CryptoDC: the Chainalysis Public Sector Summit

July 27, 2022

9:50 AM ET
Doors open at 9:30 a.m. ET


What is CryptoDC?

CryptoDC is the Chainalysis public sector summit, where we bring together leaders and experts from across the law enforcement, regulatory, and national security communities to discuss the threats and opportunities in today’s cryptocurrency landscape and how to prepare for future innovation.

Over the course of one day, leading voices from across the public sector and from Chainalysis will share success stories, offer best practices, and present new information in a private setting on recent cryptocurrency-involved investigations and potential regulation.

 

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.

 

What’s this year’s format?

CryptoDC will be a one day, single track event where you’ll have the opportunity to hear from leaders and experts, be briefed on emerging cryptocurrency related-activity in the public sector, and network with peers in the regulatory, law enforcement, and national security community.


What’s the cost?

CryptoDC is free to attend, and is considered to be a widely-attended public event with the value of all goods and services provided in compliance with local, state and federal guidelines.

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Featured Speakers

  • Clark Flynt-Barr

    Senior Policy Advisor,
    Chainalysis

  • Dalia Kandeil

    Senior Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Erin Plante

    Senior Director of Investigations,
    Chainalysis

  • Matt Wilson

    Investigations Group Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Michael Gronager

    CEO,
    Chainalysis

  • Jonathan Levin

    CSO,
    Chainalysis

  • Thomas Stanley

    CRO and President, 
    Chainalysis

  • Jim Lee

    Chief, Criminal Investigation,
    IRS-CI

  • Oleg Pobereyko

    Senior Analyst, Lead for Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) Cyber Group,
    IRS-CI

  • Kunal Kothari

    Senior Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Valeria Kennedy

    Manager of Investigations,
    Chainalysis

  • Kirsten Gillibrand

    U.S. Senator

  • Cynthia Lummis

    U.S. Senator

  • Tali Shousterman

    Head of Special Programs,
    Chainalysis

  • Miller Whitehouse-Levine

    Policy Director,
    DeFi Education Fund

  • Youli Lee

    Senior Legal Director, Global Head of Financial Investigations, Litigation & Governance,
    Chainalysis

  • Rebecca Rettig

    General Counsel,
    The Aave Companies

  • Matt Price

    Head of Intelligence and Investigations, Americas,
    Binance

  • Tigran Gambaryan

    VP of Global Intelligence and Investigations,
    Binance

  • Iranga Kahangama

    Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience,
    DHS

  • William Frentzen

    Partner,
    Morrison & Foerster

  • Robert Silvers

    Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans,
    Department of Homeland Security

  • GT Thompson

    Representative,
    House of Representatives

  • Jarod Koopman

    Director, Cyber Crimes,
    IRS-CI

  • Seth Sattler

    Chief Compliance Officer,
    Digital Mint

  • Carole House

    Director for Cybersecurity and
    Secure Digital Innovation,
    White House National
    Security Council

  • Jessi Brooks

    Deputy Regulatory Counsel
    and Chief Compliance Officer,
    Ribbit Capital

  • Jay Kramer

    Managing Director,
    NCFTA

  • Richard Widmann

    Head of Strategy for Digital Assets
    Google

  • Alma Angotti

    Global Legislative and Regulatory Risk Leader,
    Guidehouse

  • Candace Kelly

    Chief Legal Officer,
    Stellar Development Foundation

  • Alfarida Mohammed

    Senior Vice President of Compliance,
    FTX

  • Elizabeth Roper

    Chief of the Cybercrime and
    Identity Theft Bureau (CITB),
    New York City District
    Attorney's Office

  • Christine Parker

    Vice President,
    Deputy General Counsel,
    Coinbase

  • Neil Chopra

    Director, Business Solutions,
    Fireblocks

  • Nicholas Joseph

    Global Head of Financial
    CrimeCompliance and
    Money Laundering Reporting
    Officer,
    WorldPay/FIS

  • Phil Hoetger

    Commander of the Technical
    Investigations Section,
    Calgary Police Service (CPS)

  • Mitch Krieger

    Business Intelligence Analyst,
    BlockFi

  • Sara Yesalavich

    AML Investigations Manager,
    BlockFi

  • Maura Liconte

    Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering,
    BlockFi

  • Michael Gronager

    CEO,
    Chainalysis

  • Jonathan Levin

    CSO,
    Chainalysis

  • Thomas Stanley

    CRO and President, 
    Chainalysis

  • Clark Flynt-Barr

    Senior Policy Advisor,
    Chainalysis

  • Dalia Kandeil

    Senior Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Erin Plante

    Senior Director of Investigations,
    Chainalysis

  • Kunal Kothari

    Senior Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Matt Wilson

    Investigations Group Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Tali Shousterman

