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Gurvais Grigg

Financial Crime Matters

CoinDesk Reports

Carpe Consensus

Paul Brody

Eric Wall

Craig Wright

Anatoly Yakovenko

Emily Parker

Nik Bhatia

Lex Sokolin

Henri Arslanian

Bitcoin Maximalism

Angela Walch

Brett Scott

Grant Gulovsen

Frances Coppola

Preston Byrne

Sebastian Serrano

OwlTail

Chainalysis

This week, “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Gurvais Grigg, global public sector chief technology officer at Chainalysis, a blockchain investigative firm.Grigg spent 23 years at the FBI, rising from a trainee to assistant director. But this April, he took a career turn and joined a private sector company, which is often helping law enforcement agencies investigate crypto-related crimes. In his intro blog post, Grigg said crypto becomes a tool of global economic influence, and it’s important for the U.S. to keep up to speed with the technology, unless it wants rivals like China or Russia to outpace it. But do we think the U.S. is the world’s best possible crypto cop? Gurvais have some ideas to share about this.2020 and 2021, indeed, became years of a ransomware pandemic, with cybercriminal groups hitting vast numbers of companies in the U.S. and Europe. In response, the U.S. government started a massive campaign against the hackers, or rather, against people and entities who helped those hackers cash out ransom crypto.Two Russian crypto services have been sanctioned already, the over-the-counter (OTC) trading firm Suex and crypto trading bot Chatex, and another OTC founder, Denis Dubnikov, was arrested in Amsterdam last two weeks ago, allegedly for helping launder proceeds from the Ryuk ransomware attacks. Chainalysis has been involved in some of these investigations, and Grigg said he expects there will  be more indictments, sanctions and arrests. Also, there will probably be more ransomware attacks in the future. What is the role of companies like Chainlaysis in all that? Listen to Anna, Ben and Danny to talk to Gurvais about all that, and more. Gurvais Grigg’s Twitter handle is @gurvaisMentioned in this episode:US Sanctions Enforcer Blacklists a Crypto Exchange for First TimeThis episode was produced, announced and edited by Michele Musso. Our theme song is by Elision.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, “Opinionated” hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/btschiller?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Schiller</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/baidakova?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Anna Baydakova</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/realDannyNelson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Danny Nelson</a> are talking to Gurvais Grigg, global public sector chief technology officer at Chainalysis, a blockchain investigative firm.Grigg spent 23 years at the FBI, rising from a trainee to assistant director. But this April, he took a career turn and joined a private sector company, which is often helping law enforcement agencies investigate crypto-related crimes. In his <a href="https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/gurvais-grigg-chainalysis" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">intro blog post</a>, Grigg said crypto becomes a tool of global economic influence, and it’s important for the U.S. to keep up to speed with the technology, unless it wants rivals like China or Russia to outpace it. But do we think the U.S. is the world’s best possible crypto cop? Gurvais have some ideas to share about this.2020 and 2021, indeed, became years of a ransomware pandemic, with cybercriminal groups hitting vast numbers of companies <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/07/05/ransomware-group-revil-strikes-again-demands-70m-in-bitcoin-from-200-us-firms/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">in the U.S.</a> and<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/10/electronics-retailer-mediamarkt-hit-by-ransomware-demand-for-50m-bitcoin-payment-report/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Europe</a>. In response, the U.S. government started a massive campaign against the hackers, or rather, against people and entities who helped those hackers cash out ransom crypto.Two Russian crypto services have been sanctioned already, the over-the-counter (OTC) trading firm <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/05/heres-what-we-know-about-suex-the-first-crypto-firm-sanctioned-by-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Suex</a> and crypto trading bot <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/09/biden-administration-sanctions-crypto-exchange-chatex-over-ransomware-allegations/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Chatex</a>, and another OTC founder, Denis Dubnikov, was <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-accuses-russian-of-money-laundering-for-ryuk-ransomware-gang-11636741333" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">arrested</a> in Amsterdam last two weeks ago, allegedly for helping launder proceeds from the Ryuk ransomware attacks. Chainalysis has been involved in some of these investigations, and Grigg said he expects there will  be more indictments, sanctions and arrests. Also, there will probably be more ransomware attacks in the future. What is the role of companies like Chainlaysis in all that? Listen to Anna, Ben and Danny to talk to Gurvais about all that, and more. Gurvais Grigg’s Twitter handle is @gurvaisMentioned in this episode: <ul><li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/21/us-sanctions-enforcer-blacklists-a-crypto-exchange-for-first-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">US Sanctions Enforcer Blacklists a Crypto Exchange for First Time</a></li></ul> This episode was produced, announced and edited by Michele Musso. Our theme song is by Elision.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

OPINIONATED: ‘Tis the Season of Ransomware Indictments, Feat. Chainalysis’ Gurvais Grigg

Kieran talks with Gurvais Grigg, Chainalysis’ Global Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, about tracking cryptocurrency used in fraud, ransomware and other crimes. Whether exchange traded digital currencies or so-called privacy coins, companies like Chainalysis, in tandem with law enforcement, are increasingly identifying cybercriminals and seizing their illicit funds, says Gurvais, who served more than 23 years with the FBI prior to joining the blockchain forensics company earlier this year. “You see patterns and similarities. You may even see previously identified actors re-emerge,” Gurvais, who left the FBI as an assistant director and head of the crime lab, says of the fingerprints that cybercriminals leave.This episode is sponsored by NICE Actimize’s Let’s Talk FinCrime: https://info.nice.com/lets-talk-fincrime.html

Kieran talks with Gurvais Grigg, Chainalysis’ Global Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, about tracking cryptocurrency used in fraud, ransomware and other crimes. Whether exchange traded digital currencies or so-called privacy coins, companies like Chainalysis, in tandem with law enforcement, are increasingly identifying cybercriminals and seizing their illicit funds, says Gurvais, who served more than 23 years with the FBI prior to joining the blockchain forensics company earlier this year. “You see patterns and similarities. You may even see previously identified actors re-emerge,” Gurvais, who left the FBI as an assistant director and head of the crime lab, says of the fingerprints that cybercriminals leave. This episode is sponsored by NICE Actimize’s Let’s Talk FinCrime: <a href="https://info.nice.com/lets-talk-fincrime.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://info.nice.com/lets-talk-fincrime.html</a>

Following the Money Even When Its Cryptocurrency, with Gurvais Grigg