Chainalysis: Tightening Compliance Baseline in the Cryptocurrency Industry, Indirect Risk Monitoring Still a Shortboard According to BlockBeats news, on May 28th, the latest report from blockchain analysis company Chainalysis pointed out that compliance standards in the cryptocurrency industry are significantly tightening, with about 47% of newly entered organizations in 2026 having warning standards that can reach the strict level of the top 10% in the industry in 2020. This indicates that the entire ecosystem is rapidly maturing, and new entrants are equipped with more aggressive monitoring measures at the outset. The report shows that the company's "direct monitoring" of funds coming directly from known illegal sources has become consistent and strict, but there are still significant gaps in the "indirect monitoring" of funds flowing through intermediate addresses. For example, the indirect risk warning threshold for categories such as ransomware and fraudulent shops on encrypted trading platforms is usually 10 to 100 times higher than the direct threshold. The Chainalysis team points out that the gap between direct and indirect monitoring creates opportunities for illegal actors to take advantage of. Companies that can bridge this gap can not only enhance their regulatory defense capabilities, but also differentiate themselves as trustworthy counterparties. The report suggests that this indicates that the industry is in a period of transformation and has achieved specialization in direct risk management, but has not yet approached indirect risks with the same rigorous attitude. The improvement of industry compliance standards is a response to increasingly strict regulation and ongoing threats such as North Korean hacker groups. In 2025 alone, hackers related to North Korea caused approximately $2 billion in cryptocurrency losses. [Original link]