Deep Dive
1. Core Purpose: Transparency Through Deanonymization
Arkham aims to combat crypto crimes like hacks and scams by mapping pseudonymous wallet activity to identifiable entities (e.g., funds, exchanges, whales). Its AI cross-references blockchain data with social media, public records, and user submissions to expose hidden connections – enabling use cases like tracking stolen funds or auditing transactions.
2. Technology: AI and Decentralized Intelligence
The platform’s AI engine, ULTRA, processes multi-chain data to generate entity profiles and transaction patterns. Users access two main tools:
- Analytics Platform: Dashboards for portfolio tracking, exchange flows, and whale activity
- Intel Exchange: A bounty system where ARKM tokens incentivize researchers to solve intelligence requests (e.g., identifying exploiters).
3. Tokenomics: Fueling the Intel Economy
ARKM (an Ethereum ERC-20 token) powers the Intel Exchange, serving as payment for bounties and auctions. It aligns incentives between intel buyers and sellers, with a 90-day exclusivity period for purchased data before public release.
Conclusion
Arkham reimagines blockchain transparency by merging AI-driven entity tracking with a tokenized marketplace for on-chain intelligence. While enhancing accountability, its approach sparks debates about privacy in decentralized systems. Can it balance crime prevention with crypto’s ethos of pseudonymity?