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July 25-26 | Washington DC
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At Trace DC, leaders and experts from across the law enforcement, regulatory, and national security communities will join for two days of deep-dive cryptocurrency investigations training and discussion on the threats and opportunities in today’s cryptocurrency landscape.

The leading public sector event of the cryptocurrency ecosystem 

Training
Attend sessions, case studies, training, and keynotes from public sector leaders.
Network
Network with experts from across the public sector interested in the future of cryptocurrency.
Demo
Demo Chainanalysis products, text new features and learn about the latest releases.

Featured Speakers

We’ve invited leaders and experts from across the cryptocurrency industry to speak at Trace DC.
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Kimberly McDonough

Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Homeland Security Investigations

Kimberly McDonough is a Criminal Analyst with Homeland Security Investigations in Milwaukee, WI. Kimberly primarily supports Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation, and Financial investigations. She is a Task Force Analyst with the FBI Milwaukee’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and a member of HSI Chicago’s Cryptocurrency Analysis Cell. Prior to joining Homeland Security Investigations, Kimberly was a Criminal Intelligence Analyst with North Central HIDTA in Milwaukee, WI. She provided analytical support to narcotics and gang investigations, specializing in communications, open source, and financial analysis.

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Kevin O’Connor

Chief, Virtual Assets and Emerging Technologies, Enforcement and Compliance Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Kevin O’Connor is the Chief of the Virtual Assets and Emerging Technology Section of the Enforcement and Compliance Division within the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). He manages a dynamic team of technical experts and oversees numerous complex investigations of financial institutions to ensure their compliance with U.S. anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing laws and regulations. Kevin has played a critical role in the development of regulations, standards, and best practices for the supervision of virtual assets and virtual asset service providers domestically and internationally.

In over 14 years of public service, his work has earned the Secretary of the Treasury’s Honor Award, an award from Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) for his collaborative work on virtual assets, and TFI’s Outstanding Service Award. FinCEN named Kevin its 2018 Distinguished Employee of the Year.

Kevin earned his B.A. in Political Science from Providence College, and his M.A. in Government from the American University.

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Tony Moore

Detective, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Tony Moore is a detective with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. With over 30 years of investigative experience, he’s amassed expertise in forgery-fraud, social media, internet investigations, dark web, crypto-currencies and human trafficking investigations. In that time he’s investigated 100’s of complex cryptocurrency related crimes and has assisted with numerous local, state and federal cybercrime investigations.

In 2011, Tony discovered the Bitcoin ecosystem and immediately became an avid student. In 2013 he was a student in the inaugural class of the world’s first accredited online Digital Currency course where he earned a Certificate of Completion through the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Shortly thereafter he was recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Blockchain Insiders, for his work in the cryptocurrency field according to Richtopia.com. Tony’s been a guest speaker at over 50 internationally recognized Law Enforcement conferences including, the International Association Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference, California District Attorneys Association, 2nd and 5th Annual FBI Victual Currency Symposium and the National Black Peace Officer Association.

In 2011, Tony discovered the Bitcoin ecosystem and immediately became an avid student. In 2013 he was a student in the inaugural class of the world’s first accredited online Digital Currency course where he earned a Certificate of Completion through the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Shortly thereafter he was recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Blockchain Insiders, for his work in the cryptocurrency field according to Richtopia.com. Tony’s been a guest speaker at over 50 internationally recognized Law Enforcement conferences including, the International Association Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference, California District Attorneys Association, 2nd and 5th Annual FBI Victual Currency Symposium and the National Black Peace Officer Association.

Tony instructs detailed courses on policing cryptocurrencies, dark web, internet investigations and computer forensics via the California Department of Justice (CADOJ) and University of California, Irvine (UCI), where he is an adjunct professor. Throughout his career he’s trained over 4500 law enforcement and civilian personnel, from 150 agencies, and 5 different countries.

Tony’s received numerous awards for his law enforcement contributions including; “Instructor of the Year” for Individual Excellence in Law Enforcement Training by the California Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (POST), “Distinguished Instructor Award” from the University of California, Irvine, and a recipient of the United States Attorney General’s, Law Enforcement Award and the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Partnership Award.

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Colonel Brian Smith

Counter Threat Finance Officer, U.S. Army

Brian Smith is an active duty military officer who serves as the U.S. Army’s lead for developing, training, incubating and employing Financial Levers and Economic Understanding to achieve military operational effects. His role emphasizes the U.S. Military’s need evolve, adapt, understand and operate within today’s emerging economic environment and to understand the impacts of the Financial and Economic domains on strategic, operational and tactical levels. He specifically emphasizes the requirements to adapt to both Digital Currencies (crypto) and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC).

Brian is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Defense Financial Manager and holds Masters Degrees from both the U.S. Naval War College and the University of Maryland System. His 28-year military career covers multiple operational deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans as well as extensive time spent within the Special Operations community.”

