{{Short description|American blockchain analyics company}} {{Infobox company | name = Arkham Intelligence | logo = Arkham Intelligence logo.svg | type = Private | founded = January 2020 in San Francisco, United States | industry = Cryptocurrency | founder = Miguel Morel | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = Dominican Republic<ref name=:0>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-11/crypto-firm-arkham-backed-by-openai-s-altman-to-launch-derivatives-exchange?embedded-checkout=true|title=Crypto Startup Backed by OpenAI Founder to Launch Derivatives Exchange|website=Bloomberg|date=October 11, 2024|author=Anna Irrera|access-date=February 9, 2025}}</ref> | area_served = Worldwide | products = Cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency, blockchain data analytics | website = {{URL|arkm.com}} }}
'''Arkham''' (legally named '''Arkham Intelligence, Inc.''') is an American company that operates a cryptocurrency exchange platform as well as a public data application that enables users to analyze blockchain and cryptocurrency activity.<ref>{{cite web |title=7789084 File Number Arkham Intelligence |url=https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/NameSearch.aspx |publisher=Division of Corporations - Delaware |access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref>
Founded by Miguel Morel in 2020, Arkham's platform utilizes AI to identify and catalog the owners of blockchain addresses.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2023/07/24/this-startup-wants-to-deanonymize-blockchain-privacy-advocates-are-furious/?sh=687320f45e30|title=This Startup Wants To Deanonymize Blockchain. Privacy Advocates Are Furious.|website=Forbes|date=July 24, 2023|author=Nina Bambysheva|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> Its headquarters are based in the Dominican Republic, with additional offices in London and New York City.<ref name=:0/> Arkham has partnerships with brands and sports teams, including the Galatasaray S.K., the Professional Fighters League, and Tommy Paul.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=MSN|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/arkham-joins-forces-with-professional-fighters-league-in-multi-year-global-partnership/vi-AA1CKMeb|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2026-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-21/crypto-cultural-signaling-is-on-full-display-at-us-open?embedded-checkout=true|title=Crypto Cultural Signaling Is on Full Display at US Open}}</ref>
==History== Morel founded Arkham in 2020 and received investments from angel investors including Tim Draper, Joe Lonsdale of Palantir Technologies, and Sam Altman of OpenAI and Worldcoin.<ref name=Forbes/>
In July 2022, during the midst of Celsius Network’s bankruptcy, Arkham found that Celsius owed over $500 million worth of digital assets to three of the biggest DeFi lenders, including Aave Protocol; it was also reported that Celsius worked with a previously unidentified fund manager to purchase NFTs and make deposits on yield-bearing decentralized exchanges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariagraciasantillanalinares/2022/07/14/celsius-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-after-reclaiming-collateral/?sh=41b0e00364db|title=Celsius Seeks Bankruptcy Protection After Reclaiming Collateral|website=Forbes|date=July 14, 2022|author=Maria Gracia Santillana Linares|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2022/07/13/celsius-has-paid-its-debts-to-defis-biggest-lenders-reclaiming-over-1-billion-in-collateral/?sh=401e092d39b7|title=Celsius Has Paid Its Debts To DeFi's Biggest Lenders, Reclaiming Over $1 Billion In Collateral|website=Forbes|date=July 13, 2022|author=Nina Bambysheva |access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/773a963a-e6d0-415f-bf0a-8f3fcc8022c3|title=Crypto lender Celsius sued by its own 'hapless' money manager|website=Financial Times|date=July 8, 2022|author=Bryce Elder|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
Arkham reported on a hacker who stole approximately $477 million worth of tokens from FTX and sent 180,000 Ethereum (ETH) coins to at least a dozen digital wallets in November 2022. Arkham analysts noted that the hacker followed two patterns: operating between 08:00 and 10:00 UTC and creating new accounts for each operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2022/11/21/ftx-hacker-moved-nearly-200-million-of-ether-to-different-wallets/?sh=bc0337449672|title=FTX Hacker Moved Nearly $200 Million Of Ether To Different Wallets|website=Forbes|date=November 21, 2022|author=Nina Bambysheva |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>
In December 2022, Arkham tracked over $1 million of transferred funds tied to former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried as well as $1.7 million worth of cryptocurrencies liquidated within a 24-hour time span.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-30/us-is-said-to-examine-crypto-wallets-linked-to-sam-bankman-fried?leadSource=uverify%20wall&embedded-checkout=true|title=US Is Said to Examine Crypto Wallets Linked to Sam Bankman-Fried|website=Bloomberg|date=December 30, 2022|author1=Allyson Versprille|author2=Ava Benny-Morrison|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/sam-bankman-fried-alameda-reearch-sells-crypto-holdings-ftx-bankruptcy-2022-12|title=Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research sells $1.7 million in crypto amid bankruptcy and still holds over $112 million in tokens|website=Markets Insider|date=December 29, 2022|author=Brian Evans|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> This data was used by prosecutors from the Southern District of New York, who filed criminal charges against Bankman-Fried for his role in FTX's collapse.<ref name=Bloomberg/>
