Chainalysis Certified Investigator
Complete investigative workflows — transaction tracing, entity identification, and report production for law enforcement and financial crimes practitioners.
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Chainalysis Digital Asset Fundamentals Certification
Build the blockchain foundation your work demands, whether you’re in investigations, compliance, or at the intersection of finance and digital assets. Every certification track starts here.
What you’ll learn
How blockchains actually work
UTXO-based chains like Bitcoin work differently from account-based models like Ethereum. Understanding the distinction is fundamental to reading transactions accurately.
On-chain analysis in practice
Evaluate transactions, identify risk indicators across DeFi and centralized services, and extract findings that hold up under scrutiny.
The regulatory landscape
Know the AML, CTF, and sanctions frameworks that govern digital assets, and how they apply to your work.
A shared language for your team
Blockchain concepts, explained clearly for technical and non-technical audiences alike.
Course agenda
- Foundations of cryptocurrency
- Ethereum and smart contracts
- Decentralized finance (DeFi)
- Centralized services and infrastructure
- Illicit activity in cryptocurrency
- Investigation tools and techniques
- Law enforcement and regulatory compliance
Assessment and delivery
- 1-hour sector-based exam
Open notes. Questions reflect your sector: public or private. - 75% to pass
Scores available immediately on completion. - On-demand, self-paced
Typically completed in two days. - Included with your license
No per-seat fees. Get certified at no extra cost.
WHO TAKES CDAF
A common starting point, whatever your role.
PUBLIC SECTOR
Investigators & law enforcement
Build the grounding to trace transactions, identify actors, and present evidence-backed findings.
Private Sector
Compliance & AML professionals
Understand digital assets well enough to make defensible risk decisions and advise your organization.
All teams
New analysts & onboarding cohorts
Get everyone starting from the same place before they specialize.
Private training
Bring CDAF to your team
Instructor-led, live delivery tailored to your sector, timeline, and operational context.
WHERE CDAF TAKES YOU
Complete the fundamentals, then choose your path.
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