Merkle Science

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Merkle Science is a blockchain analysis firm headquartered in New York City.[1] The company provides advanced risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and forensic solutions, leveraging machine learning and behavior-based transaction monitoring to detect, investigate, and prevent illegal activities involving cryptocurrencies.

Merkle Science was co-founded by Mriganka Pattnaik and Nirmal AK in 2018 at the Entrepreneur First incubator. Notable Merkle Science advisors include former IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig[2] and Debra Brookes[3], the former Deputy Virtual Currency Chief at the New York State Department of Financial Services.

The company has raised $24 million in venture capital with investors in Merkle Science including Susquehanna, Digital Currency Group, SGInnovate and Kraken Ventures.[4]

Its clients are primarily crypto businesses, global law enforcement agencies and financial institutions. Customers have included Crypto.com, Stellar[5], Hedera[6], Carahsoft[7] and the Hong Kong Police Force.

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  1. ^ Merkle Science (2024-08-23). "About Merkle Science". Merkle Science.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Merkle Science (2024-07-29). "Merkle Science Advisor Charles Rettig on Crypto Compliance". Merkle Science.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Merkle Science (2024-06-20). "Merkle Science Welcomes Debra Brookes as Advisor to Enhance Compliance". Merkle Science.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Betz, Brandy (2022-08-09). "Blockchain Analytics Platform Merkle Science Raises $19M to Take on Bridge Exploits". CoinDesk.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Stellar (2022-11-16). "Merkle Science joins forces with Stellar Development Foundation to Enhance Web3 Risk Mitigation and Compliance Capabilities". Stellar.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Hedera Partners with Merkle Science to Provide Enhanced Crypto Crime Prevention, Compliance & Consumer Protection Tools To Its Ecosystem". Yahoo Finance. 2022-06-14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Carahsoft (2022-08-23). "Explore the Leading Challenger in Cryptocurrency Forensics & Investigations". Carahsoft.