    Head of Special Programs,
    Chainalysis

  • Valeria Kennedy

    Manager of Investigations,
    Chainalysis

  • Youli Lee

    Senior Legal Director, Global Head of Financial Investigations, Litigation & Governance,
    Chainalysis

  • Sarah Ward

    General Counsel,
    Chainalysis

  • Jackie Koven

    Ransomware Collection Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Derek Claiborne

    Sales,
    Chainalaysis

  • Beth Bisbee

    Head of US Investigations,
    Chainalysis

  • Michael Gronager

    Co-Founder & CEO,
    Chainalysis

  • Sari Granat

    COO,
    Chainalysis

  • Pratima Arora

    Chief Product Officer,
    Chainalysis

  • Jonathan Levin

    Co-Founder & CSO,
    Chainalysis

  • Thomas Stanley

    President & CRO,
    Chainalysis

  • Bridget Barrot

    VP Customer Success,
    Chainalysis

  • Jacob Illum

    Chief Scientist,
    Chainalysis

  • Kim Grauer

    Head of Research,
    Chainalysis

  • Clark Flynt-Barr

    Senior Policy Advisor,
    Chainalysis

  • Yusuf Roso

    Director of Product Management, Data,
    Chainalysis

  • Caitlin Barnett

    Director of Regulation & Compliance,
    Chainalysis

  • Gurvais Grigg

    CTO, Public Sector,
    Chainalysis

  • Philip Gradwell

    Chief Economist,
    Chainalysis

  • Erin Plante

    Senior Director of Investigations,
    Chainalysis

  • Christian Woodward

    VP, Americas
    Chainalysis

  • Brianna Kernan

    LATAM Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Brian Carter

    Senior Cybercrimes Specialist,
    Chainalysis

  • Matt Wilson

    Investigations Group
    Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Dalia Kandeil

    Senior Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Andy Granowitz

    Director of Product Management,
    Chainalysis

  • Joe Baerenz

    Training Specialist,
    Chainalysis

  • Jason Phan

    Director of Product Management, Core Services,
    Chainalysis

  • Caroline Malcolm

    Head of International Policy,
    Chainalysis

  • Anand Rao

    Principal Solution Architect,
    Chainalysis

  • Beth Bisbee

    Head of US Investigations,
    Chainalysis

  • Alanna Fischer

    Product Designer,
    Chainalysis

  • Quynh Tran Thanh

    Senior Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Andrew Fierman

    Head of Sanctions Strategy,
    Chainalysis

  • Kayla Green

    Product Manager,
    Chainalysis

  • Jeff Billingham

    VP, Capital Markets,
    Chainalysis

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About the Speakers

  • Jonathan Levin

    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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About the Speakers

Jim Lee

James (Jim) Lee serves as the Chief, Criminal Investigation. In this position, he oversees a worldwide staff of approximately 3,000 employees, including 2,100 special agents in 20 Field Offices and 11 foreign countries. He leads and oversees some of the most significant investigations of financial crimes involving tax, money laundering, public corruption, cyber, ID theft, narcotics and terrorist-financing. Prior to this assignment, Jim’s executive positions included serving as the Deputy Chief of CI, Director of Field Operations-North, Director of Field Operations-South, Director of Strategy and Executive Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office. Jim has a Bachelor’s
degree from Tiffin University."



Oleg Pobereyko

Senior Analyst Oleg Pobereyko began working for IRS Criminal Investigation in 2010 and is currently leading Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) Cyber Group which consist of IRS Criminal Investigation, Australian Tax Office (ATO), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), and Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD). Prior to that he was leading the Western Cyber Crime Unit. Oleg Pobereyko’ s formal education includes a master’s degree in Business Administration from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.



Kirsten Gillibrand

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand does not shy away from a big fight. She’s currently leading the fights to provide every working person in America with paid leave and to reform the military justice system to make it worthy of the sacrifice our service members make. When she first joined the Senate she took on the fight to provide 9/11 first responders with health care and compensation and won. She led the effort to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’, and she wrote the STOCK Act, which made it illegal for members of Congress to trade stocks on insider information. And as the mother of two school-age sons, Senator Gillibrand continues to put the challenges that working families face front and center. Born and raised in upstate New York, Senator Gillibrand's home is in Albany, New York with her husband, Jonathan Gillibrand, and their two sons, Theo and Henry.



