Layer 1 blockchains are foundational to the crypto ecosystem, and as their ecosystems grow, so do the challenges of maintaining security, transparency, and market integrity.
In this edition of the “Inca Use Case” series, we highlight how Inca supports Layer 1s to deliver targeted intelligence that supports proactive risk management, ecosystem safety, and long-term resilience. From tracking threat actors and scam infrastructure to monitoring liquidity and market behavior, our work combines deep data analysis with actionable insights tailored to each layer 1.
Intelligence to Monitor and Mitigate Ecosystem Risk
Inca Digital produces intelligence for Layer 1s that provides a structured, in-depth view of risks across their ecosystem. Other vendors offer access to data. Inca delivers actionable intelligence and we embed alongside your team to act on it. If your Layer 1 is serious about building a trusted, resilient ecosystem, Inca Digital should be your first call.
Each intelligence report, dashboard, and API draws from Inca’s multi-source intelligence infrastructure, which integrates on-chain analytics, centralized exchange data, social media and dark web surveillance, and natural language processing of open-source material.
Intelligence is fully customizable to each Layer 1, however, Inca usually places particular emphasis on four critical domains:
Token Holder Risk: Monitoring shifts in token distribution and identifying behaviors that could indicate market manipulation, collusion, or market maker activity inconsistent with its obligations.
Operational and Reputational Risk: Surface-level and deep web intelligence to detect threats to the integrity of the ecosystem, such as impersonation campaigns, fraud infrastructure, or high-risk counterparties.
Consumer Protection: Identifying scams, phishing operations, or wallet drainers targeting layer 1 users, with attribution and severity assessments where possible.
Market Surveillance: Analyzing trading behavior across CEXs and DEXs to flag wash trading, front-running, and other market manipulation tactics that could distort price discovery or damage credibility.
Proactive Threat Response
In addition to structured risk intelligence, Inca Digital provides Layer 1s with ongoing real-time risk intelligence support to address emerging threats as they arise. This includes rapid response to active scams, forensic tracing of illicit activity across bridges and exchanges, and targeted analysis of new threat vectors.
Scam and Fraud Monitoring
Inca provides actionable intelligence to support consumer protection across Layer 1 ecosystems, including identifying scams, phishing operations, and wallet drainers targeting users.
Our reporting includes attribution where possible, along with severity assessments to help stakeholders prioritize response and mitigate risk. This intelligence enables block explorers, infrastructure teams, and compliance leads to proactively reduce user exposure to fraud and platform abuse.
Market Surveillance
Inca Digital conducts ongoing liquidity analysis and market surveillance on Layer 1 trading pairs across centralized exchanges where liquidity is provided. These analyses are designed to assess market integrity, detect manipulation, and ensure that trading environments reflect fair, transparent price discovery. A key component of this work involves evaluating the behavior of market makers, critical participants in crypto markets who shape order book depth, maintain tight spreads, and reduce volatility.
Inca applies order flow analytics, VWAP tracking, spread monitoring, and imbalance detection to assess whether market makers are delivering consistent, high-quality liquidity or engaging in predatory practices like spoofing, layering, or sudden withdrawal of liquidity during periods of volatility. By identifying patterns that diverge from expected behavior, such as quote stuffing or asymmetric liquidity provision, Inca helps Layer 1s maintain trust in its token’s trading performance and strengthens its relationships with responsible liquidity providers.
The Inca Difference
As Layer 1 ecosystems scale in size, speed, and complexity, so do the risks they face. From protocol-level exploits and market manipulation to app store impersonation and phishing campaigns, threats are no longer isolated. Inca Digital equips Layer 1s with the intelligence infrastructure needed not just to react to threats, but to anticipate them.
What sets Inca apart isn’t just the breadth of our data, it’s how we operationalize it. We don’t just surface anomalies; we attribute bad actors, trace illicit flows across chains, map infrastructure used in fraud, and identify emerging vulnerabilities before they escalate. Whether it’s recovering stolen assets, monitoring liquidity behavior of market makers, or exposing dark web threats targeting your users, we provide the clarity and speed required to protect your layer 1 and its reputation.
About Inca Digital
Founded in 2017, Inca Digital provides comprehensive data analytics, intelligence, and risk management solutions to global crypto and financial industries, with a focus on security, transparency, and actionable insights.
For insights into how Inca Digital safeguards Layer 1 infrastructure, visit us at inca.digital.