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Blockpliance is an American risk analysis firm headquartered in New York City.[1] The company was co-founded by Guillermo Fernandes and Donald J. Patterson in 2021. [2] It offers risk assessment software to analyze the blockchain public ledger, which is primarily used to assess virtual currencies. Its customers have included the following notable organizations.

Blockpliance
IndustryBlockchain analysis
FoundedSeptember 2, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-09-02)
FoundersGuillermo Fernandes
Donald J. Patterson
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Guillermo Fernandes, CEO
Number of employees
2 (2024)
Websitehttps://www.blockpliance.com

History

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Blockpliance was established to address the growing need for compliance solutions in the cryptocurrency sector. Since its founding, the company has developed a suite of tools designed to analyze and mitigate risks in digital asset transactions.

In September 2024, Blockpliance was accepted as an IBM partner and is the first Blockchain fraud service in IBM's Cloud Catalog.[3]

Noted investigations

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Blockpliance has been involved in several high-profile investigations in the cryptocurrency space. Notably, the company played a role in an anti-corruption probe targeting Venezuelan government officials associated with the state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), and the cryptocurrency regulator Sunacrip.[4]

In this investigation, Blockpliance disclosed several transactions between government-controlled addresses at Sunacrip and the darknet market Hydra Market.[5]

Blockpliance is a member of Crypto Market Integrity Coalition.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Blockpliance Inc". Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Blockpliance Inc". Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Now, Detect Blockchain Fraud with Wallet Intelligence APIs from Blockpliance in IBM Cloud Catalog". Financial Services Cloud Council and Forum. September 30, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Buitrago, Deisy; Parraga, Marianna (2023-03-25). "Venezuela arrests 21 in corruption crackdown, 11 more wanted". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. ^ "Junta interventora de Sunacrip: tres meses de silencio y alarma de eliminación". Correo del Caroní. August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Coalition Members". CMIC. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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