Cynthia Lummis

Cynthia Lummis is the junior senator from Wyoming, and the first female Senator ever elected to represent the Equality State. Born and raised on a ranch outside of Cheyenne, Senator Lummis has dedicated her career to defending Wyoming’s agriculture, mineral and energy resources. She first served the state in the state House and Senate, as the state treasurer, and as the at-large member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2008 to 2016, where she was an original member of the House Freedom Caucus. Now in the “upper chamber” of Congress, Senator Lummis serves on the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee; the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee; and the Environment & Public Works Committee, where she is focused on everything from lands, energy and natural resources issues, to finance and technology issues including digital assets. She is the cofounder of the Senate Financial Innovation Caucus. Senator Lummis and her late husband have one daughter, and two grandsons.



Miller Whitehouse-Levine

Miller has overall strategic and operational responsibility for the execution of the DeFi Education Fund's mission and goals. Prior to joining the fund, Miller led the Blockchain Association’s policy operation and worked at Goldstein Policy Solutions on a range of public policy issues, including crypto. He holds a B.S. in international politics and a minor in Mandarin Chinese from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service.



Rebecca Rettig

Rebecca Rettig is the General Counsel of the Aave Companies, a group of software development companies that build blockchain-based software for the web3 world. In addition to handling legal matters, Rebecca works with policymakers across the globe on regulatory matters relating to decentralized finance (“DeFi”) and cryptoassets. Rebecca began her legal career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, litigating complex commercial disputes and defending regulatory enforcement matters; for more than a decade, she’s been representing clients on the cutting edge of technology, and, over the last 5+ years, in the crypto and DeFi sector. Immediately prior to joining the Aave Companies in March 2021, Rebecca was a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in the financial services group, serving these types of client. In 2019, Rebecca was recognized as one of the top 100 women lawyers in New York by Crain’s New York Business. Rebecca currently serves on the Board of Directors of Silvergate Bank, a public company, and the Board of the DeFi Education Fund, a 501(c)(4) promoting education about DeFi for regulators and policymakers.



Matt Price

Binance keeps growing its Audit and Investigations team with the hire of Matthew Price where he will help to secure and protect Binance and the larger crypto ecosystem from bad actors. His focus will be on leading internal and external investigations with the purpose of detecting and mitigating attempts to commit crimes on the Binance platform as well as proactively supporting investigations conducted by law enforcement agencies. His appointment further strengthens an already strong security team to ensure Binance remains at the forefront of securing crypto for the whole industry and every user.

Before his role at Binance, Matthew served as a Special Agent with the IRS Criminal Investigation Washington D.C. Cyber Crimes Unit, where he led international cyber investigations targeting bad actors who sought to exploit cryptocurrency for illicit purposes. Matthew has 15 years of law enforcement and intelligence experience, including leading cyber, money laundering and financial crimes investigations and working to dismantle counterterrorism and counterintelligence threats.



Tigran Gambaryan

Tigran joins Binance as VP of Global Intelligence and Investigations after a decade at the IRS-CI. As a Special Agent, Tigran investigated cases involving national security, terrorism financing, identity theft, distribution of child pornography, tax evasion, and bank secrecy act violations during his award-winning career. Tigran led several multi-billion dollar cyber investigations, including the Silk Road corruption investigations, BTC-e bitcoin exchange, and the Mt. Gox hack.



Iranga Kahangama

Iranga Kahangama is the Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience at the Department of Homeland Security. In this role he leads policy development, coordination, and implementation across all DHS components regarding cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. Previously, he served at the White House in the National Security Council as Director for Cyber Incident Response. In that role, he was the principal author of President Biden’s Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. He also oversaw the Federal Government’s response to a wide range of malicious cyber activity, including the Russia attributed SolarWinds incident, China’s exploitation of Microsoft Exchange servers, and ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline, JBS Foods, and Kaseya Software. Prior to the NSC, he served as a senior policy advisor at the FBI, working on an array of cyber, internet, and technology policy issues. This included leading the FBI’s program on internet governance, where he was part of the US delegation to various internet governance forums including the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He earned a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.



William Frentzen

William Frentzen is a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense group and is the former chief of the Corporate and Securities Fraud Unit for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California (NDCA). He represents companies and their executives in internal and government investigations, white-collar criminal defense matters, and parallel civil litigation related to allegations of corporate fraud, securities fraud, public corruption, intellectual property crimes, crisis response related to cyber breaches, money laundering, healthcare fraud, digital currency crimes, tax crimes, cybercrime, and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act violations, among others. William also has significant experience in cross-border matters, having led a variety of prosecutions with extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) elements and joint investigations with non-U.S. government authorities. He also serves as an advisor for Haun Ventures, an investment firm focused on web3 ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain technology, digital currency, and crypto assets.

