Traditional financial crime has evolved from robbing banks to now draining crypto wallets and law enforcement is expected to keep up with this lightning quick and cutting edge technology to combat transnational criminals. In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with Jason Conboy, a Special Agent for the Cyber Investigations Liaison team of Homeland Security Investigations. Jason was on stage to accept a Chainalysis customer award for his team’s collaboration with the RCMP in...

“We don't look at ourselves as a compliance company or an audit company or accounting company. We look at ourselves as a data company, first. Because you can not  analyze any of the data for back office operations, if you don't have a complete 100 percent view coverage of all your assets”In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with Tal Zackon (CEO & Co-founder, TRES Finance) about the complexities of treasury, accounting and back office operations in crypto. Tal shares how...

Almost 110,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2023 and 80 percent of those deaths were attributed to fentanyl, which is unprecedented in American history.  In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) discusses these horrific stats with respect to fentanyl trafficking and the technology-driven evolution of drug cartels with Jim Schrant (Director of Strategy and Growth, CACI International) Jim provides a comprehensive look at his extensive career in the DEA, offering insights into...

Tokenization of real world assets is all the rage in crypto for 2024 and  Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis)  sits down with Chris Tyrrell, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer of Ondo Finance, to share their role as a frontrunner in tokenizing US treasuries. Chris shares regulatory compliance challenges, Ondo's global operations and partnerships with major players like BlackRock and how throughout his career he has bridged the inferentrial gaps in conversations when speaking with traditional...

3 times a charm! This is the 3rd time Erin West (Deputy District Attorney, Santa Clara County, Office of the District Attorney) has appeared on the podcast speaking with Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) and all 3 episodes have been the most downloaded episodes in Public Key history. Erin talks about the evolution of combating crypto crimes, from SIM swapping to pig butchering scams.  She highlights the growing efforts with the Crypto Coalition and Operation Shamrock and how she will be leaving...

When we think about the crypto company that has cracked the real world adoption problem and given access to people internationally who want access to the US dollar and foreign currency, we have to describe Tether as being that company.In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) talks with the CEO of Tether and CTO of Bitfinex, Paolo Ardoino about what the future of decentralization looks like for finance, communication and the exchange of value.  Paolo shares his journey and the evolution...

If you are an active listener of this podcast, guests keep coming to this word decentralization.  But the definition of decentralization is quite vague at the moment, with some companies using this term to avoid regulatory compliance oversight and others wanting to create a legal framework that  allows for token issuance,  smart contract enabled governance and prescribing token holder rights. In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) tries to get more clarity on what decentralization...

Russia has become an international force using cryptocurrency for sanctions evasion, ransomware attacks and most recently malign interference in the US elections. Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with colleagues,  Valerie Kennedy (Director of Intelligence Solutions, International) and Andrew Fierman (Head of National Security Intelligence) on the heels of Russia enacting significant legislation changes including legalizing cryptocurrency mining and permitting the use of crypto for...

Why build another DeFi product or platform when there are already so many? Well that is both a good question and an unfortunate problem highlighted by  Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) in today’s episode as he speaks to the CEO of Tea-Fi, Matan Doyich.  Matan and his team are creating a one-stop shop for the wide variety of DeFi platforms in order to have the ability to conduct swaps, provide lending, execute decentralized trades and all the other core fundamental products of DeFi, all in one...

Bitcoin is back. It could be attributed to the increasing prices, Bitcoin ordinals or the development of Layer 2 initiatives on the most secure blockchain ever. In today’s episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with Stanford Professor and Co-founder of BabylonChain, Davide Tse, to explore how Bitcoin can be used to secure proof of stake networks without the use of bridges.  The episode kicks off with an introduction to BabylonChain, a protocol designed to leverage Bitcoin for securing...

Very rarely do you get to listen to top visionaries like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman talk about technological shifts that changed the world, but in today’s episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with Michael Gronager (Co-Founder & CEO, Chainalysis) about building the the first blockchain analytics company that forever will change cryptocurrency industry. Michael takes us on his journey  from chemistry and computational studies to virtual reality and launching one of the...

Many in the world of DeFi have heard about and rely on oracles like Chainlink and Pyth Network for their trusted data feeds, but there is a new protocol that has enshrined oracles directly into it’s EVM Layer 1 Blockchain.  In this episode Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with Co-founder and CEO of Flare Network, Hugo Philion. Hugo shares his transition from hedge fund trading to blockchain and emphasizes the increasing need for decentralized data in an industry that heavily relies on...

