Cense

Building Trust in Crypto: Cense is a Swiss RegTech automating AML compliance & crypto onboarding with blockchain expertise

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Glassnode's 2023 spinout @CenseAG has raised €6.5M in a seed round co-led by @GD_Ventures and Rabo Investments. Powered by Glassnode's on-chain analytics, Cense gives banks the infrastructure to assess and document clients' digital asset activity at scale. https://t.co/z6bzfpO2AJ

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 €𝟲.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝗰𝗼-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲+𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀.

This investment enables us to accelerate our growth across Europe and further strengthen our platform for financial institutions navigating the increasing complexity of digital asset compliance.

As digital assets become part of mainstream finance, financial institutions face a clear challenge: unlocking new opportunities while meeting the highest regulatory standards. At Cense, we help bridge that gap through technology that brings clarity, confidence and efficiency to digital asset onboarding and compliance.

Read the full press release via G+D: https://t.co/BDhdBrsS2b

We are grateful for the trust and support of our investors. Thank you as well to our customers, partners and the entire Cense team. Your belief, commitment and ambition make milestones like this possible.

We’re looking forward to the next phase of growth as we continue to unlock the complexity of digital asset compliance for financial institutions across Europe.

#FinTech #Compliance #DigitalAssets #AML #RegTech #CryptoCompliance

[Cense @CenseAG]

Ricardo Gerstl joined the Crypto Valley Conference, where one thing was clear: digital assets are moving further into the institutional arena.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁:
First, the convergence of TradFi and DeFi is accelerating. The conversation is shifting from experimentation to real market infrastructure, execution, liquidity, custody, and capital efficiency.

Second, tokenization and real-world assets are becoming a serious capital markets topic. From on-chain treasury to tokenized assets and stablecoins, institutions are increasingly looking at blockchain as infrastructure, not just an asset class.

Third, trust, security, and resilience are now central. Whether around Bitcoin, custodians, AI, quantum risk, or secure financial infrastructure, the industry is clearly maturing around governance and institutional-grade standards.

What stood out most was the level of institutional interest: banks, market infrastructure providers, payment networks, custodians, asset managers, and foundations are no longer observing from the sidelines. They are actively shaping where the next phase of digital finance is going.

Exciting to see Crypto Valley continue to play such an important role in that evolution.

#Cense #CryptoCompliance #DigitalAssets #FutureOfFinance

[Cense @CenseAG]

Michiel, Dennis and Hugo were at the Global RegTech Summit in London yesterday, where Cense was proud to sponsor and join the conversation on how compliance infrastructure is fundamentally changing.

For years, fintech in banking has been heavily human-driven and largely perceived as a cost center: fragmented workflows, manual reviews, endless escalation layers, and disconnected tooling. That model is changing fast.

AI is transforming compliance from reactive operations into orchestrated intelligence. Instead of relying on one monolithic platform, banks are moving toward AI-driven ecosystems where specialized point solutions are triggered exactly when needed.

This is where companies like Cense come in. As financial institutions increasingly handle digital assets and crypto-related activity, the need for real-time, specialized compliance capabilities becomes critical. Rather than embedding every capability internally, banks can now dynamically activate focused solutions the moment crypto exposure is detected.

The future of RegTech is not bigger systems. It’s smarter orchestration.

It was exciting to meet founders, banks, regulators, and innovators shaping this next generation of financial infrastructure here in London.

#RegTech #Compliance #AI #DigitalAssets #CryptoCompliance #FinTech #Banking #Cense

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 ����𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Banks do not just need to detect crypto-related activity. They need to understand what it means: where funds originated, how transaction behaviour aligns with the client profile, and whether onboarding decisions are safe, fast and defensible.

That is the thinking behind Detect & Decode: the approach we designed to turn fragmented crypto activity into bank-ready compliance intelligence. From fiat-side indicators to full portfolio reconstruction. From isolated signals to a clear and substantiated compliance narrative.

Because in crypto compliance, detection is only the beginning.

