Mapping the Unknown: Data Analytics Standards for Public Sector

Every enforcement action, subpoena, and prosecution that leverages blockchain intelligence depends on one thing: can the data hold up?

When the attribution behind an address is wrong it can waste time and compromise the investigation.

Blockchain addresses reveal nothing about the services that operate them. Investigators rely on analytics providers to bridge that gap by mapping addresses to real-world entities. This can be difficult to independently verify, especially when it comes to illicit activity. The standards behind them must be consistent, reliable, and able to withstand scrutiny.

Join Jacob Illum, Chief Scientist at Chainalysis, as he introduces the formal data quality framework Chainalysis has built, refined, and defended — the only methodology proven through Daubert challenge and validated by independent academic research.