Before joining MoFo, William spent over 20 years at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) where he most recently served as chief of the Corporate and Securities Fraud Unit for NDCA. Prior to that he also served as chief of the Corporate Fraud Strike Force, as Senior Trial Counsel, and as chief of the Organized Crime Strike Force for that office, and he also developed the country’s first Cryptocurrency Crime Coordinator position within a U.S. Attorney’s Office. William has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of Georgia and as Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel.



Robert Silvers

Robert Silvers was confirmed by the Senate as the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans on August 5, 2021. He is responsible for driving policy and implementation plans across all of DHS’s missions, including counterterrorism; cybersecurity, infrastructure security, and resilience; border security and immigration; international affairs; and trade and economic security.

Mr. Silvers previously served in the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama-Biden Administration as Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy. In that role he oversaw private sector engagement, federal government incident response, and diplomatic outreach pertaining to cybersecurity and emerging technology. Mr. Silvers also previously served as DHS’s Deputy Chief of Staff, managing execution of policy and operational priorities across the entire Department.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Silvers was a partner at the law firm Paul Hastings LLP, where his practice focused on cybersecurity and data privacy, government security review of foreign investments, and investigations and litigation at the intersection of law and national security. After graduating law school, he clerked for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Silvers holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught as an adjunct professor in the M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy Program co-offered by the NYU Law School and NYU Tandon School of Engineering. A New York City native, Mr. Silvers lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and their two children.



GT Thompson

Ranking Member Thompson is the descendant of a long line of dairy farmers and lifelong resident of Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008, Thompson represents Pennsylvania’s Fifteenth District.

As a proud and active Member of the House Agriculture Committee for more than a decade, Thompson served as Vice Chairman of the full House Agriculture Committee during the 116th Congress. He’s also served as Chairman of the Subcommittees on Conservation and Forestry and Nutrition, and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

Thompson is also a senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee.

Prior to being elected to Pennsylvania’s geographically largest congressional district, Thompson spent 28 years as a therapist, rehabilitation services manager and a licensed nursing home administrator.

Thompson is a proud graduate of Penn State and Temple University, where he earned a B.S. and a Master of Education, respectively. He and his wife, Penny Ammerman-Thompson, have three adult sons; Parker, Logan, and Kale, and two grandchildren; Noem and Gabriel.



Michael Gronager

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).



Jonathan Levin

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.



Thomas Stanley

Thomas has over 30 years of technology experience. He is a passionate and disruptive force in building loyal teams that make revolutionary impact. Thomas brings the skills to build and scale Chainalysis to being the world leader in building trust in cryptocurrency for both public and private sector organizations. Prior to Chainalysis, he held global roles at NetApp and Tanium. Thomas is a board director for NC A&T State University, Sprout Social, Nasuni and Boys Hope Girls Hope International.



Clark Flynt-Barr

Clark Flynt-Barr is a Senior Policy Advisor with Chainalysis, where she advises on legislative and regulatory developments related to cryptocurrency. Prior to joining Chainalysis, she worked as an intelligence analyst with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on transnational organized crime and Darknet markets; a program officer for the American Bar Association, where she managed international development projects in Latin America; and legislative aide for the Senate Judiciary Committee, concentrating on criminal justice and government oversight. She holds an MA in International Affairs and Transnational Security from the George Washington University, and a BA in Political Science from Williams College.



Dalia Kandeil

Dalia is a Senior Product Manager on Chainalysis Reactor. She gathers product feedback from investigators and analysts—who use Reactor daily—and then works with talented developers and designers to ensure the tool remains the most trusted in the industry for following the money. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Dalia worked as a consultant and product manager in the data analytics space.



Erin Plante

Erin Plante is the Senior Director of Investigations at Chainalysis, where she leads the efforts of investigations globally alongside our public and private sector customers. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Erin spent 17 years investigating cybercrimes, with over a decade based between China and the Middle East focused on nation state threat actors in those regions. Erin is a Certified Ethical Hacker, a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.



Kunal Kothari

Kunal Kothari is a Senior Product Manager on the Investigations team, where he is responsible for Reactor On-Premise and Investigations Data (Investigations API and Data Subscription). Prior to Chainalysis, Kunal led product teams building AI/ML-based products for federal agencies at Percipient, helped lead election cybersecurity and counter-information operations research at the Belfer Center, and led early stage products at Google. Based in the DC area, Kunal is passionate about applying emerging technologies to national security and law enforcement work, and holds a BS EE from UCLA and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.



