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Chainalysis, Fireblocks, Gauntlet Make Forbes' Fintech List

Summary

Three cryptocurrency firms, Chainalysis, Fireblocks, and Gauntlet, have been included in Forbes' annual list of 50 innovative fintech companies. Chainalysis is a blockchain analytics firm that tracks crypto transactions and was valued at $8.6 billion in May 2022. Fireblocks specializes in crypto safekeeping technologies and services major banks such as HSBC, BNY Mellon, and BNP Paribas. It was valued at $8 billion as of January 2022. Gauntlet is a financial risk modeling and simulation platform, protecting $9 billion of customer assets and was valued at about $1 billion in March 2022. All three companies are privately owned, based in the U.S., and have made significant contributions to the fintech industry.