TRM Advanced Crypto Investigator

Gain the knowledge necessary to conduct advanced on-chain investigations across blockchains

An advanced certification course designed for those with existing crypto forensics experience.

TRM-ACI is ideal for power users who want to leverage blockchain intelligence to the fullest extent during investigations and provides practitioners with advanced knowledge and skills for a variety of investigative blockchain activities.

Course includes:

Access to the on-demand virtual course
Training materials
Instructor access via live chat
Digital completion certificate and badge
Exam administration

Develop your blockchain skills anywhere, anytime

TRM Academy certification courses are delivered fully online and can be taken anywhere, anytime suitable for your schedule. CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

MODULE 1: Crypto crime tactics
MODULE 2: Ethereum blockchain
MODULE 3: Ether to Ether transactions
MODULE 4: Smart contracts
MODULE 5: Ether to contract transactions
MODULE 6: Decentralized exchanges
MODULE 7: NFTs
MODULE 8: DeFi transactions
MODULE 9: Binance chain and smart chain
MODULE 10: TRON: an Ethereum clone?
MODULE 11: Ethereum mixers
MODULE 12: Types of bridges
MODULE 13: Alt coin challenges
MODULE 14: Pattern analysis: mixers
MODULE 15: Mixers: decentralized Bitcoin mixing
MODULE 16: Data extraction via OSINT sources

Learning objectives

Students who complete this course should be able to:

Understand the threat landscape and vectors that lead to crypto crime
Explain manual demixing via services such as Wasabi and Tornado Cash
Understand derivation paths
Read contracts and identify contract spoofing
Apply signatures, both manual and those available in TRM Labs
Apply advanced forensics methods such as multi-signature confirmation in hex

Delivery and pricing

Students can engage with the course anywhere, anytime that suits their schedule.
Training materials are delivered virtually on-demand via a learning management platform and the access to the course does not expire.
Time commitment: 14 hours plus time to complete the final assessment.
Upon successfully passing a final assessment, students receive a digital accreditation certificate and badge.
Live instructor-led certification courses can be arranged on request for groups of at least 5 — additional fees apply.
On demand pricing starts at $1,400 per individual.
Group pricing starts at $1,200 per student.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

Crypto threat vectors: Learn about tactics and techniques prevalent in illicit crypto activity.
Mixer pattern analysis: Learn importance of pattern recognition to identify mixer usage patterns.
Transaction intel: Deep dive into transaction insights for mixers and DeFi entities with practical examples.
Token transactions: Gain insight into newer tokens and smart contracts including those tied to fiat currencies.

Taught by compliance and investigations experts:

Rita Martess, TRM Threat Intelligence Analyst, Former special agent, U.S. Secret Service
Taylor Windemuth, TRM Global Investigations, Former supervisory management and program analyst, FBI
Nick Furneaux, TRM Blockchain Intelligence Expert, Former Managing Director, CSITech; Author of Investigating Cryptocurrencies
Stephanie Ashford, TRM Deployment Strategist, Former contract financial investigator, U.S. Secret Service
Michael Pavlick, TRM Deployment Strategist, Former Director of Digital Asset Financial Crime and Sanctions, KPMG