Chainalysis: Crypto Industry Compliance Standards Improve, but Gaps Remain in Indirect Monitoring

Odaily reports that Chainalysis has released a report indicating that overall compliance standards in the crypto industry are improving. However, there are still significant deficiencies in monitoring indirect fund flows.

The report shows that approximately 47% of new institutions entering the crypto industry in 2026 adopted alert standards that would have ranked them among the strictest top 10% in the industry five years ago. Chainalysis states that the industry's standards for "direct monitoring" (funds coming directly from known illicit sources) have become more unified, but "indirect monitoring" (funds flowing through intermediate addresses) still has gaps.

Data indicates that in 2020, only about 10% of institutions met top-tier industry compliance requirements. However, since 2023, this proportion has increased significantly, with new entrants generally adopting stricter monitoring standards. Nevertheless, for risk categories such as ransomware, scam shops, and darknet markets, the industry's thresholds for indirect monitoring are generally still 10 to 20 times higher than those for direct monitoring. (Cointelegraph)