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Stéphane Sirard

Assistant Director, Program Delivery & Modernization, Compliance Sector, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

Stéphane Sirard is currently the Assistant Director of Program Delivery and Modernization within the Compliance Sector at the Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC). He joined the organization in December 2012 and has held various management positions in the Compliance and Intelligence Sectors. Over the years he led the last mutual evaluation report submission to the FATF and was responsible for implementing legislative and regulatory changes to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing. He also managed the Terrorist Financing / Threats Unit as well as the Anti-Money Laundering Unit responsible for the Eastern & Western Regions within the Intelligence Sector. Stéphane also has 10 years’ experience with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) where he managed the Financial Crime Intelligence Analysis Section at headquarters. He began his career in the banking sector and has also held various positions at the Canada Revenue Agency. Stéphane holds a bachelors’ degree from l’École des hautes études commerciales in Montreal.

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Miles Faggert

Special Agent, Alabama Securities Commission

Miles Faggert is a Special Agent with the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC). Miles investigates cases involving securities fraud, financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, and cryptocurrency. Over the past two years, he has primarily investigated cases involving cryptocurrency. He has investigated numerous cryptocurrency cases involving pig butchering, romance scams, and NFT sales offerings made in the metaverse. Prior to joining the ASC, Miles worked for the Montgomery Police Department where he was assigned full time to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Miles is currently appointed to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) Enforcement Commodities & Derivatives Enforcement Project Group. Miles received his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Mississippi and his Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati.

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Michael Mosier

Co-founder of Arktouros pllc and Former Acting Director of FinCEN

Michael Mosier is a co-founder of Arktouros pllc, a niche law firm dedicated to emergent technology, civil society, and risk management. He is also a partner in ex/ante, an early-stage venture fund investing in technology that advances democracy and resilience. He has twice been the first in-house counsel at web3 companies: one developing a decentralized block sequencer and configurable privacy/auditability and, previously, at Chainalysis.

In public service, Michael served as Acting Director (Deputy Director and first Digital Innovation Officer) of the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). He also was Counselor (Cybersecurity & Emerging Technology) to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; an Associate Director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); a Deputy Chief at the Department of Justice’s Money Laundering Section; a Director at the White House National Security Council; and a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

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Jonathan Scharf

Deputy Chief of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau & Cryptocurrency Investigations Coordinator, Queens County District Attorney's Office

Jonathan Scharf is the Deputy Chief of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau and Cryptocurrency Investigations Coordinator in the Queens County District Attorney’s Office where he oversees the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes, cybercrimes, cryptocurrency, and major narcotics trafficking.

Previously, Mr. Scharf served as a Trial Attorney in the United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division in the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS). While at MLARS, Mr. Scharf served as the Legal Counsel for the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center (IOC2) and the Financial Litigation Counsel for Special Operations Division (SOD) — law enforcement fusion centers that coordinate and exploit intelligence collection, communications, and financial data to attack the command and control of transnational organized criminal networks.

Mr. Scharf is a frequent lecturer on financial investigations, money laundering, and asset forfeiture matters to domestic and international law enforcement. He has received numerous commendations for his service, including the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Director’s Award, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director’s Award, Homeland Security Investigations Case of the Year, and Prosecutor of the Year by the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI).

Mr. Scharf received his bachelor’s degree in political science with honors from Tufts University in 1998, a master’s degree in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, and his J.D. from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2005, where he was a Faculty Merit Scholar and a member of the Jessup International Moot Court Team.

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Matt O'Neill

Deputy Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS)

Deputy Special Agent in Charge Matt O’Neill is a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) assigned to the Criminal Investigative Division (CID). He received his B.S. from James Madison University in 1997. Agent O’Neill started his career with the USSS in 1998 in New Haven, CT. He transferred to the Vice President’s Detail in 2003 until 2007 when he transferred to the Manchester Resident Office. In 2017, Agent O’Neill transferred to the CID and created the agency’s Global Investigative Operations Center (GIOC) as a centralized fusion center for agency investigative operations.

From 2020-2022, Agent O’Neill directed the agency’s Asset Forfeiture Branch, which seized nearly $2B in illicit proceeds during his tenure. Agent O’Neill currently leads the Secret Service’s global cyber investigative operations, digital forensics, mobile wireless tracking, and critical systems protection portfolio. Agent O’Neill was the recipient of the U.S. Secret Service’s Special Agent of the Year Award, the Department of Homeland Security’s Gold and Silver Medals, and numerous other awards for his investigative and leadership efforts.

Ross Scholz

Ross Scholz

Lead Blockchain Analyst, Cyber National Mission Force, USCC (United States Cyber Command)

Mr. Scholz currently is on Task Force ZERO & UNAD Teams within CNMF (Cyber National Mission Force), a subcommand under USCC (United States Cyber Command) with a focus on Blockchain analytics. He has assisted in analyzing and tracing Advance Persistent Threat 37 Group’s and Lazarus Group’s (APT 38) involvement in the Blockchain technology space and APT 29’s (Cozy Bear) usage of crypto. In addition to his work within CNMF, he is also an adjunct instructor for NCU (National Cryptologic University). Prior to his military background, Ross worked as a Director of Revenue Management in the hospitality industry and for some of the original Internet Service Providers. When he is not learning Blockchain technologies he is enjoying spending time with his wife and two kids.

