Start with how blockchains actually store information. You'll work directly with transaction data, understand address relationships, and learn to extract meaningful patterns from raw blockchain records.

• Reading transaction structures across different networks
• Address clustering and entity identification methods
• Working with node APIs and blockchain explorers
• Building basic monitoring queries
• Understanding smart contract interactions
• Identifying common transaction patterns

Learn systematic approaches to following funds across blockchain networks. Work through real case studies that show how professional investigators track suspicious activity and document their findings.

• Multi-hop transaction tracing methodologies
• Identifying mixing and obfuscation techniques
• Cross-chain bridge analysis
• Exchange interaction patterns
• Documentation standards for investigations
• Risk scoring frameworks

Build automated monitoring systems and create reports that make sense to non-technical stakeholders. You'll use industry-standard tools and develop dashboards similar to those used by compliance teams.

• Setting up automated alert systems
• Building visual analysis dashboards
• Writing clear technical reports
• Integrating multiple data sources
• Creating compliance documentation
• Presenting findings to business teams