625: Analyzing Blockchain Data and Cryptocurrencies

Chainalysis' Director of Research, Kim Grauer joins Jon Krohn to explore the state of economic-data analysis on the blockchain.

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In this episode you will learn:
• Kim's role as Director of Research [5:02]
• The unique real-time economic-data analytics of the blockchain [13:07]
• How ML can predict patterns of criminal activity on the blockchain [18:56]
• Interesting use cases of ML for crime investigation [29:37]
• The tools and approaches Kim uses daily [47:44]
• The future of crypto, blockchains, and data science [50:54]
• Why a data science bootcamp helps people break into data science [53:42]

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