Crypto Threat Analyst

Join a global team of dedicated professionals at the forefront of combating crypto-enabled financial crime as a Crypto Threat Analyst at Elliptic .

About the Role : This is a unique opportunity to apply your research and analytical skills as part of a collaborative international environment working at the intersection of cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, and financial intelligence.

Department : Intelligence Collection

Location : Washington, D.C.

As a key contributor to our global intelligence team, you will investigate and monitor real-world uses of cryptoassets, from illicit activity such as darknet market operations, ransomware, and trafficking networks, to legitimate innovations like decentralized finance and tokenization.

Your work will directly enhance Elliptic’s industry-leading intelligence dataset, which powers our suite of blockchain analytics tools and empowers financial institutions and law enforcement partners to assess blockchain activity, strengthen compliance, and prevent financial crime.

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct in-depth research to uncover and analyze emerging typologies in crypto-enabled crime.
• Apply SME knowledge to surface insights into how transnational criminal organizations are exploiting cryptoassets.
• Build a comprehensive picture of global crypto crime trends and ensure Elliptic’s intelligence continues to reflect the full range of criminal actors using crypto.
• Collaborate with our global intelligence team to identify and integrate new entities, wallet clusters, and illicit behaviors into Elliptic’s dataset.
• Contribute expert analysis to blogs, whitepapers, and thought leadership reports.
• Represent Elliptic’s intelligence capabilities at industry conferences, training, and client forums.
• Cultivate collaborative relationships with public sector agencies, regulators, financial institutions, and investigative teams.
• Leverage Elliptic’s blockchain analytics platform and investigative tooling to conduct forensic analysis of cryptoasset transactions.
• Support law enforcement and governmental partners in their efforts to identify and disrupt criminal networks operating in the digital asset ecosystem.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise : You will be a great fit here if you have a demonstrable interest / experience in cryptocurrencies and blockchains, are a self-starter and a self-directed team player, with analytical and research skills.

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