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Matthew Hogan

Detective, Connecticut State Police

Matthew has been with the CT State Police since 2012, with four years prior law enforcement experience in Atlanta, GA. Currently, he is a detective with the Eastern District Major Crime Squad, also assigned to the USSS Financial Crime Task Force – New Haven, a member of the SAR review team through the Dept. Treasury/DOJ – New Haven, and a Financial Services Sector Chief with the FBI’s InfraGard National.

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Jeff Schuyler

Staff Attorney, State of Connecticut Department of Banking

Jeffrey graduated with a Bachelor in Science degree from the University of Vermont in 2001 and earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Quinnipiac University, School of Law in 2007. He is barred in to practice law in the Superior Courts of Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts as well as the Federal District Court. In private practice, he worked in areas of foreclosures, consumer collections, real estate transactions, employment discrimination matters and personal injury. Jeffrey joined the Consumer Credit Division in the Department of Banking for the State of Connecticut in 2018 as a Staff Attorney 2 and has been promoted to Staff Attorney 3 in 2021. In this role, Jeffrey leads enforcement matters involving entities engaged in business in the State of Connecticut. One of his primary roles is the investigation and enforcement of companies engaged in money transmission activities within the state and the application of Connecticut statutes and regulations to the money transmission activities. In furtherance of these duties, Jeffrey investigates claims and consumer complaints, examines the company activities, researches and applies the law as needed, negotiates directly with the companies, drafts settlement agreements and, in cases where no resolution can be made, drafts administrative notices against the company with specific allegations according to Connecticut law.

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Lee Papathanasiou

Principal Solutions Architect, NA, Cellebrite

Lee Papathanasiou joined Cellebrite in July 2008 as one of the first technical support reps for UFED & Physical Analyzer products. He has held various technical roles over the years which involved communicating and prioritizing customer requirements to Cellebrite’s R&D and Product Management teams while assisting law enforcement in augmenting digital forensics workflows and underlying IT infrastructure. More recently, he has focused on emerging digital investigative trends; blockchain intelligence, osint, cloud exploitation, search warrant returns, decoding automation, and multi-source data analysis.

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John Schoenecker

Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy Director, TaxBit

John Schoenecker is the Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy Director for TaxBit, a leading SaaS provider to enterprise and governments, helping them manage information involving digital assets for tax and accounting purposes. He joined TaxBit in April 2022, bringing with him a background in tax policy, investigations, and litigation. Before joining TaxBit, John was a senior investigative counsel for Sen. Charles Grassley on the Senate Finance Committee where he led the committee’s 2020 bipartisan investigation into syndicated conservation-easement transactions and was the primary author of that investigation’s report. Prior to that, he was counsel to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady during the 2017 tax-reform effort. From 2007 through 2015, John was a trial attorney for the Department of Justice’s Tax Division where he litigated high-profile shelter cases, most notably the STARS foreign tax-credit generator cases. He graduated from Northwestern University’s law school and Medill School of Journalism as an undergraduate.

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Caroline Malcolm

Global Head of Policy, Chainalysis

Caroline leads the public policy team globally for Chainalysis. Drawing on Chainalysis’ unique data analytics and tools, she work with clients from the public and private sectors to understand developments in digital asset markets and their intersect with global regulatory trends and requirements. In addition, she works closely with internal teams to ensure that the right data and tools are being surfaced and built to meet the future needs of these industry stakeholders.

Caroline was previously the founding Head of the OECD’s Global Blockchain Policy Centre, from 2018 to 2021, working on a diverse range of blockchain-related policy issues, such as fintech, competition policy, data governance, and supply chain transparency. In 2019, she co-led the Financial Stability Board’s workstream on decentralised fintech, and also established the OECD’s Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board, bringing together more than 100 experts from across the world in government, industry, academia and civil society. In 2020, Caroline was named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum, and was a judge in the G20 techsprint hackathon. In 2022, she was a finalist in the Global Australian Awards.

Caroline’s career began as a lawyer to the Australian government before she joined the OECD in 2010, to work on international tax transparency issues. She went on to set up the OECD-UNDP Tax Inspectors Without Borders initiative and then became the advisor to the OECD’s Head of Tax during the OECD/G20 BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Project. During this time, Caroline became more interested in the impact of emerging technologies on policy frameworks and began the first global study of the tax treatment of crypto-currencies.

Michael Gronager

Michael Gronager

Chief Executive Officer, Chainalysis

Michael Gronager is Co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company. As CEO, Michael is responsible for running all facets of the business in order to provide leading anti-money laundering and investigative services for government agencies, cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions. Prior to founding Chainalysis, Michael was the Co-founder and COO of Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Michael also holds a PhD in Quantum Mechanics from the Technical University of Denmark. Michael serves on the Board of a Top500 Supercomputer Center and is a founding member of the Working Group for the 5th European AML Directive (5MLD).

