About the Speakers

Beth Bisbee

Beth Bisbee is the Head of US Investigations for the Investigations and Special Programs team at Chainalysis. Beth manages a team of cybercrime investigators providing advanced, complex investigative support for both public and private entities while also advising prosecutors and investigators on “best practices” for cryptocurrency investigations involving tracing the flow of illicit funds.

Beth is a nationally recognized subject matter expert on cryptocurrency investigations with over ten years of professional experience with Chainalysis, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other government agencies.

Kalin Matechik

Kalin Matechik is a vice president of cybersecurity at JPMorgan Chase & Co, where she leads cryptocurrency threat analysis in North America and is responsible for analysis and dissemination of intelligence related to external threats to the firm, the firm’s products, services, and corporate brands. Kalin is based in Tampa, FL and has nearly 13 years of experience in intelligence analysis, operational tactics, and strategic operations. In her free time she enjoys reading, boating, and relaxing with her family.

Kelsey Dean

Kelsey currently serves as a Global Intelligence Manager for Coinbase, leading investigations into thefts of crypto, fraud, and money laundering amongst other matters. Prior to joining Coinbase in early 2018, Kelsey worked for the corporate investigations consultancy Kroll Inc., conducting inquiries into fraud, corporate malfeasance and pre-transactional due diligence. She has a B.S. from Brandeis University in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. In her free time she enjoys backpacking California and a good board game night.

Melanie Lefebvre

Melanie Lefebvre is an Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Senior Investigator and consultant with four years of experience, with a specialization in virtual assets and blockchain technology. She currently consults as an independent contractor for one of the world’s largest Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) and has previously held roles with other regulated exchanges and money service businesses. She is also a Certified Chainalysis Training Partner and board advisor to TCAE, and actively mentors and coaches compliance professionals looking to enter the virtual asset AML space.

Melanie actively creates and teaches educational content focused on virtual assets and its AML application to public audiences, educational institutions, law enforcement agencies and private companies. She is a frequent speaker on this subject, notably with Seneca College, the Canadian Institute for Financial Crime Analysis, ACFCS, Provincial and Federal Law Enforcement agencies, the Toronto Compliance & AML Events, among others.

She has written several articles that included analyzing popular fraud techniques used in the virtual asset industry, and that assessed the risks of new and existing blockchain technology, which includes the article “The Lightning Network – Deconstructed and Evaluated”, published by ACFCS.

She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP), and holds several blockchain intelligence certifications - CCFC, CRC, CISC, and CKC.