# Research & Analysis

### Stablecoin compliance: what it takes and why generic screening falls short

Stablecoins have become the dominant infrastructure for illicit finance on chain. Elliptic's research makes this clear: Russia's A7A5 ruble-backed stablecoin processed $100 billion in its first year and IRGC-linked flows ran...

### Introducing the new Lens: one workflow from alert to decision

Key takeaways: Elliptic's wallet and transaction screening now live in one interface, replacing disconnected workflows with a single path from alert to decision. Teams using Lens resolve 99% of alerts in under five minutes....

### How to use Elliptic's free crypto compliance calculator

Elliptic’s free crypto compliance efficiency calculator quantifies how much your crypto compliance team could save by reducing false positive alerts, automating manual processes and consolidating fragmented tools. It takes about...

### How crypto regulation changed in 2025: a global review

Key takeaway: 2025 marked a turning point in how governments regulated crypto. Instead of relying on enforcement actions to shape the industry, jurisdictions worldwide implemented comprehensive frameworks with requirements...

### [Five crypto risk typologies every financial institution needs to understand](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/five-crypto-risk-typologies-every-financial-institution-needs-to-understand)

### [Getting your AML framework ready for the FCA's new cryptoasset regime](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/getting-your-aml-framework-ready-for-the-fcas-new-cryptoasset-regime)

### [Hong Kong awards first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/hong-kong-awards-first-stablecoin-licenses-to-hsbc-and-standard-chartered)

### [Sanctioned Russia-linked crypto exchange Grinex halts operations following alleged hack by "Western Special Services"](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/sanctioned-russia-linked-crypto-exchange-grinex-halts-operations-following-alleged-hack)

### [How does risk management change with digital assets?](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/how-risk-management-changes-with-digital-assets)

### [Crypto regulatory affairs: US Treasury proposes secondary market sanctions compliance for stablecoin issuers](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/crypto-regulatory-affairs-us-secondary-market-sanctions-compliance)

### [How to reduce AML false positives in crypto](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/how-to-reduce-aml-false-positives-in-crypto)

### [Drift Protocol exploited for $286 million in suspected DPRK-linked attack](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/drift-protocol-exploited-for-286-million-in-suspected-dprk-linked-attack)

### [Crypto regulatory affairs: CLARITY Act Senate compromise meets mixed reception](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/crypto-regulatory-affairs-clarity-act-senate-compromise-meets-mixed-reception)