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Valeria Kennedy

Director, International Intel Investigations, Chainalysis

Valerie Kennedy is the Director of International Intel Investigations at Chainalysis, where she leads a team of best-in-class cryptocurrency investigators. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Valerie worked in international organizations and academic institutions, serving as an expert in disinformation and the post-Soviet space. Valerie began her career in cryptocurrency in 2019 in investigations at a US-based cryptocurrency exchange.

Jonathan Levin

Jonathan Levin

Chief Strategy Officer, Chainalysis

Jonathan Levin is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company. In his role as CSO, he is responsible for designing long-term strategic initiatives that help government agencies, cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions investigate illicit activity, comply with regulations, and mitigate risk through anti-money laundering technology and education. Jonathan is regularly called upon to testify for the U.S. Congress and other government hearings on the emerging risks and opportunities in cryptocurrencies. He is also a mentor for the Techstars Alchemist Blockchain accelerator.

Prior to Chainalysis, he was the CEO of Coinometrics, which provided the first dashboard of blockchain intelligence. He was also a postgraduate economist at the University of Oxford, where he researched cryptocurrencies.

Jonathan holds a BSC in Economics from Bristol University and Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Oxford. He lives in New York.

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Beth Bisbee

Director of Investigation Solutions, Chainalysis

Beth Bisbee is currently the Director of Investigation Solutions at Chainalysis Government Solutions. Prior to that, she was an Intelligence Research Specialist at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) where she served as a nationally-recognized subject matter expert (SME) on cryptocurrencies, tracing the flow of illicit funds in criminal cases, and identifying transactional behavior occurring on the blockchain. As DEA’s lead SME, Beth trained hundreds of agents and analysts at DEA and other law enforcement agencies, assisted in more than 400 investigations involving cryptocurrencies and served as a testifying witness. She has been researching cryptocurrencies and their illicit use, and actively working cases in that area, since 2014 and in 2022 was designated as a blockchain expert witness.

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Sean Allen

VP, Product Marketing, Chainalysis

Having been a part of high-growth disruptive companies like Salesforce, VMware, and OutSystems for more than 20 years, Sean has passionate perspectives on technology that shakes and shapes the world. He is currently pouring his energy into leading product marketing at Chainalysis and the company’s mission of bringing trust to the future of global finance.

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Thomas Stanley

President & Chief Revenue Officer, Chainalysis

Thomas Stanley is the President and Chief Revenue Officer at Chainalysis. In his role, he is responsible for driving the company’s overall revenue performance, go-to-market strategy, strategic partnerships, and international expansion. Thomas has held several leadership sales roles over the last two decades, which has built his reputation as a highly engaged senior leader with the expertise to build high-performing, cross-functional global teams. He is a results-driven global sales leader, with experience selling to many of the largest and most sophisticated companies and government agencies in the world.

Thomas is a passionate advocate for education, science and technology, youth advancement, leadership development, and diversity and inclusion. As a result, he is a sought-after speaker on technology and philanthropic topics. Outside of Chainalysis, Thomas currently serves on the boards of the Omega Uplift Foundation and Industry Advisory Board at North Carolina A&T State University and as an active member in the Executive Leadership Council.

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Gurvais Grigg

Chief Technology Officer, Chainalysis

Gurvais C. Grigg is a recognized technology executive with 26 years of public and private sector investigative and financial experience working to connect government and industry partners to the cryptocurrency industry. Grigg, Global Public Sector Chief Technology Officer for Chainalysis, is responsible for connecting global governments with the cryptocurrency industry to create a more reliable, fair, and open market for the world to transact.

Grigg served 23 years as a Special Agent and executive for the FBI conducting and leading criminal and national security investigations. Grigg has designed and built state-of-the-art operational and technical capabilities to help identify and track suspected terrorists, spies, and criminals and their finances.

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Eitan Danon

Team lead for International Investigations and Special Programs, Chainalysis

Eitan Danon is a team lead for international investigations and special programs at Chainalysis. Eitan’s work focuses on research, analysis, capacity building, and advisory at the intersection of national security and the blockchain. He also helps lead the company’s efforts to highlight the strategic geopolitical implications of how a range of threat actors abuse the financial system using digital assets and blockchain technology.

Eitan brings 15 years of national security experience. Before Chainalysis, he was a senior policy advisor at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he focused on a range of AML/CFT policy issues, with an emphasis on illicit finance and sanctions evasion. Eitan also represented Treasury across the U.S. interagency and with foreign interlocutors. Before Treasury, he worked in the intelligence community in various analytic and operational roles, and at several companies supporting projects at the Departments of Defense, State, and Homeland Security. Eitan holds an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Sessions

Agenda Day 1

Mainstage

9:00 - 9:20 am
Welcome to Trace DC
Michael Gronager, Chief Executive Officer, Chainalysis

In this session, hear from Chainalysis co-founder Michael Gronager as he shares an update on Chainalysis's investment in the public sector.