Read the full article 👉 https://t.co/gYhWWTl2KK

#CryptoCompliance #AML #Banking #DigitalAssets #SourceOfFunds #SourceOfWealth

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 @chainalysis. Chainalysis provides the blockchain intelligence. Cense turns that intelligence into clearer compliance decisions.

With this collaboration, we strengthen our ability to help financial institutions see where deeper investigation is needed, and where it is not.

The result is greater clarity, sharper risk detection, and less unnecessary friction for legitimate users.

https://t.co/vUxaMSPBBY

#Cense #Chainalysis #CryptoCompliance #AML #Compliance #Blockchain #Fintech #RiskManagement

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗤𝟭 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Q1 2026 marked a global shift from crypto regulatory design to implementation, supervisory convergence and integration into traditional financial frameworks. Across major jurisdictions, including the EU, US, Switzerland, Asia and Australia, regulators are moving beyond rulemaking toward operational enforcement, licensing and practical application.

In this report, written by Andreas Katelari, we break down what is changing and what it means for compliance teams working with digital assets.

Read the full report 📃 https://t.co/6nA8QFNeh8

#CryptoCompliance #MiCA #DigitalAssets #Custody #AML #ComplianceReport #FINMA

[Cense @CenseAG]

Last week, @hugoleijtens attended the Leaders in Finance Wealth Management Event 2026 in Soesterberg. One thing was clear: future-proofing wealth management means responding to new client expectations, new technologies and new forms of wealth.

For Cense, that underlines the growing need to onboard crypto-related wealth with confidence, combining business opportunity with compliance, control and clarity.

#wealthmanagement #finance #crypto #compliance #onboarding #event

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗦: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼, 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴?
The financial world is shifting. Crypto is no longer optional, but getting compliance right is what separates opportunity from risk.

📅 On 14 April, @hugoleijtens is hosting two live sessions.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼? 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 (𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧)
Crypto Compliance in practice | An introduction
- How crypto flows are entering financial institutions
- What terms like: MiCA, AML/CFT and the Travel Rule mean for your processes
- How to translate regulation into practical policies and workflows
- Where teams run into friction and how to avoid it early

𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲? 𝗚𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 (𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬–𝟭𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧)
Crypto Compliance in practice | A deep dive
- What’s really happening in crypto compliance right now
- How leading institutions build a 360° customer view
- What production-ready tooling & architecture look like
- Where setups break and how to stay in control as complexity grows

No theory. No noise. Just practical insight you can act on. Choose your session: https://t.co/v07o60ydGp

#webinars #webinar #crypto #compliance #cense #hugoleijtens

[Cense @CenseAG]

Cashing out crypto soon? Don’t trigger an IRS headache or bank freezes:

• Cash-out risks
• Tax mistakes
• Compliant off-ramps
• Large exits

Join our LIVE AMA today
March 23 | 2PM ET

Clinton Donnelly (@CryptoTaxAudit ) + Hugo Leijtens (@CenseAG) Learn how to off-ramp safely👇

https://t.co/hJpMidT88R

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

In regulated finance, the real question is whether a decision can be defended to regulators, auditors and courts. Because probability is not a legal standard.

In this opinion piece, we explore why the future of crypto compliance is not about smarter models, but about accountable systems.

Read the full article: https://t.co/VDmikiSSiw

#Compliance #Crypto #AI #Regulations #Fintech #Regtech

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, ‘𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁’ 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.
AI is powerful, but when it comes to offboarding or flagging crypto clients, certainty matters. In FEC, decisions must be explainable, auditable, and grounded in logic. That’s why automation can support workflows, but core analysis must stay deterministic.

In episode 5, Cense CSO @hugoleijtens breaks down what it takes to move from compliance to capability. Laying out how institutions can build crypto readiness across compliance, business, and tech.

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/8Ss0ahc8AW
👁️ View on Youtube: https://t.co/Evmo8tR6hr

#CryptoCompliance #RiskManagement #FEC #PrivateBanking #DigitalAssets #RegTech #AI

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲. Our Advisory Board, Kelly Mathieson, Dr. Firas Nadim Habach, CFA and Arjan Bol, brings together deep expertise in payments, compliance and digital capital markets, united by one belief:

Crypto and traditional finance don’t compete.
They must connect. Securely. At scale.

Discover their vision for the future of digital capital markets: https://t.co/htfvl4m8WN

#AdvisoryBoard #CryptoCompliance #DigitalAssets #AML #FutureOfFinance

[Cense @CenseAG]

Last week Ricardo represented Cense at the NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum in Zurich. A day full of insightful discussions on where financial services are heading.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁
AI is rapidly shifting the knowledge balance in financial services. It’s no longer only institutions becoming smarter, clients are too. Customers are increasingly informed, faster to question decisions, and more aware of how financial systems work.

Another strong theme was 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜. We’re moving beyond simple models toward systems that can support complex areas such as compliance and financial crime investigation. The challenge now isn’t capability, but governance, explainability, and ensuring humans remain meaningfully in the loop.

Finally, the evolving 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 horizon was a key topic. With growing focus on AI governance, operational resilience and AML transparency, it’s clear firms will need to prepare proactively rather than react once regulation lands.

Great panels, valuable conversations and good networking along the way. We’ll be watching closely how these ideas move from discussion to implementation over the next 12–24 months.

#RegTech #AIinFinance #FinancialServices #Compliance #AML #AgenticAI #Fintech #Payments

[Cense @CenseAG]

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.
Cense is a spinout of @glassnode, built on the same advanced on-chain analytics foundations. But today we operate as a fully independent company with a singular focus: decoding complexity in crypto compliance.

Where @glassnode focuses on market behavior, we focus on risk behavior. Our platform analyzes centralized exchange wallets and DeFi wallets using transparent, deterministic rules that generate consistent, auditable, regulator-ready risk profiles.

Because in compliance, every conclusion must be explainable. And defensible. Read the full story: https://t.co/ztKl7edHte

#glassnode #compliance #crypto #cryptocompliance #cense

[Cense @CenseAG]

Great to have had Michiel and Dennis represent Cense at the Web3 Banking Symposium from Crypto Valley Association.

The industry conversation has clearly evolved: from innovation and experimentation to concrete business cases and AUM discussions.

It’s no longer about if Web3 integrates into banking. It’s about timing. And execution. As institutional adoption accelerates, a robust compliance layer becomes essential to responsibly capture this industry. Cense provides the crypto compliance stack needed to make that transition scalable, defensible and regulator-ready. Working alongside transaction monitoring partners, we extend the scope to full crypto AML portfolio scanning bringing clarity where complexity used to dominate.

#Web3 #Banking #Crypto #Compliance #DigitalAssets #Fintech

[Cense @CenseAG]

Michiel joined the conversation at the Digital Assets Forum in London. One shift was unmistakable. We’re no longer debating if institutions will engage with digital assets. The real question is: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆?

Digital assets are moving into the institutional core. And that transition requires more than ambition. It requires:
• Clear regulatory guardrails
• Institutional-grade infrastructure
• Security by design
• Advanced analytics
• A compliance layer built to scale

This is the industry’s next phase. Not experimentation. Execution, and execution demands collaboration across the ecosystem.

It was great to see Daniel Blackmore from our sister company @glassnode on stage, alongside many others shaping the next chapter of institutional digital assets.

#DigitalAssets #InstitutionalAdoption #Compliance #Fintech #RegTech

[Cense @CenseAG]

Cense will be at Digital Assets Forum in London Thursday & Friday. We will be on site, connecting with founders, builders, and industry professionals from across the crypto and blockchain space.

We’re there to meet people, exchange perspectives, and explore potential collaborations. If you’re attending too, let’s find a moment to connect with Michiel Hoogenboom.

#DigitalAssetsForum #London #blockchain #crypto #regtech #compliance