Matt Wilson

Matthew Wilson is the Investigations Group Product Manager where he is responsible for the delivery of Chainalysis' investigation software and solutions. At Chainalysis he oversees Reactor, Reactor On-Premises, Investigations APIs and the new Storyline defi explorer. Prior to his current role at Chainalysis, Matthew led financial compliance engagements at Palantir Technologies, and was a US Navy Submarine Officer. Matthew holds a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic and an MBA from Columbia Business School.



Tali Shousterman

Tali Shousterman is the Head of Special Programs at Chainalysis, where she leads a team of cryptocurrency investigators and financial intelligence analysts that tackle some of the most difficult crypto-related investigations facing U.S. government customers. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Tali served in various national security positions in the U.S. government. Tali began her career as an attorney and also served as a U.S. Naval officer in the reserves.



Valeria Kennedy

Valerie Kennedy is currently a Manager of Investigations on the Investigations and Special Programs team at Chainalysis. Valerie's team focuses on emerging threats and provides public sector partners with timely and actionable insights. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Val worked on issues related to the cyber threat landscape in academia, and most recently, for a prominent US-based cryptocurrency exchange.




Youli Lee

Currently, Youli Lee serves as the Senior Legal Director over Global Investigations, Litigation, and Governance. In her capacity as global head, Ms. Lee and her team regularly advise the company on matters relating to criminal investigations, civil and criminal litigation, compliance, corporate compliance, and regulatory matters. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Ms. Lee was an Associate General Counsel with the Strategic Advocacy section at Coinbase; Legal Counsel to the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team in the Office of Legal Policy, and the Chief of the Policy and Legislation Division within the Office of the Chief Counsel for the Bureau of Industry and Security at the Department of Commerce. Ms. Lee also served with distinction as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Ms. Lee received her J.D. in 2001 from Boston University School of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University in 1996.



Sarah Ward

Sarah is passionate about helping companies navigate novel business challenges and execute on innovative growth strategies. She has extensive in-house and law firm experience, and has helped scale the legal departments for several technology companies. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Sarah was General Counsel at Sisense, where she advised on all aspects of their growing business. Before Sisense, Sarah was the Assistant General Counsel at MongoDB where she guided the company through its hyper-growth phase and successful IPO and led the drafting and adoption of the SSPL, a new open source license. Sarah started her legal career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York.


Derek Claiborne

Derek works with Chainalysis’ national security customers to build resilient blockchain solutions into our nation’s defense ecosystem. Before joining Chainalysis, Derek was a member of KPMG’s Federal Risk Strategy practice where he assisted DoD leadership in advancing their strategic goals while mitigating risk. Before KPMG, Derek was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, serving multiple tours overseas. Derek holds an M.B.A from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and does a killer rendition of Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy”.



Beth Bisbee

Elizabeth (Beth) Bisbee is currently the US Head of Investigations at Chainalysis, Inc where she leads a team of best-in-class cryptocurrency investigators. 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 leaded SME, Beth trained
hundreds of agents and analysts at DEA and other law enforcement agencies, assisted in more than 400 investigations involving cryptocurrencies, assisted in the seizure of cryptocurrency, and served as a testifying witness. She has been researching cryptocurrencies and their illicit use, and actively working cases in that area, since 2014.



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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Links?
Chainalysis Links is the conference where we bring together leaders and experts from all parts of the cryptocurrency ecosystem to share success stories and best practices and facilitate conversations about how we can all work best collaboratively.

Who Should Attend?
Anyone interested in the future of crypto including business leaders, regulatory policy experts, risk and compliance managers, and investigators.


 

What’s this year’s format?
Links New York will be a two-day multi-track event where you’ll have the opportunity to hear from leaders and experts, get trained on emerging crypto technologies, and network with peers in the regulatory, law enforcement, financial services, and crypto native spaces.

What’s the cost?
Links NYC is complimentary.

  • Afternoon Breakout:
    Hub 1

    Day 1: May 18

    Principles of Crypto Compliance
    1:00 - 1:45 PM 
    Joe Baerenz, Alma Angotti

    The cryptocurrency ecosystem and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) are primarily regulated under the laws that govern value transmission. This session, featuring the extensive compliance and regulatory experience of Alma Angotti (Partner, Guidehouse, Global Legislative and Regulatory Risk) will discuss the key considerations VASPs should take into account when building out their compliance functions. We will delve into how VASPs can apply traditional anti-money laundering concepts to this new paradigm, overcome unique technical challenges, and the core functionalities that distinguish crypto compliance from traditional compliance programs.


