Elliptic launches AI‑driven Pulse to give police instant crypto wallet summaries

Elliptic has introduced Pulse, an artificial‑intelligence product that provides frontline law‑enforcement officers with a plain‑language financial summary of any cryptocurrency wallet address or transaction hash in seconds, without requiring blockchain expertise.

How Pulse works

Officers enter a wallet address or transaction hash into the Pulse interface. Within seconds the system returns a concise summary that explains the activity associated with the address. If the officer decides the case needs deeper investigation, a single click forwards the full analysis—including the AI’s reasoning and any field notes tagged to a case number—into Elliptic’s existing screening and forensic‑tracing tools or the agency’s own workflow.

Intended use and oversight

Pulse is positioned as a decision‑support tool for detectives who encounter crypto evidence during searches, arrests, overdose scenes, or when reviewing scam victim receipts. The company emphasizes that final judgment remains with the officer and that human oversight is a core part of the product’s governance framework, which stresses model transparency and agentic‑AI controls.

Technical background

The tool runs on the same intelligence that powers Elliptic’s investigator‑grade platform, which the firm says monitors more than 99 % of crypto trading volume across over 65 blockchains.

Company context

Elliptic, a London‑based blockchain analytics firm, raised $120 million earlier this year from investors including Nasdaq and Deutsche Bank. Its research has been cited in several high‑profile enforcement actions, such as a Secret Service crypto freeze linked to a Telegram marketplace and a Department of Justice seizure of infrastructure tied to large‑scale laundering.