Topic
Learn Chain Analysis
Chain analysis is the crypto version of financial forensics — turning wallet addresses into named entities and money flows. Learn it and you're immediately valuable to any exchange, law-enforcement liaison, blockchain intelligence firm, or bank with crypto exposure.
What you'll be able to do
- Read a block explorer like a spreadsheet
- Cluster wallets using common-input and change heuristics
- Spot Tornado Cash and other mixer outputs
- Follow funds across bridges and stablecoin hops
- Estimate wallet risk without a paid subscription
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Crypto Forensics DiplomaFrequently asked questions
Is this the same as Chainalysis training?
Chainalysis (the company) offers vendor-specific training. Ours is vendor-neutral and covers the underlying skills — you can apply it in Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic, or with open tools only.
Which chains?
Bitcoin (UTXO), Ethereum and EVM chains (address-based), Solana and Tron (in the bridge module).
Do I need to run a node?
No — block explorers cover 100% of what the course requires.
Is this the same as crypto forensics?
Chain analysis is the query craft; crypto forensics is the wider discipline that adds case-file writing and investigation workflow. The full diploma covers both.
Who hires people with this skill?
Crypto exchanges, banks with crypto exposure, chain-analysis vendors, law-enforcement contractors, stablecoin issuers, and boutique investigation firms.
How long is the topic module?
Chain analysis alone is ~10 hours; the full crypto forensics diploma is 5–7 weeks part-time.
Do I need to know cryptography?
Conceptually helpful, mathematically no. Understanding what a public key is, and what a transaction signature commits to, is enough.
Authoritative sources
Independent primary sources used to check and corroborate the guidance on this page.
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Official US channel for reporting internet-enabled fraud and cybercrime.
- US Federal Trade Commission — ReportFraud
Consumer fraud reporting and published enforcement data.
- UK Action Fraud
UK national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Canada's central repository for fraud reports and scam alerts.