    Looking Forward: The Future of Exchange Businesses
    2:00 - 2:45 PM
    Igor Kleyman, Gemini, Ben Gray, Paxos, Christine Parker, Coinbase, Catilin Barnett, Chainalysis

    As cryptocurrency continues to enter the mainstream consciousness, exchange businesses are thriving. But beyond providing a platform for buying and selling cryptocurrency, exchanges are involving themselves in the cryptocurrency ecosystem like never before. How are exchange businesses evolving? How are they adapting to an ever-changing regulatory landscape? What types of business data are they implementing to better serve their customers around the world?

    In this session, Chainalysis Director of Compliance and Regulation Caitlin Barnett joins Sydney Schaub, Chief Legal Officer, Gemini, Ben Gray, Global General Counsel, Paxos and Christine Parker, Deputy Regulatory Officer, Coinbase to explore these questions, and more!


    Emerging Trends in Latin America
    3:15 - 4:00 PM
    Bruno Sousa, Hashdex, Vanessa Fernandez, Itau, Felipe Vallejo, Bitso, Brianna Kernan Chainalysis

    Latin America has been on the forefront of crypto adoption – from stablecoins to using crypto as legal tender. In this session, we’ll answer the question: what trends are taking root throughout Latin America now, and what is to come in the next 12 months? Join Bruno Sousa (Head of Global Expansion, Hashdex), Vanessa Fernandes (CEO, Itau Digital Assets, Itaú Unibanco), and Felipe Vallejo (Chief Regulatory Officer, Bitso) to hear more about how their teams are expanding globally (and protecting their customers along the way!).


    A Conversation: Identifying and Seizing Virtual Assets
    4:15 - 5:00 PM
    Aidan Larkin, Asset Reality, Amanda Tuminelli, Kobre and Kim, Gurvais Grigg, Chainalysis

    In this session, asset realization experts will explore the art of the possible for tracing and recovering virtual assets. This session is for anyone whose job entails recovery of assets, collection of debts, enforcement of judgments, and investigation of financial fraud, including law enforcement, financial intelligence units, lawyers, insolvency practitioners, accountants, banks and more. Even if you haven’t yet included crypto in your activities, this panel is for you. Chainalysis Global Public Sector CTO Gurvais Grigg will be joined onstage by Asset Reality CEO Aidan Larkin and Amanda Tuminelli, Principal at Kobre and Kim.


    Day 2: May 19

    So You Want to Custody Crypto
    1:00 - 1:45 PM
    Jeff Billingham, Chainalysis, Neil Chopra, Fireblocks, Alfarida Mohammed, FTX, Rich Booth, Western Alliance

    If you work at a financial institution entering the crypto custody space, you probably have a million questions. What does it even mean for a bank to custody crypto? What are the risks? Who are the other custody providers in the space? What are we going to accomplish as a business by doing this? And how do I get involved? In this session, Chainalysis VP of Capital Markets Jeff Billingham sits down with private sector leaders to discuss the challenges, opportunities and potential barriers to entry.


    The Future of Currency
    2:00 - 2:45 PM
    David Puth, Centre, Candace Kelly, Stellar, Paul Bances, PayPal

    Are you curious about digital payment systems, stablecoins, and their impact on the broader financial ecosystem? If so, join Chainalysis Senior Policy Advisor Clark Flynt-Barr as she sits down with Centre CEO David Puth, Stellar General Counsel Candace Kelly, and Paul Bances, Head of Global Market and Business Development, for PayPal’s Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Currencies (BCDC) business unit to discuss these topics and more.


    The Chainalysis Community: Smarter Together
    3:15 - 4:00 PM
    Jason Phan, Chainalysis, Alanna Fischer, Chainalysis, BitBuy, Rich Sanders, Cipherblade 

    We believe that for trust in cryptocurrency to become a reality, collaboration between all types of organizations must be the foundation. The Community Tab, which launched earlier this year, has been a gamechanger for facilitating cross-org collaboration, but we’re just scratching the surface. Come join us as we hear from customers on how they’ve tapped into the power of the Chainalysis community, and stay for a sneak peek of exciting new collaboration features to come!


