Chainalysis adds ‘natural language’ AI agents to its blockchain investigation platform
CEO Jonathan Levin says it marks a “really important moment” for making such analysis more accessible as the crypto industry grows with non-native entrants.
What to know:
- Blockchain analytics leader Chainalysis will give users tools to erect artificial intelligence agents to aid in their investigations.
- Company CEO Jonathan Levin told CoinDesk that people can tailor their agents to their own needs.
- The news arrives soon after competitor TRM Labs also announced a move into agentic AI.
Leading blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis is adding artificial intelligence agents to its platform, lowering the technical know-how needed for launching plain-language investigations into crypto financial relationships.
“This is a really important moment for reducing the barrier to entry to blockchain intelligence,” Chainalysis co-founder and CEO Jonathan Levin told CoinDesk in an interview. Not only law enforcement officers, but also more people from traditional finance increasingly need to understand the movement of digital assets over blockchain transactions.
“We’re at this moment where you need to be able to access that intelligence without all of the history of working in crypto for a long time,” Levin said. The new tool to assemble custom AI agents will be embedded in his company’s platform and allow non-technical requests to build tailored investigations backed by the depth and breadth of approach needed for serious investigation, including audit trails and standards of evidence.
The agents, said to be rolling out over the summer, can help users identify what analysis they’ll need and which transactions may be relevant, Levin said, and the work will be informed by some 10 million investigations conducted within the Chainalysis Reactor software. This is not just a chatbot, he emphasized.