9:20 - 10:00 am
Product Vision for Public Sector Missions
Sanjay Wahi, VP of Product, Chainalysis and Sean Allen, VP of Product Marketing, Chainalysis

Hear from Chainalysis VP of Product Sanjay Wahi and VP of Product Marketing Sean Allen, as they share what’s to come for Chainalysis public sector solutions.

10:00 - 10:25 am
Capitol Hill's View on Digital Asset Regulation
Caroline Malcolm, VP of Policy, Chainalysis & Representative Zach Nunn

Join Representative Zach Nunn and Chainalysis VP of Global Public Policy Caroline Malcolm for a fireside chat on digital asset regulation, crypto crime from a national security perspective, and more. Rep. Nunn's perspective is informed by his seat on two critical committees — the House Financial Services and House Agriculture Committees — as well as a career that spanned the US Air Force and the White House National Security Council.

10:30 - 11:00 am
Break
11:00 - 12:00 pm
Government in Action: Rapid-Fire Case Studies in Law Enforcement
Beth Bisbee, Director of Investigation Solutions, Chainalysis

Join us for a series of rapid-fire case studies showcasing the work of law enforcement agencies using Chainalysis tools to solve complex investigations. Hear firsthand accounts from the IRS Criminal Investigation, Alabama Securities Commission, U.S. Secret Service, and the LASD they each delve into the unique challenges their agencies face and the ways that they are leveraging blockchain technology to solve them.

12:15 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
Atrium

Join us for lunch in the Atrium by following the wayfinding signage.

Afternoon Training

1:30 - 3:00 pm
Frontline Crypto Essentials
[Location: Horizon] Damon Gergar, Training Specialist

Designed for law enforcement and government investigators, this course equips participants with the essential skills to investigate cryptocurrency-related crime. Gain knowledge in recognizing and handling cryptocurrency activities, even in cases that aren't crypto-centric. Topics covered include cryptocurrency fundamentals, blockchain analysis, evidential opportunities, and guidance on investigating different types of crypto-related crime, enabling effective investigations and fund seizure.

Crypto 201 for Law Enforcement and Investigators
[Location: Amphitheater] Joe Saar, Training Specialist

This session is designed for investigators, analysts, and prosecutors. We will cover advanced investigative workflows with the aim of guiding participants through the entire process of a case from start to finish. Additionally, we will discuss the tactical decisions investigators may face when working on their own cases, as well as explore the available options to bring the investigation to a successful conclusion.

Threat Actors & Bridges: Why Cyber Criminals are Targeting Cross-Chain Infrastructure
[Location: Pavilion] Joe Baerenz, Senior Training Specialist and Julia Hardy, Senior Investigator

Bridges facilitate the decentralized conversion of cryptocurrency that is native to incompatible blockchains. In this session we will discuss the theory and structure of different bridges, the tradeoffs and values of different structural choices, and why exploitations of these decentralized protocols from threat actors account for 64% of all decentralized theft in 2022.

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Crypto 201 for Law Enforcement and Investigators
[Location: Amphitheater] Joe Saar, Training Specialist and Damon Gergar, Training Specialist

This session is designed for investigators, analysts, and prosecutors. We will cover advanced investigative workflows with the aim of guiding participants through the entire process of a case from start to finish. Additionally, we will discuss the tactical decisions investigators may face when working on their own cases, as well as explore the available options to bring the investigation to a successful conclusion.

OSINT and Blockchain Analysis: Convergence in National Security
[Location: Pavilion] Heather Hodges, US Public Sector Training Manager and Kaitlin Martin, Intelligence Analyst

This session is designed specifically for blockchain investigators, intelligence analysts, and other national security professionals. Using practical OSINT techniques, combined with blockchain analysis in real-world case studies and live demonstration, discover how these two intelligence disciplines converge to revolutionize the way governments and security agencies investigate and combat illicit activity, such as money laundering, terrorism financing, and cybercrime.

Sponsor Solutions Track [Location: Polaris]

1:30 - 2:00 pm
Booz Allen Hamilton | Detecting Nation-State Threats with Booz Allen’s DarkLabs Detect™
Luke Dougherty, Operations Lead - Operations Lead – Booz Allen’s DarkLabs Detect™, Booz Allen Hamilton

How can government agencies preemptively monitor threat actor behavior to anticipate their next move, rather than simply monitoring network traffic, generic IOCs, and alerting? Booz Allen’s DarkLabs Detect™ uncovers the evasion techniques and unpublished threats attackers use against organizations, before they are even in the network. By combining a team of detection engineers, reverse engineers, adversary analysts, and data scientists, specialized infrastructure, and best-in-class tradecraft, DarkLabs Detect finds the seams between your environment and the adversaries’ capabilities. We then build innovative analytics that seamlessly integrate across an organization’s complete defensive stack with a no-touch, continuously updating subscription service. Join this session to learn how DarkLabs Detect can expose crucial missing pieces of APT activity that uncover actors, infrastructure, and campaigns.

