KYTGate and Chainalysis KYT, compared
Chainalysis KYT is transaction monitoring built on Chainalysis's own blockchain attribution data, sold to exchanges, banks and other institutions through a sales process. KYTGate is the decision and evidence layer a broker puts in front of every crypto deposit and withdrawal. Here is where each is stronger, from each company's own public pages as read on 30 September 2026.
Where Chainalysis is stronger
- Their own attribution data across 400+ networks: clustering, indirect exposure, mixers and darknet markets. KYTGate has no equivalent database.
- Independent certifications (SOC 2 and ISO 27001) that procurement teams ask for.
- Years of use by large exchanges and public bodies.
Where KYTGate is different
- Stablecoin freezes: KYTGate reads Tether's and Circle's blacklist contracts live at every decision.
- Evidence: each decision is signed and anchored to Bitcoin, and can be replayed or verified without us.
- Built for brokers: deposit, trade and withdrawal rules, fiat signals and wallet-ownership proof in one case file.
- Published prices and a free self-service sandbox.
Feature by feature
| Feature | KYTGate | Chainalysis KYT |
|---|---|---|
| Own attribution data | No proprietary attribution database. Public sources (OFAC, UK and EU lists, Tether and Circle contracts) plus, if you have one, your own Chainalysis or Elliptic licence called with your key | Yes, across 400+ networks |
| Risk output | No single score by design: a coverage matrix shows what was and was not checked for each decision | Risk ratings from Low to Severe |
| Sanctions lists | OFAC, UK and EU lists, refreshed every six hours; the list snapshot is recorded in each decision | US, EU and UN lists; also a free sanctions oracle |
| Live Tether/Circle freeze check | Yes: reads the USDT and USDC issuer contracts live on seven networks, plus a public freeze tracker | Not described in their public material |
| Signed, independently verifiable decision record | Yes: every decision is signed (Ed25519), batched daily into a Merkle root anchored to Bitcoin, verifiable offline without us | Not described in their public material |
| Replay, back-test, shadow mode | Yes: replay a past decision, back-test a policy change, and run new rules in shadow mode | Not described in their public material |
| Wallet ownership proof | Yes: signed message or micro-transfer test, including Tron and Bitcoin | Not described in their public material |
| Broker lifecycle rules | Yes: deposit, trade and withdrawal rules written for brokers (20+) | Behavioural alerts |
| Fiat signals in the same case | Yes: chargebacks, card and IBAN signals from your processor in the same case file | Not described in their public material |
| Travel Rule | Records Travel Rule data your processor provides; does not send Travel Rule messages | Through a partnership with Notabene |
| Certifications | No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certificate yet | SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Pricing | Published: free sandbox, then $99, $299 and $799 a month | Through sales; not published |
| Self-service start | Yes: free sandbox with an API key from one e-mail link | Through a sales conversation |
Using both
If you already license Chainalysis, KYTGate can call it with your own key and put its answer in the same signed decision, next to the sanctions and freeze checks.
Sources
Read from public pages on 30 September 2026. “Not described in their public material” means we could not find it there, not that the product lacks it. Chainalysis and Chainalysis KYT are trademarks of their owner; this page is not endorsed by them. If anything here is wrong or out of date, write to hello@kytgate.com and we will correct it within one working day.
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KYTGate screens each crypto deposit and withdrawal against the OFAC, UK and EU lists and the USDT/USDC issuer freezes, decides under your written policy, and keeps a signed record an auditor can check without us.
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