Nansen is a blockchain analytics platform that enriches on-chain data with millions of wallet labels. Crypto investors use Nansen to discover opportunities, perform due diligence, and defend their portfolios with its real-time dashboards and alerts. Founded in 2020 by Alex Svanevik, Lars Bakke Krogvig, and Evgeny Medvedev, the company is headquartered in Singapore. Nansen's mission is to surface signals in blockchain data, enabling traders and investors to make informed decisions based on high-quality data intelligence. The platform analyzes vast amounts of data across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Avalanche, and Fantom, among others. It provides insights into the activities of 'smart money' – influential wallets and successful traders – by tracking their transactions and holdings.
Nansen offers a suite of tools and features designed for various users, from individual crypto investors and NFT traders to professional investors, funds, and crypto teams. These tools include real-time dashboards, smart alerts for market movements, and the ability to track portfolio performance across numerous chains. The platform has labeled over 300 million wallet addresses, providing context to on-chain activities. Nansen utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to process and analyze petabytes of data daily, identify trends, and provide predictive analytics. This includes features like personalized signals, AI-driven address labeling, and estimating NFT prices. The company also offers Nansen Query, which allows users programmatic access to its datasets to run custom queries and integrate data with their own systems. Nansen aims to be an all-in-one platform for on-chain activities, including portfolio tracking, due diligence, token research, and potentially direct trading in the future. The company emphasizes core values of transparency, courage, curiosity, and speed, naming itself after the explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen.