Key Notes
- Enterprise customers benefit from integrated access to real-time transaction monitoring and compliance tools directly within their custody dashboard.
- Cryptocurrency trading in North America has reached $2.3 trillion as institutional adoption and favorable regulations have driven unprecedented market growth.
- Traditional finance giants, including Citibank, are strategically investing in blockchain infrastructure providers to capture digital asset opportunities.
BVNK has expanded its partnership with Chainalysis to integrate Know-your-Transaction (KYT) tools into the digital banking platform’s Layer1 self-custody infrastructure.
According to a Dec. 13 press release, enterprise customers using BVNK’s Layer1 self-hosting and self-custody platform will now have access to Chainalysis’ KYT suite of tools, including real-time crypto compliance intelligence from their dashboard and plug-and-play functionality through the company’s bring-your-own-key (BYOK) model.
The tools provide the security and data management services necessary to comply with industry regulations and allow businesses to review risk scores, monitor addresses, and freeze high-risk transactions from the user interface.
🤝 We are deepening our work with @BVNKFinance. Chainalysis KYT now connects directly to their new Layer1 platform, so teams can connect an API key, view real-time risks, and freeze high-risk transactions without leaving their payments stack.
✅ Built-in compliance for self-hosted systems… pic.twitter.com/K6BzHyGWGk
– Chain Analysis (@chainalysis) January 13, 2026
Digital assets are widely adopted by businesses
As Coinspeaker reported in September 2025, cryptocurrency trading volume in North America reached $2.3 trillion between July 2024 and June 2025, accounting for 26% of all global trading activity during the 12-month period.
According to Chainalysis, this activity was attributable to a more favorable regulatory outlook and the passage of the GENIUS Act, the broader industry adoption of institutional trading strategies, the rise of spot Bitcoin.
BTC
$93,497
24h volatility:
2.0%
Market capitalization:
$1.87T
Flight. 24h:
$50.74 billion
and Ethereum
ETH
$3,200
24h volatility:
3.0%
Market capitalization:
$386.60 billion
Flight. 24h:
$25.60 billion
ETFs and the growing popularity of real-world tokenized assets.
Business adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital assets reached unprecedented heights in 2025. The emergence of a positive global regulatory environment for crypto, coupled with the growing popularity of stablecoins, has positioned blockchain-native companies such as BVNK as key providers in the digital asset solutions space.
As a result, traditional financial organizations are beginning to infiltrate the crypto and Web3 markets. For example, the third largest bank in the United States, Citibank, recently invested an undisclosed amount of money in BVNK as part of a strategic partnership. At the time, BVNK’s valuation reportedly surpassed the $750 million mark and Bitcoin was hitting new all-time highs.
Citibank CEO Jane Fraser revealed in July, ahead of the BVNK partnership, that the bank was exploring the development of a Citi-backed stablecoin and looking to expand its cross-border remittance capabilities.
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Tristan is a technology journalist and editorial manager with 8 years of experience in science, deep tech, finance, politics and business. Before joining Coinspeaker, he wrote for Cointelegraph and TNW.
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