2:00 - 2:30 pm
Deloitte | Going off the Chain - Merging Blockchain and Technical Network Collection for Enhanced Target Analysis
Neal Ferrano, Specialist Leader, Cyber & Strategic Risk, Deloitte & Brandon O'Shea, Solutions Manager, Investigations & Intelligence, Deloitte

This presentation will cover what cryptocurrency activity looks like in global IPv4 NetFlow collection along with real world examples of different analyses, applications to profiles, and investigations. As a bonus, the team will also discuss a few tricks and tradecraft learned over the years of supporting investigations.

2:30 - 3:00 pm
Cellebrite | Digital Investigations and Crypto
Lee Papathanasiou, Principal Solutions Architect, Cellebrite

As technology changes the nature of crime, protecting citizens has become more difficult than ever before. Join Lee Papathanasiou, Principal Solutions Architect, NA at Cellebrite, as he goes deep on the trends around illicit behavior in digital assets, outlines the digital investigations workflow, and provides tips for handling crypto artifacts in cases.

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Siren | OSINT, FORENSIC and CRYPTO Investigations Unified In A Single View
John Randles, CEO, Siren & Phil Glod, Senior Solutions Architect, Siren

Without advanced search technology, analysts are forced to perform ""swivel chair analysis"" logging into multiple applications in a given investigation. They must extract search results piece-by-piece and create intelligence products using multiple and sometimes ""hand-made"" visuals. Cases are abandoned or take too long to solve as data and data linkages are simply inaccessible and the findings are near impossible to communicate.

This session demonstrates an ability to complete searches from a single screen and produce a simple “Knowledge Graph” to illustrate case links and insights. You’ll be taken through a live demo showing how to analyze proprietary data linked to multiple OSINT, FORENSIC and Chainalysis API to successfully identify criminal behaviour and an individual.

4:00 - 4:30 pm
TaxBit | Wish I Did Know Now What I Will Know Then: How Will Digital-Asset Tax Reporting Change Criminal Investigations?
John Schoenecker, Director of Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy, TaxBit, Lisa Zarlenga, Tax Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Carole House, Executive in Residence, Terranet Ventures, Inc.

This session will discuss forthcoming tax-reporting requirements for digital-asset brokers. We’ll discuss how those requirements might compare to existing tax-reporting requirements for banks and stockbrokers. While intended primarily as a tool for helping the IRS enforce taxpayer compliance, this information reporting will likely require the digital-asset ecosystem to start collecting and retaining significantly more information about their customers than they currently collect. We’ll explore how this should have investigative benefits beyond just financial audits and examinations.

4:30 - 5:00 pm
S2W | Introducing DarkBERT: AI Model for Combating Cyber Crimes at Scale in the Dark Web
Ted Hyunmin Suh, Director, Business Strategy, S2W

In this session, Ted Suh, Director of Business Strategy and co-founding member of S2W will explore the new AI large language model, DarkBERT, and the potential impact it may have on disrupting how cryptocurrency is used for digital payments on the dark web.

Evening Reception

5:00 - 6:30 pm
Networking Reception
Atrium

Join us for a networking reception following the afternoon training sessions

Agenda Day 2

Intelligence Track [Location: Pavilion]

9:00 - 9:15 am
Welcome to Day 2
Thomas Stanley, President & CRO, Chainalysis and Joan Heald, VP of National Security, Chainalysis

Join Chainalysis President & CRO Thomas Stanley and VP of National Security Joan Heald as they welcome you to a day of national-security specific programming and shares the exciting changes we are making to better serve the national security mission via Chainalysis Government Solutions (CGS).

9:15 - 9:40 am
Exploring Crypto’s Role within the Department of Defense (DoD)
Colonel Brian Smith, Counter Threat Finance Officer, U.S. Army and Gabby Smith, Customer Success Manager, Chainalysis

In this fireside chat, join Chainalysis Customer Success Manager Gabby Smith and Army Colonel Brian A. Smith as they explore how the DoD leverages blockchain technology, including mitigating illicit activity and harnessing the potential of blockchains and cryptocurrency for DoD's mission.

9:40 - 10:05 am
Mid-Year Crypto Crime Update: National Security Edition
Ashley Lomonosov, Manager of Intelligence Solutions, Chainalysis

This session explores geopolitical dynamics within the crypto space as Chainalysis Manager of Intelligence Solutions, Ashley Lomonosov shares updated crypto crime data. Ashley will share our latest data on North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran, as well as an assessment on growing threats and trends in illicit cyber activity and ransomware, including how the underground cryptocurrency economy has been affected by the bear market, increased law enforcement activity, and OFAC sanctions.