The Travel Rule has recently seen regulatory implementations in various jurisdictions, but are VASPs complying?   In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) gets that answer and many more from Alice Nawfal, who co-founded and is acting COO of one of the leading Travel Rule solutions, Notabene. Alice shares her origins working in the decentralized identity space and how she ventured into the intricacies of Travel Rule compliance and the evolving regulatory landscape. Alice talks about...

“The sophistication in the criminal world at hiding their fingerprints across the digital footprint is incredibly sophisticated now as well."  - John Randles In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks to John Randles (CEO, Siren), who shares how their team’s investigative platform unifies multiple data sources including blockchain and social media, to streamline and enhance complex investigations.The duo highlight the many challenges law enforcement faces with outdated tech stacks...

Imagine if you could combine the speed of a cheetah with the size of an elephant. Well in this episode, that's exactly what Eclipse Labs and their CEO, Vijay Chetty are trying to do. In this episode   Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks to Vijay about where his team got the idea to build Ethereum’s first Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) Layer 2. Vijay discusses his long standing journey through crypto building and growing projects like Uniswap, dYdX and Ripple, prior to becoming the CEO of...

Ever wonder what goes into taking down the world’s biggest ransomware group. Well in this episode   Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks to  Phil Larratt (Director of Investigations, Chainalysis) and William Lyne (Head of Cyber Intelligence, National Crime Agency (NCA)), who share how UK law enforcement along with their International partners were able to infiltrate and eventually shutdown the most prolific ransomware ecosystem, LockBit. The trio discuss LockBit, the major...

With the evolution and the capabilities of AI and the questioning of authenticity during the time of Presidential elections, it is getting increasingly more important that data and files are unable to be corrupted and not controlled by a centralized party. In this episode,  Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with renowned cryptocurrency and civil liberties attorney, Marta Belcher (President & Chair, Filecoin Foundation). It's a timely discussion that traverses the innovations and...

"The best, the winner of this [web3] space, or the biggest player of this space, will be the one who will provide the best experience for developers and users." - DimaThe Ethereum blockchain and the entire crypto ecosystem has long been plagued with scalability issues and the user experience being too clunky for the average user. In this episode,  Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with Dima Romanov (Co-founder and CEO of Layer N), which is their highly anticipated Ethereum's...

"There's tens of billions of dollars of uncollected taxes on the crypto side, so hence why you have the Treasury Department and IRS pretty motivated there." - Lindsey Argalas (CEO, TaxBit)Tax season might be over, but the accounting and tax industry at the intersection of web3 is just starting to heat up.  In this episode,  Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) speaks with Lindsey Argalas (CEO, TaxBit) discusses the innovative tools and solutions TaxBit offers for both consumers and enterprises in...

With any new technology, malicious actors exploit vulnerabilities and create uncertainty. But there are tools investigators, regulators, and cybersecurity professionals can use to fight back.In this special episode, Chainalysis’ Jackie Burns Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence is interviewed and  Amit Kumar, Partner at Accel shares how to mitigate risks and build trust in emerging spaces, drawing from her work across the cryptocurrency and blockchain landscape. Since Chainalysis launched...

“We also should not pretend that law enforcement is going to solve the problem.  It only helps, but it doesn't completely solve the problem. There will always be attackers outside the reach of the law” - Brian PakWeb3 was starting to look like the wild west, with smart contract compromises and sophisticated attacks by hackers, but with law enforcement paying serious attention and builders like our guest, Brian Pak, Co-founder and CEO of ChainLight, the industry is starting to shine the light...

Wall Street is buzzing with tons of digital asset acronyms like DLT, CBDCs, RWA and Bitcoin ETFs. But what does it all mean? Well, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) sits down with Naresh Nagia (Independent Senior Advisor, Deloitte) for a thoughtful conversation on everything tokenization and how it will disrupt the traditional financial banking system.  Naresh shares his expertise in financial services and highlights the potential benefits of DLT, such as operational efficiency and the ability...

“You might think it's risky now to enter crypto. But I can promise you that time is going to flip very quickly where it's going to be risky not to enter crypto” - Farzam Ehsani Capital controls and Government bans have always made launching a crypto exchange in Africa challenging and in this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) sits down with Farzam Ehsani (Co-founder and CEO, VALR), who discusses the journey of South Africa's largest cryptocurrency exchange,from the company's inception in...

When we started this podcast just over 2 years ago, Bitcoin ordinals and inscriptions weren’t even born yet and centralized crypto exchanges releasing their own wallets sounded like fanciful thinking at best.But here we are as these new and evolving technologies are leading the evolution of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry at large. In this episode, Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) sits down with Jason Lau (Chief Innovation Officer, OKX) who shares his insights and observations from his...