Elliptic Stock
Elliptic makes cryptocurrency transaction activity more transparent and accountable.
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About Elliptic Stock
Elliptic makes cryptocurrency transaction activity more transparent and accountable.They believe that illicit activity in cryptocurrencies must be disrupted to stop criminals from undermining the ideals on which cryptocurrencies are built. This is their focus, and they do this by solving the crucial problem of identity in cryptocurrencies, with the sole purpose of combating suspicious and criminal activity. Their team pushes the limits to dig beneath the surface, peeling back the layers to expose the truth. They aim to stop illicit cryptocurrency activity from leaving a smudge on the technology and the future it represents for all of them. The company is preventing, detecting, and pursuing criminal activity in cryptocurrencies. It identifies illicit activity in cryptocurrencies, providing actionable intelligence to cryptocurrency companies, financial institutions and government agencies.
Investors
Wayra
WndrCo LLC
Quibi, Gemini, AnchorFree, Pilot.com, Thrive Global, Elliptic, Instawork
Funding History
| July 2014 | $2.0M |
|---|---|
| March 2016 | $5.0M |
| December 2017 | $5.0M |
| September 2019 | $23.0M |
| February 2020 | $5.0M |
| October 2021 | $60.0M |
Management
CEO & Co-Founder
James Smith
Chief Scientist & Co-Founder
Tom Robinson
Co-Founder and Chief Architect
Adam Joyce
Board Member
Richard Seewald
Non Executive Director
Zihao Xu
Board Observer
Tom Clute
Board Member
Chris Scoggins
Board Observer
Manuel Silva Martinez
Advisor
Nadav Rosenberg
Board Observer
Basil Darwish
Advisor
Martine Niejadlik
Series A Investor
Gibb Witham
Chief Operating Officer
Simone Maini
Chairman
Chris Pilling
Head of Community
David Carlisle
Press
cointelegraph - Jul, 21 2023
Bitcoin no longer asset of choice for criminals — former Elliptic crypto advisoraithority - Jul, 7 2023
Elliptic and Fireblocks Scale Crypto Compliance Capabilities for GSRcrowdfundinsider - Jun, 27 2023
Crypto Market Maker GSR Selects Fireblocks, Elliptic to Scale Compliance Capabilitiescointelegraph - Jun, 13 2023
Atomic Wallet hackers turn to OFAC-sanctioned Garantex: Ellipticdecrypt - Jun, 6 2023
Atomic Wallet Hacker Swapping Stolen Funds for Bitcoin: Ellipticcointelegraph - Jun, 6 2023
Atomic Wallet hacker sends crypto to mixer used by Lazarus Group: Ellipticdecrypt - Jun, 5 2023
Crypto Tracking Firm Elliptic Is Now Using AI to Catch Hackersprnewswire - Jun, 1 2023
Elliptic Brings ChatGPT to Crypto to Power Deeper, Faster Risk Detectioncointelegraph - May, 28 2023
Institutions seek detailed blockchain analytics for crypto adoption — Ellipticprnewswire - Mar, 22 2023
Elliptic and AlphaPoint Partner to Help Power Crypto Compliance at Exchanges Worldwidegadgets360 - Mar, 2 2023
Layoffs in Crypto Industry Drop in February, Messari and Elliptic Most Recent to Slash Staffffnews - Mar, 1 2023
ICONOMI Partners With Elliptic for AML Capabilities and Real-time Crypto Wallet Screeningtechcircle - Feb, 15 2023
North Korea's Lazarus Group rebrands Crypto mixer Blender to Sinbad, says Elliptictrib - Feb, 13 2023
Sanctioned Mixer Blender Re-Launched as Sinbad, Elliptic Sayscityam - Feb, 9 2023
Elliptic beefs up leadership team with two senior appointmentscoinspeaker - Nov, 22 2022
Elliptic: Case Study of How Private-Public Partnerships Can Assist Governments in Auditing Crypto Assetsbuff - Oct, 11 2022
Elliptic: More than $4bn in illicit crypto laundering through DeFigadgets360 - Oct, 9 2022
Cross-Chain Bridges, DEXs Have Been Used to Launder $4 Billion Stolen Crypto: Ellipticcointelegraph - Oct, 8 2022
‘New frontier’ of crypto laundering involves cross-chain bridges and DEXs: Ellipticzpr - Sep, 9 2022
