BeInCrypto Research: Top 15 Crypto Compliance Firms in 2026

Entry Company Founded · HQ Key People Scale & Funding Core Capability Signature Matter 1 Chainalysis 2014 · New York Michael Gronager (CEO)
Jonathan Levin (Co-founder, CSO) $8.6B valuation; 763 employees
$537M+ raised (Accel, GIC, Blackstone, BNY) Blockchain analytics, investigations, KYT Standard for global agencies including FBI, IRS, Europol.

Tracing linked to Colonial Pipeline and Bitfinex recoveries

2 TRM Labs 2018 · San Francisco Esteban Castaño (CEO)
Ari Redbord (Policy Head) $1B valuation (Series C, 2026)
$220M raised; 383 employees AI-driven blockchain intelligence Clients include Coinbase, Visa, PayPal.

$300M+ illicit assets frozen via T3 Unit

3 Elliptic 2013 · London Simone Maini (CEO)
Richard May (ex-HSBC) Backed by HSBC, JPMorgan, Santander
99.99% uptime (company claim) Blockchain analytics, stablecoin risk Issuer due diligence for stablecoins (2025)

Data used in Garantex takedown

4 ComplyAdvantage 2014 · London Charles Delingpole (Founder) $158M raised; 474 employees
ISO 27001 + SOC 2 certified AML, sanctions screening, monitoring AI resolves 85% of alerts (company claim).

1,000+ clients across 80+ countries

5 Sumsub 2015 · Limassol Andrew Sever (CEO)
Ilya Brovin (CGO) 500–1,000 employees
14,000+ document types globally KYC, KYB, travel rule, monitoring 1,800+ VASPs in network

23,000+ fraud checks daily

6 Notabene 2020 · New York Pelle Braendgaard (CEO)
Catarina Veloso (Regulatory) $26.6M raised
2,000+ VASPs in network Travel rule compliance Leading global VASP network

Brazil regulatory playbook (2026)

7 Merkle Science 2018 · Singapore / NY Mriganka Pattnaik (CEO)
Nirmal Ak (Co-founder) $25.6M raised
41 investors incl. DCG Predictive crypto risk analytics Behavioral ML engine for pre-risk detection

10,000+ assets tracked

8 Crystal Intelligence 2018 · Amsterdam Navin Gupta (CEO)
Marina Khaustova (COO) 1,900+ clients
Backed by Bitfury, Tether Blockchain investigations, analytics 330+ blockchains covered

Used in ransomware and terror finance tracking

9 Scorechain 2015 · Luxembourg Founding leadership team 350+ compliance teams
250+ institutions across 40+ countries AML, wallet screening, MiCA compliance Core EU MiCA compliance coverage

UNICEF Luxembourg deployment

10 Solidus Labs 2017 · NY / Tel Aviv Asaf Meir (CEO) Backed by Evolution Equity, Hanaco
Category-defining positioning Market surveillance, threat intelligence Staking Guard (2024) with Figment

Pre-chain validator compliance

11 Lukka 2014 · New York Robert Materazzi (CEO) Used by Big Four firms
Institutional data infrastructure Crypto tax, accounting, compliance Acquired Coinfirm (2023)

AICPA standards partnership

12 Jumio 2010 · Palo Alto Robert Prigge (CEO) 700+ employees
Backed by Centerbridge Partners Identity verification, KYX Dedicated crypto vertical

Supports exchanges and on-ramps

13 CipherTrace 2015 · Menlo Park Mastercard Crypto division Acquired by Mastercard (2021)
Integrated into Crypto Secure Blockchain analytics, travel rule TRISA co-founder

Embedded in Mastercard network stack

14 Onfido 2012 · London Entrust (parent company) 300M+ identity checks
Acquired by Entrust (2024) Identity verification, CDD workflows FATF-aligned compliance flows

Integrated with IAM systems

15 Inca Digital 2018 · Washington DC Adam Zarazinski (CEO) US government contracts (DARPA, SEC)
National security focus Government analytics, threat intelligence Supports federal agencies

Regulatory and congressional engagement