10:05 - 10:30 am
Nation-State Actors in Cryptocurrency & the Impact to National Security
Ross Scholz, Lead Blockchain Analyst, United States Cyber Command and Kalyn Jones, Senior Customer Success Manager, Chainalysis

In this fireside chat, Kalyn Jones, Senior Customer Success Manager at Chainalysis, and Ross Scholz, Lead Blockchain Analyst at the United States Cyber Command, will discuss the growing usage and resource dedication from cyber threat groups and nation states, the advent of new blockchains and obfuscation techniques in North Korea and China, and the need for US government agencies to shift to a more proactive approach.

10:30 - 11:00 am
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11:00 - 11:30 am
Chainalysis Product Roadmap for the IC
Matt Wilson, Director of Product Management, Chainalysis

In this session, Chainalysis Director of Product Management Matt Wilson will share Chainalysis product updates specific to the intelligence community including a showcase of Advanced Search in Reactor, Analytics as a Service, and more.

11:30 - 12:00 pm
Proactively Discovering Nation-State TTPs and Infrastructure “Left of Boom”
Matt Rausch, Technical Lead: Cyber security and Blockchain – Booz Allen’s DarkLabs Detect™

Threat actors make mistakes. How can we illuminate their flaws to make the most of them? Blockchain data, in combination with specialized tradecraft, can provide crucial missing pieces of APT activity that uncovers actors, infrastructure, and campaigns. Join this session to walk through a case study that will demonstrate how the combination of cryptocurrency data with other commercially available data sets and tailored tradecraft powers preemptive cyber discovery analysis.

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
Atrium

Join us for lunch in the Atrium by following the wayfinding signage.

1:00 - 1:30 pm
Successes and Challenges in Combating Terrorist Financing on the Blockchain: Closed door session for IC
Eitan Danon, Team Lead for International Investigations and Special Programs, Chainalysis

Join Eitan Danon, Team Lead for International Investigations and Special Programs at Chainalysis, to examine how designated terrorist organizations (Hamas and Hizballah) have used cryptocurrency to raise and transfer money. The presentation will explore donation campaigns, use of different kinds of blockchains, and various types of on-chain financial facilitation.

1:30 - 2:15 pm
Crypto in Wartime: Closed door session for IC
Valeria Kennedy, Director, International Intel Investigations, Chainalysis and Becca Nolan, Senior Investigator, Chainalysis

Chainalysis has identified more than 100 pro-Russia extremists and paramilitary groups that have been using cryptocurrency to fund Russian efforts in their war on Ukraine. This session will detail the importance of blockchain forensics to uncover extremist financing efforts — using both crypto tracing and all-source data to create actionable leads for law enforcement — and highlight Russia's sanctions evasion tactics.

2:15 - 2:30 pm
Tales of Success from South Korea’s Intelligence Community: Closed door session for IC
Valeria Kennedy, Director, International Intel Investigations, Chainalysis and Julia Hardy, Senior Investigator, Chainalysis

In this 15 minute session Chainalysis Director of Investigations Valeria Kennedy and Senior Investigator Julia Hardy will walk through a case study demonstrating the cooperation between South Korean intelligence and Chainalysis to help stop North Korean-aligned actors from laundering $12 million of stolen funds.

2:30 - 3:00 pm
The Intersection of Fentanyl and Crypto: Closed door session for IC
Andrew McCarthy, Lead Investigator, Chainalysis

In this session, Chainalysis Lead Investigator Andrew McCarthy will explore the underbelly of the global opioid crisis with an overview of Chinese fentanyl production and its intersection with crypto payments. This session will be accompanied by case studies and tips on how you can use indicators on the blockchain to identify this global threat.

 

Investigations Track [Location: Amphitheater]

9:00 - 9:10 am
Welcome to Day 2
Chris Manouse, VP of Public Sector, Chainalysis

Join Chainalysis VP of Public Sector Chris Manouse as he welcomes you to Day 2 of programming for law enforcement.

9:10 - 9:30 am
Guarding the Financial Frontier: Crime and National Security Threats in 21st Century Finance
Gurvais Grigg, CTO, Chainalysis

Join Chainalysis CTO Gurvais Grigg as he sets the stage for a day of discussing the evolving ecosystem of law enforcement and cryptocurrency. In this keynote, he will explore the intersection of crime and national security threats in the current financial landscape and the emerging challenges faced by law enforcement agencies as they follow the money (on chain).

9:30 - 10:00 am
Chainalysis Product Roadmap for the LE Community
Matt Wilson, Director, Product Management, Chainalysis

As crypto-crime surges, the need for a comprehensive, robust investigative solution becomes crucial. Join Matt Wilson as he shares our latest enterprise-grade developments designed to streamline your investigation lifecycle - in the office or out in the field. Plus, get an exclusive preview of our future developments for law enforcement.

