AI against criminals. Within the cryptosphere, Chainalysis is well known as a company specializing in transaction analysis on-chain (on blockchains). This notably offers tools allowing you to follow transactions on the blockchain, which are used in particular by law enforcement. Today, the company is moving up a gear with l’introduction d’agents IA to track illicit transactions.
- Chainalysis has just announced the upcoming arrival of AI agents to help track illicit transactions on blockchains.
- These tools aim to automate certain investigation tasks, so that research does not require advanced technical skills.
Chainalysis unveils its AI agents to facilitate transaction investigations on-chain
On March 31, 2026, during its annual conference “Links” Chainalysis announced the imminent deployment of new tools based on artificial intelligence. Thus, the company will add agents IA Ã sa plateforme.
In practice, these are autonomous agents which will make it possible toautomate certain tasks. These new tools aim to facilitate les enquêtes conducted by Chainalysis users. Indeed, they will allow research to be carried out without the need for advanced technical skills.
“(…) Our tools made it possible to conduct the most important investigations in the history of crypto. Until now, exploiting this information required specialized skills. Chainalysis Blockchain Intelligence Agents make the full power of our platform – our data, our products, and our institutional expertise – available to everyone in your organization. From experienced investigators to compliance analysts, including managers: agents [IA] of Chainalysis provide insightful insights and expand your team’s capabilities.”
Jonathan Levin, co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis
A new weapon against criminals who exploit AI and cryptos
These new tools will be deployed gradually during this été 2026. AI agents will allow both businesses and law enforcement to better understand cryptocurrencies and their transactions.
Because in practice, these artificial intelligence agents will be used just as much for criminal investigations that to respect the conformité réglementaire (anti-money laundering/AML). Indeed, as Jonathan Levin, co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, points out, malicious actors are increasingly using AI to carry out their operations. It is therefore crucial that those seeking to stop them do the same.
“We’re starting with the area where we know our impact will be greatest: investigations and compliance. As malicious actors increasingly use AI to expand their activities, it is essential that those working to counter them do the same. Ultimately, we anticipate that people in a wide variety of roles in organizations of all types will use Agents. [IA] of Chainalysis to access entirely new categories of information about blockchains. »
Jonathan Levin, co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis
And there is plenty to do in tracking down illegal activities. Indeed, the latest Chainalysis report recently revealed that illicit addresses received $154 billion in 2025. The new AI agents should therefore soon greatly help in tracking down criminals.