    The Future of Financial Institutions Adopting Cryptocurrency
    4:14 - 5:00 PM
    Amy Pugh, Cross River, Michelle Sabins, Silvergate, Nicholas Joseph, WorldPay/FIS

    As financial institutions enter the digital asset space, different use cases are emerging for how they engage with crypto. Join Moderator Christian Woodward, VP Americas at Chainalysis and panelists Luca Cosentino, Head of Crypto, Cross River Bank, Michelle Sabins, Chief AML and Sanctions Officer, Silvergate Bank, and Nicholas Joseph, Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance, WorldPay/FIS as they discuss how they are developing different strategies to leverage cryptocurrency for their customers.

  • Afternoon Breakout:
    Hub 2

    Day 1: May 18

    From Investigation to Prosecution: A State and Local Perspective
    1:00 - 1:45 PM
    Elizabeth Roper, DANY, Erin West, SCC, Beth Bisbee, Chainalysis

    In this session, state and local officials will meet to discuss their journeys into crypto - from investigations to prosecution and beyond.


    Chainalysis Training: The State of Cryptocurrency Regulation
    2:00 - 2:45 PM
    Joe Baerenz, Chainalysis

    This breakout session will explore the relationship between FATF recommendations, national legislation, and cryptocurrency services. Looking forward, we will examine some of the technical ways cryptocurrency pushes the boundaries of existing regulations and how these technical innovations of cryptocurrency might shape the laws that govern the industry.


    Chainalysis Investments: On-Chain Customer Insights to Grow your Cryptocurrency Business
    3:15 - 4:00 PM
    Philip Gradwell, Chainalysis, Quynh Tran Thanh, Chainalysis

    Are you struggling to decide what product to build next and how to better nurture your customers? Join this session to get a sneak peek into how Chainalysis helps crypto businesses grow faster as the web3 industry accelerates. Learn how we provide unique insights into which customer segments are growing or churning to competitors, and which tokens, NFTs, and DeFi services are popular amongst customers.


    Crypto in Wartime
    4:15 - 5:00 PM
    Kim Grauer, Chainalysis, Andrew Fierman, Chainalysis, Kayla Green, Chainalysis

    Cryptocurrency has played a key role in the war in Ukraine - from funding donations to Ukrainians on the ground to raising concerns that it could be used to evade sanctions. Luckily, blockchain analysis can help enable crypto to be a force for good due to the transparency it provides.

    In this session, we’ll walk you through:
    - Original Chainalysis research highlighting different trends occurring before and during the Ukraine invasion
    - The Chainalysis free sanctions screening solutions as a tool to help the industry respond to the crisis
    - What’s happened with sanctions and what is next


    Day 2: May 19

    Chainalysis Training: Lightning Network and Transaction Monitoring
    1:00 - 1:45 PM
    Joe Baerenz, Chainalysis, Adam Hart, Chainalysis

    Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency, but between price volatility and limited retail adoption, it is seldom used as a way to pay for goods and services. Lightning aims to solve the shortcomings of Bitcoin as currency while capitalizing on its well established, decentralized, secure network. This module will explore how the Lightning Network functions and its potential to improve transaction speed, reduce fees, and truly function as digital cash.


    Chainalysis Training: Complex Crypto Compliance Investigations
    2:00 - 2:45 PM
    Joe Baerenz, Chainalysis

    Blockchain analytics tools offer compliance teams an unprecedented amount of information regarding the transactional activity of their users. This session will consist of a case study exploring advanced workflows in KYT and Reactor, and how both on- and off-chain data can be used to identify criminal activity, prevent customer exploitation, and protect cryptocurrency businesses.


    The Best of Private Sector Case Studies
    3:15 - 4:00 PM
    BlockFi, SFOX, Digital Mint

    In this track session, join team members from BlockFi, sFOX and Digital Mint as they each share a 15-minute lightning-style talk showcasing a recent case study that highlights recent achievements in their Compliance programs. Each session is jam packed with insights for compliance pros.


    Chainalysis Training: Mining 101
    4:15 - 5:00 PM
    Brian Alapatt, Chainalysis, Joe Baerenz, Chainalysis

    As financial institutions enter the digital asset space, different use cases are emerging for how they engage with crypto. Join Moderator Christian Woodward, VP Americas at Chainalysis and panelists Michelle Sabins, Chief AML and Sanctions Officer, Silvergate Bank, and Nicholas Joseph, Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance, WorldPay/FIS as they discuss how they are developing different strategies to leverage cryptocurrency for their customers.

