (Investing).

“Closing the gap between spotting a theft and stopping it ahead of time is now the industry’s central security challenge.” (CoinDesk).

Follow the wallets, but focus on the operators behind them.

Full articles in the comments ↓

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On-chain data shows what an address did, not who’s behind it.

Today we’re making Spectra’s intelligence available inside your own systems. With the new Spectra API, send a wallet with your API key and get the answer right back: risk score, labels, linked wallets and primary region.

✓ Check thousands of addresses in minutes
✓ From any tool or AI agent of your choice
✓ Open to your whole team

Triage with the API. Go deeper with Spectra.

Talk to us about API access, more info in the first reply ↓

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Funds hit a fresh wallet, a mixer or a bridge. Now what?

“Where the Blockchain Trail Goes Cold” with Dan Embury and Teel Technologies Canada.

Tue 10 Nov, 9am PT.

For law enforcement, military and government only. DM us or Teel Technologies Canada to get your invite.

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100% of transfers screened. 0% of the answer.

KYT can’t see crypto bought with a card, held in a self-hosted wallet, or returned as fiat.

Where KYT stops ↓

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Is this transaction risky? KYT knows in a second.

Which of our customers are in crypto? KYT has no answer. No wallet, no starting point.

That’s not a flaw. KYT was built for a different question: screening the transfers you can see.

But more and more, banks are being asked for their overall crypto exposure across the customer base, not only whether each transfer was screened.

Our guide covers what a KYT check looks at, who needs KYT compliance, and where it stops.

Link in the first reply.

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That’s a wrap on DIC Vienna 🇦🇹

Yesterday Leeor Ben-Peretz was at the Digital Investigations Conference with our partner Arina. He spent the day at our booth and presented in the main hall on what investigators can do when a crypto case stalls at a wallet with no history.

Thank you to the Arina team for a great event, and to everyone who stopped by to talk through their cases.

See you at the next one.

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Tomorrow we’re in Vienna for DIC, the Digital Investigations Conference by our partner Arina.

Leeor Ben-Peretz, our Chief Strategy Officer, is presenting at 13:40 in the main hall.

His session covers the point where most crypto cases stall, a wallet with no history, and what investigators can do from there, including a walkthrough of a real case.

He’ll also be at our booth all day.

If you’re coming, stop by and say hi.