Arkham provided data in January 2023 that identified “an alleged nexus of money laundering” from Bitzlato through intermediate wallets of Binance. Over the course of several years, it was found that the intermediary wallet deposited $15 million worth of crypto onto Binance's platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/19/binance-was-final-destination-for-millions-in-funds-from-bitzlato.html|title=Binance was final destination for millions in funds from Bitzlato, exchange shut down for alleged money laundering|website=CNBC|date=January 19, 2023|author1=Rohan Goswami|author2=MacKenzie Sigalos|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> That same month, Arkham released a report which revealed that Alameda liquidators lost $72,000 worth of crypto while trying to recover funds as part of FTX's bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/alameda-liquidators-lost-72k-while-trying-recover-creditor-crypto-funds-2023-1|title=Alameda liquidators just lost $72,000 on a DeFi lending platform while trying to recover funds for creditors, analytics firm says|website=Markets Insider|date=January 13, 2023|last1=Chittum |first1=Morgan |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>
In June 2024, Arkham offered a $150,000 bounty on its Intel Exchange, which was solved and paid out, to anyone who discovered who was behind the DJT crypto asset. During an X Spaces event earlier that month, Martin Shkreli claimed that he and Barron Trump were behind the Trump-branded cryptocurrency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/barron-trump-djt-crypto-martin-shkreli.html|title=Did Barron Trump Really Launch a DJT Crypto Coin With Martin Shkreli?|website=New York Mag|date=June 21, 2024|author=Margaret Hartmann|access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref>
In July 2024, Arkham tracked the German Government's movements of Bitcoin to centralized crypto exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp as it completely sold off its nearly 50,000 BTC holdings worth more than $2 billion at the time. German authorities had seized the Bitcoin from the operators of Movie2k.to and transferred it to a crypto wallet Arkham identified as being owned by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/germany-appears-to-finish-bitcoin-sales-data-tracker-arkham-says|title=Germany Appears to Finish Bitcoin Sales, Data Tracker Arkham Says|website=Bloomberg|date=July 12, 2024|author=Olga Kharif|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/08/germany-owns-2-billion-in-bitcoin-btc-its-freaking-out-investors.html|title=The German government owns around $2 billion in bitcoin — and it's freaking out crypto investors|website=CNBC|date=July 8, 2023|author=Ryan Browne|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>
Arkham tagged the cryptocurrency wallets of Mt. Gox, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, which as of July 2024 held nearly 140,000 bitcoin. Arkham users were then able to track the onchain movements of those holdings, worth billions of dollars, as the trustee began making repayments to creditors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/bitcoin-price-decline-mt-gox-payout-german-us-government-selling-2024-7|title=Bitcoin plummets as $9 billion Mt. Gox payout begins and government selling adds pressure|website=Markets Insider|date=July 5, 2024|author=Matthew Fox|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-05/bitcoin-s-lingering-mt-gox-overhang-leaves-market-in-a-state-of-anxiety?embedded-checkout=true|title=Bitcoin's Lingering Mt. Gox Overhang Leaves Market in a State of Suspense|website=Bloomberg|date=July 5, 2024|author1=Benjamin Taubman|author2=Olga Kharif|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-28/bitcoin-btc-falls-as-traders-mull-risk-of-sales-linked-to-mt-gox?embedded-checkout=true|title=Bitcoin Retreats as Traders Mull Risk of Sales Linked to Mt. Gox|website=Bloomberg|date=May 28, 2024|author=Sidhartha Shukla|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-ethereum-price-mt-gox-crypto-markets-today-700eba0c|title=Bitcoin Slips. Why the Market Is Nervous.|website=Barron's|date=May 28, 2024|author=Adam Clark|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> Other notable blockchain identifications include Robinhood Markets<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/robinhood-bitcoin-trading-market-share-4d1d5f69|title=Robinhood Is a Bitcoin Whale. What It Means for the Stock.|website=Barrons|date=August 28, 2023|author=Joe Light|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> and Justin Sun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/02/27/liquid-staking-takes-defi-by-storm-with-240-million-lido-inflow-apparently-from-justin-sun/?sh=7f41c2584931|title=Liquid Staking Takes DeFi By Storm With $240 Million Lido Inflow, Apparently From Justin Sun|website=Forbes|date=February 27, 2023|author=Nina Bambysheva|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
In July 2024, Arkham signed a two-season sponsorship deal with Turkish Süper Lig football team Galatasaray.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Galatasaray Adası'nda GQ Türkiye X Arkham Partisi|url=https://gq.com.tr/guncel/galatasaray-adasinda-gq-turkiye-x-arkham-partisi|website=GQ|date=2024|access-date=2026-01-30|language=tr-TR}}</ref>
==Token== {{Infobox cryptocurrency | currency_name = Arkham token | image_1 = ARKM_Token.png | ticker_symbol = ARKM | white_paper = [https://info.arkm.com/whitepaper Arkham Whitepaper] | initial_release_date = {{Start date and age|2023|07}} | status = Active | block_explorer = [https://intel.arkm.com/ intel.arkm.com] | exchange_rate = Floating }}
The ARKM token was launched in July 2023 as the native token of the Arkham Intel Exchange. Originally released on Binance Launchpad, ARKM launched at a price of $0.05<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2023/07/24/this-startup-wants-to-deanonymize-blockchain-privacy-advocates-are-furious/|title=This Startup Wants To Deanonymize Blockchain. Privacy Advocates Are Furious.|website=Forbes|date=July 24, 2023|author=Nina Bambysheva|access-date=June 21, 2024}}</ref> and reached a price of $3.98 in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ARKM-USD/|title=Arkham USD|website=Yahoo News|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref> As of August 2025, the market capitalization for the ARKM token is US$107.336 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ARKM-USD/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK0eeIfMz4pKoxjJbEZ4jV1jpEG316ajzCdUjy0_UQ0Aky-NqzV3ZxiTPCELYPOn-z61mU-2_URZkEhwrMRJGLZTvtQ1I69jWoJvCCOvuNzdQ7iJo6oEDEmGN20mm4FCF6xrSwV6O4FU6LqvlEd-nlikPDxHhuSzeK-eUbWZrUzp|title=ARKM|website=Yahoo Finance|access-date=November 16, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/digital-assets/assets/arkham-arkm/|title=Arkham|website=Forbes|access-date=November 16, 2025}}</ref>
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