  • Afternoon Breakout:
    Mainstage

    Day 1: May 18

    Chainalysis Compliance Solutions Suite: Defi, NFTs, Web3, and More
    1:00 - 1:45 PM
    Andy Granowitz, Chainalysis, Kayla Green, Chainalysis, Yusuf Roso, Chainalysis

    DeFi and web3 are driving more complex interactions, unlocking a slew of new opportunities and use cases. But as the market of decentralized web3 protocols like DEXs, DeFi platforms, DAOs, DApps and NFT marketplaces grows rapidly, compliance teams need to manage evolving risks and compliance requirements. Join this session to learn how we’re expanding KYT to help manage these risks. We will also dive into recent product releases, like behavioral alerts, and share case studies.


    Chainalysis Investigations Solutions Suite: Simplifying the Complex
    2:00 - 2:45 PM
    Matt Wilson, Chainalysis, Dalia Kandeil, Chainalysis, Yusuf Roso, Chainalysis

    With the explosive growth of our industry, there's also been an increase in complexity. Transaction volumes are skyrocketing. Investigations often involve tracing funds as they are transferred across multiple tokens or chains. Layer 2 protocols and high throughput blockchains are unlocking more use cases like NFTs and gaming. We're making our investigations solutions better at simplifying this complexity for you. Come to hear how users are leveraging recently released features and learn more about what’s coming next.


    Chainalysis Training: Challenges in Ethereum Tracing
    3:15 - 4:00 PM
    Adam Hart, Chainalysis

    The Ethereum network launched in 2015 with the goal of becoming a decentralized world computer. In recent years this has become a reality, with billions of dollars flowing through decentralized applications built on the Ethereum network every day. That said, the Ethereum network is fundamentally different from UTXO model cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. In this module, we will explore the unique challenges of Ethereum tracing, comparing and contrasting the investigative challenges with the more familiar world of Bitcoin investigations.


    Chainalysis Training: NFTs: the Crypto Collectibles
    4:15 - 5:00 PM
    Adam Hart, Chainalysis, Anand Rao, Chainalysis, Phillip Silitschanu, IDC

    Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been discussed everywhere from Wall Street to Saturday Night Live – but how are NFTs so fundamentally different from other cryptocurrencies? In this session, we will look at the technical underpinnings of NFTs and their range of uses, spanning everything from flashy digital collectibles to record keeping infrastructure in financial applications. We will also examine the potential use of NFTs in money laundering and the inherent vulnerabilities of attempting to launder funds using open, transparent networks.


    Day 2: May 19

    The Best of Law Enforcement Case Studies
    1:00 - 1:45 PM
    USSS, Calgary Police Service, IRS-CI

    In this track session, join representatives from three law enforcement agencies: US Secret Service, IRS: Criminal Investigations, and the Calgary Police Service as they each share a 15-minute lightning-style talk showcasing a recent case study that highlights an investigation their teams conducted, packed full of actionable insights.


    Into the Metaverse: What You Need to Know
    2:00 - 2:45 PM
    Jacob Illum, Chainalysis, Jessi Brooks, Ribbit Capital, Richard Widmann, Google

    Have you, like everyone else, been hearing about the metaverse? Are you curious about what it actually is? Join this session to learn:
    -What is the present state of the metaverse?
    -What is the metaverse NOT?
    -What does it mean for digitally linked identities and blockchain technology?

    First, Chainalysis Chief Scientist Jacob Illum will share insights into the metaverse, and then he will sit down with Jessi Brooks, COO Ribbit Capital and Rich Widmann, Head of Digital Asset Strategy, Google Cloud to talk about the future of the metaverse and its impact on public and private sector businesses."


    Chainalysis Training: What You Need to Know About DeFi
    3:15 - 4:00 PM
    Adam Hart, Chainalysis, Brian Alapatt, Chainalysis

    This session will focus on the new and varied world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi). We will compare it to traditional finance and examine what powers this technology. Finally, we will survey the various DeFi use cases, innovations, and risk mitigation strategies of this rapidly developing area of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.


    Locked and Extorted: Responding and Recovering from Ransomware
    4:15 - 5:00 PM
    Lindsey Chiesa, FBI, Brian Carter, Chainalysis, Kurtis Minder, Groupsense

    Ransomware is one of the most dynamic, constantly changing forms of cryptocurrency-based crime. As of February 2022, we’ve identified just over $720 million worth of ransomware payments in 2021 and that number keeps growing. But what happens when a business encounters ransomware?

    In this session, Kurtis Minder (CEO, Groupsense), Lindsey Chiesa (Computer Scientist, FBI) and Brian Carter (Senior Cybercrimes Specialist, Chainalysis) will take you step by step through what happens from the moment an active threat presents itself all the way through to resolution (and hopefully return of funds or data).


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