Berlin, Germany, February 25, 2026, Chainwire
First product release presented in London on February 25 and now open to developers, researchers and the wider crypto community
Nimiq today announces the release of SynapTracka next-generation anti-money laundering (AML) framework for blockchain systems designed to detect illegal financial flows faster and with fewer false positiveswhile automatically adapt to evolving criminal tactics.
SynapTrack was presented in London on February 25 by researchers from the University of Birmingham CyberASAP demo day. During the event, the team outlined how the system can support investigations cross-chain money laundering scenarioscases where funds are bridged between networks or spread across multiple chains to obscure their origins. After the presentation in London, SynapTrack is now open to developers, researchers and the broader crypto community for feedback and collaboration.
For collaborations please visit: https://synaptrack.co.uk/
Built for the hardest part of blockchain research: cross-chain flows
While blockchains provide transparency at the ledger level, tracking illegal activity becomes significantly more difficult when funds move across chainsgo through bridges or split into multiple paths. SynapTrack v1 addresses this reality, using blockchain-aware pattern analysis and a self-improving algorithm which continuously updates its detection logic as opponents change tactics.
Reducing false positives to unblock studies
Many monitoring approaches detect suspicious patterns but generate a large number of false alerts that must be manually reviewed, creating operational bottlenecks. SynapTrack is designed to be a significantly lower false positive rate so researchers can prioritize the most meaningful leads.
During initial testing, SynapTrack was evaluated using real-world data related to the 2025 Bybit hackwhere attackers stole $1.5 billion in digital tokens. In this scenario, SynapTrack tracked the attacker’s activity with a false positive rate lower than 2%.
Research-driven, engineering ready
SynapTrack was created from research by Dr. Pascal Berrang And PhD student Endong Liu at the University of Birmingham, developed with implementation support and real-world blockchain constraints contributed by Nimiq. Nimiq has been working closely with academic and research efforts for a long time and is well known for it implementing new technologies across the entire blockchain stack, always with an emphasis on creating blockchain systems easy to use for developers and end users.
Max Burger, Global Ecosystem Developer, Nimiqsaid:
“SynapTrack is the first product milestone of a research-driven effort to make blockchain investigations more scalable, especially as money laundering patterns evolve and cross-chain activity complicates analysis. We are opening it to developers, researchers and the broader crypto community for testing, feedback and collaborative improvement.”
Dr. Pascal Berrang, University of Birminghamsaid:
“Recent years have seen almost exponential growth in blockchain transactions. While many of these are legitimate, blockchains are attractive to criminals because funds can be moved to other jurisdictions very quickly. Our work with Nimiq and the creation of SynapTrack addresses this black spot and will enable more effective regulation, making the entire blockchain ecosystem more secure and trustworthy.”
Collaboration / access: https://synaptrack.co.uk/
About SynapTrack
SynapTrack is an adaptive investigative and AML framework for blockchain systems designed to identify and track monetary flows associated with illegal activities, particularly within cross-chain transactions. The system dynamically assesses the likelihood of transactions being part of money laundering workflows and continuously adapts to new tactics through a self-improving detection approach. SynapTrack v1 was presented in London on February 25, 2026 and is now open to developers, researchers and the broader crypto community for review and collaboration via https://synaptrack.co.uk/.
About Nimiq
Nimiq is an open-source blockchain project and engineering team dedicated to creating blockchain technologies simple, accessible and practical to use. Nimiq has consistently worked closely with the academic and research communities and is known for carefully implementing new technologies into the blockchain stack, combining rigorous security practices with a strong focus on usability.
About the University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is ranked among the world’s top 100 institutions and its work brings people from all over the world to Birmingham, including researchers and teachers and more than 6,500 international students from almost 150 countries.
University of Birmingham Enterprise helps researchers turn their ideas into new services, products and businesses that meet the needs of the real world. We also provide incubation and support innovators and entrepreneurs with mentoring, advice and training, manage the University’s Academic Consultancy Service and the University of Birmingham’s Enterprise Operating Divisions. Follow us on LinkedIn and X.
About CyberASAP
CyberASAP (Cyber security Academic Startup Accelerator Program), now in its ninth year, supports the commercialization of academic cybersecurity research through an eleven-month series of workshops, skills training and industry engagement. CyberASAP Demo Day is the culmination of CyberASAP, a program funded by the UK Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and delivered by Innovate UK.
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