Elliptic attracts new CTO from fintech unicorn OakNorthfinextra - Sep, 9 2022
Elliptic appoints OakNorth's Jackson Hull CTOtrib - Sep, 8 2022
Crypto Tracer Elliptic Hires Software Veteran Jackson Hull as CTOcointelegraph - Aug, 25 2022
More than $100M worth of NFTs stolen since 2021 — Ellipticthepaypers - Aug, 12 2022
Elliptic launches new blockchain analytics solutiontrib - Aug, 11 2022
Analytics Firm Elliptic Says RenBridge Was Used to Transfer $540M of Illicit Crypto Fundsthefintechtimes - Aug, 11 2022
Elliptic Tackles the Anonymity of Cross-Chain Bridges With New AML Blockchain Insights Servicecointelegraph - Aug, 11 2022
Cross-chain bridge RenBridge laundered $540M in hacking proceeds: Elliptictrib - Aug, 11 2022
Elliptic Introduces Product to Track Crypto Flows Across all Blockchains in Single Screeningbenzinga - Jul, 14 2022
Theravance Biopharma, Innoviva Gain On Selling TRELEGY ELLIPTA Royalty Interestsow - Jun, 25 2022
CoinLoan Partners with Elliptic to Bring New Levels of Crypto Security to Customerstheblock - Jun, 25 2022
US crypto enforcement actions have issued more than $3.3 billion in penalties: Ellipticdlvr - May, 28 2022
Elliptic Receives Investment from JPMorgan to Promote “Safer” Participation in Crypto Marketsfinextra - May, 28 2022
Elliptic provides support for Mimblewimble privacy feature on Litecoinindianexpress - Mar, 16 2022
Millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency found in sanctioned wallets: Ellipticcoinspeaker - Feb, 24 2022
NEAR Foundation Collaborates with Elliptic for On-Chain Security Enhancementzpr - Jan, 18 2022
Elliptic launches market intelligence unit and announces new proposition for crypto tradersdlvr - Dec, 29 2021
Crypto Exchanges See $598M Stolen in First Half of December: Ellipticbit - Nov, 20 2021
Criminals are exploiting DeFi tech in its infancy, Elliptic cautionsfinextra - Nov, 19 2021
Matrix partners Elliptic for AML and risk monitoringthefintechtimes - Nov, 5 2021
ComplyAdvantage and Elliptic Partner To Develop Blockchain Analysis and Transaction Monitoring Toolfinance - Oct, 26 2021
UK Regtech Firm ComplyAdvantage Adds Elliptic to Its Crypto Compliance Suiteindianweb2 - Oct, 26 2021
ComplyAdvantage Partners with Elliptic for Blockchain Analysis and Transaction Monitoringzpr - Oct, 22 2021
Elliptic Strengthens Executive Team With Pair of Senior Hiresdlvr - Oct, 22 2021
Digital Asset Risk Management Firm Elliptic Strengthens Exec Team with Senior Hiresbit - Oct, 13 2021
Elliptic to help banks adopt crypto safely with Series C backingsiliconcanals - Oct, 13 2021
UK-based Elliptic raises €51.8M for its cryptoasset risk management platform from SoftBank, othersfinance - Oct, 11 2021
Blockchain Analytics Firm Elliptic Raises $60M to Fund R&D, Expansionwsj - Oct, 11 2021
Elliptic Raises Funds to Help Firms Guard Against Crypto Crimesfinsmes - Oct, 11 2021
Elliptic Raises $60M in Series C Fundingcrowdfundinsider - Oct, 3 2021
Prime Trust Adds Elliptic Technology to Grow B2B Crypto Businessdlvr - Oct, 2 2021
Elliptic, Prime Trust Team on Business Crypto Transaction Securityfinextra - Jul, 7 2021
Silvergate Bank enlists Elliptic to automate KYC for crypto businesscoinjournal - Jun, 24 2021
Santander assesses crypto exposure with blockchain analyticstheblockcrypto - Jun, 22 2021
Elliptic report shows SEC leads U.S. regulators in enforcement actionsfinance - May, 15 2021
Bitcoin Wallet Used by DarkSide for Ransom Payments ID’d by Ellipticbuff - May, 11 2021
Revolut expands its crypto offering with blockchain partnershipdeseret - May, 9 2021
Has the Dogecoin ‘whale’ been discovered?cointelegraph - Dec, 10 2020
Illegal Bitcoin use is down, but privacy wallet laundering is up, says analytics firmtrib - Nov, 4 2020
Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Moves From Wallet Linked to Silk Roadcoindesk - Aug, 13 2020
Elliptic Teams With Fireblocks to Automate Security and Compliance in Crypto Industrycoindesk - Aug, 12 2020
Elliptic Hires Former Revolut CFO as It Prepares for Asia Expansionfinance - Jul, 28 2020
LocalBitcoins adopts Elliptic's blockchain monitoring solutions to manage risk and support growthfinance - Jul, 1 2020
Privacy Coins Zcash and ZEN added to Elliptic's blockchain monitoring platformmedium - Mar, 11 2020
Elliptic Says ‘No’ To Dirty BitcoinsTechCrunch - Sep, 17 2019
Elliptic banks $23M to shrink crypto risk, eyeing growth in Asiaeu-startups - Sep, 17 2019
London-based Elliptic raises €21 million to identify financial crimes on the bitcoin blockchainpehub - Sep, 17 2019
Elliptic raises $23 mlnfinance - Sep, 17 2019
Crypto Sleuthing Firm Elliptic Raises $23 Million in Fundraise Led by SBIfinance - Sep, 17 2019
Firm that detects crypto crimes raises $23m for Asia expansionTechCrunch - Oct, 18 2017
GCHQ Cyber Accelerator doubles down for second intakecryptocoinsnews - Dec, 13 2016
Did €160,000 in Bitcoin Help Bust Counterfeit Euro Darknet Vendor?cryptocoinsnews - Nov, 28 2016
Bitcoin Is Too Transparent, Says Blockchain Surveillance Firm Executivesiliconangle - Nov, 4 2016
Bitcoin surveillance startup Elliptic signs deal with IWF to track child porn buyersprnewswire - Nov, 2 2016
Unmasking Bitcoin Identities: The Next Level of Thwarting Illicit Activity on the Blockchain has Arrivednextgov - Oct, 30 2016
A Startup is Trying to Solve Bitcoin's Child Pornography Problembusinessinsider - Oct, 29 2016
A Bitcoin startup is trying to stop the use of cryptocurrency to pay for child pornsiliconangle - Oct, 28 2016
Bitcoin surveillance startup Elliptic signs deal with IWF to track child porn buyerscryptocoinsnews - Oct, 26 2016
Partnership Aims to Curb Bitcoin Usage in Child Pornographycoindesk - Aug, 6 2016
Elliptic Partners With LexisNexis on Bitcoin Analysischannelnewsasia - Jul, 9 2016
New partnership aims to clamp down on use of bitcoin for child pornbusinesswire - Jul, 6 2016
Elliptic and Internet Watch Foundation Unite to Fight Bitcoin’s Role in Online Child Sex Abusebusinessinsider - Mar, 28 2016
A startup that helps police track criminals using bitcoin just raised $5 millioncoindesk - Mar, 23 2016
Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic raises $5 million Series Asiliconangle - Mar, 23 2016
Bitcoin surveillance startup Elliptic raises $5m Series Apehub - Mar, 23 2016
Elliptic raises $5 mlnbusinesswire - Mar, 21 2016
Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic raises $5 million Series Afinextra - Jan, 31 2016
Cambridge Blockchain wins Santander DL Challengecoindesk - Sep, 29 2015
Elliptic Strikes Multisig Key Custodian Deal With Gemcoindesk - Sep, 29 2015
Treasury Report: UK's Bitcoin Startups Reactcoindesk - Sep, 29 2015
Bitcoin Custodian Elliptic Makes Final of SWIFT Startup Competitionbusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
Crypto Facilities and Elliptic bring enterprise standards to bitcoin tradingbusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
Crypto Facilities and Elliptic bring enterprise standards to bitcoin tradingbusinesswire - Sep, 29 2015
Elliptic Announces The Bitcoin Big Bang - A Breakthrough In Bitcoin Anti-Money Launderingcoindesk - Aug, 6 2015
Inside Barcelona's Bitcoin Drug Labcoindesk - Aug, 3 2015
Bitcoin Firm Elliptic Wins "Security Project of the Year"coindesk - Jul, 9 2015
New Tool Lets Bitcoin Firms 'Ring Fence' Customer Fundscoindesk - Jun, 18 2015
Elliptic Launches Bitcoin Blockchain Visualization Toolcoindesk - May, 23 2015
Will the New UK Government Create a Bitcoin Hub?thenextweb - May, 20 2015
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