10:00 - 10:30 am
Enhancing LE and Prosecutor Collaboration
Sarah Ward, Chief Legal Officer, Chainalysis, Alona Katz, Deputy Bureau Chief of the Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Scott Kerin, Assistant United States Attorney

Join Chainalysis General Counsel Sarah Ward, Alona Katz (DANY), and Scott Kerin (AUSA) to explore challenges their teams face as cases involving crypto go into prosecution and the benefits of facilitating a collaborative process between prosecutors and law enforcement. In this session, we’ll cover the strategies, best practices, and communication techniques necessary for seamless collaboration between LE and prosecutors, ultimately enhancing the overall effectiveness of these partners.

10:30 - 11:00 am
Break
11:00 - 11:30 am
Mid-Year Crypto Crime Update
Valeria Kennedy, Director Cyber Security Investigations, Chainalysis

Join Chainalysis Director Cyber Security Investigations, Valeria Kennedy, for a briefing on the latest developments in crypto crime across four areas of crime: drugs, borders, scams, and human trafficking/CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material). In this session, Valeria will leverage updated crypto crime data to present a comprehensive overview of this activity.

11:30 - 12:00 pm
Chip Off the Ol’ Block
Kyle Petronella, Senior Manager, Investigations & Intelligence, Deloitte & Ryan Ribner, Supervisory Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations

Location: Mainstage Amphitheater

In this session, join Kyle Petronella, Senior Manager, Investigations & Intelligence and Ryan Ribner, Supervisory Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations for a fireside chat where they discuss what it takes to take down an illicit mixing service used to obfuscate funds and launder money.

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
Atrium

Join us for lunch in the Atrium by following the wayfinding signage.

1:00 - 1:30 pm
Strengthening Investigation Impact: Unleashing the Power of Inter-Agency and Cross-Border Collaboration
Moderated by Michael Mosier, Former Acting Director of FinCEN

Join us for a dynamic panel discussion exploring the transformative potential of inter-agency and cross-border collaboration in investigative practices. In this session, Michael Mosier, former Acting Director (permanent Deputy Director) and first Digital Innovation Officer at FinCEN sits down with Kimberly McDonough, HSI Chicago, Kevin O'Connor, Section Chief, FinCEN, and Stéphane Sirard, Assistant Director, FINTRAC, to discuss effective strategies and best practices that enhance the impact of investigations when agencies work together to to create a safe digital ecosystem for innovation to thrive.

1:30 - 2:00 pm
How-To from Queens County: A Comprehensive Approach to Using Crypto Evidence to Proactively Target Crime
Jonathan D. Scharf, Deputy Chief of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau & Cryptocurrency Investigations Coordinator, Queens County District Attorney's Office, Catherine Jahn, Assistant District Attorney, Major Economic Crimes Bureau

Join Deputy Bureau Chief & Cryptocurrency Investigations Coordinator, Jonathan D. Scharf and Catherine Jahn, Assistant District Attorney, Major Economic Crimes Bureau as they share how their office established and has grown its cryptocurrency investigative capability from the ground up. In this session, they will cover the lessons learned in building their cryptocurrency investigations team and how the agency now uses innovative, proactive techniques to approach cases involving criminal typologies ranging from cybercrime to targeting violent criminal enterprises.

2:00 - 2:30 am
Introducing the Cellebrite & Chainalysis Integration
Lee Papathanasiou, Principal Solutions Architect, Cellebrite & Joe Saar, Training Specialist, Chainalysis

How does the updated integration between Cellebrite and Chainalysis underpin the modern digital investigations workflow? Lee Papathanasiou, Principal Solutions Architect, NA at Cellebrite, and Joe Saar, Training Specialist at Chainalysis, host a how-to session that will showcase the improved integration in Cellebrite’s Physical Analyzer to Chainalysis’ Reactor and detail how the tools can be used to advance and increase the impact of more cases.

2:30 - 3:00 pm
Creating, Adopting and Implementing Regulation: A View from State Law Enforcement
Matthew Hogan, Detective, Connecticut State Police, Jeff Schuyler, Staff Attorney, State of Connecticut Department of Banking & Ian Andrews, CMO, Chainalysis

In this panel discussion, Chainalysis CMO Ian Andrews sits down with Detective Matthew Hogan from the Connecticut State Police and Staff Attorney Jeffrey Schuyler from the State of Connecticut Department of Banking to discuss Connecticut’s recent crypto legislation, An Act Concerning Digital Assets. Matt will detail the story behind the legislation’s creation, the challenges involved in implementation, and the road ahead for crypto investigations in Connecticut.

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Location

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

The Federal Triangle Metro Station (orange/blue/silver lines)  is located on-site. The Metro Center Metro Station (red line) is located two blocks away. Parking is available in the public parking garage.

Who Should Attend

Public sector leaders and executives interested in the future of cryptocurrency, including agency leadership, regulators, policy experts, program managers, investigation leads, and analysts.

Registration

Chainalysis Trace DC is a closed ticketed event and only open to government personnel and select private sector partners. Registration will be manually reviewed and all unapproved registrations will be rejected and payment will be refunded.

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  • $199 Early Bird Pricing | Until May 31
  • $399 Regular Ticket | June 1 – July 24

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