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As a Cryptocurrency Intelligence Analyst you’ll play a key role in expanding and enriching one of Elliptic’s most important intelligence products—helping our customers gain visibility into the global crypto ecosystem and make smarter, safer decisions. You’ll be part of a passionate and collaborative Intelligence team trusted by law enforcement, financial institutions, and crypto platforms worldwide. Your work will directly power risk detection, entity screening, and verification workflows at scale. By identifying and profiling virtual asset service providers (VASPs), custodians, and exchanges, you’ll help increase transparency, and accountability, across crypto.
Ramp up on Elliptic's data, tools, and the VASP/exchange/custodian landscape, moving from shadowing to independent work
Own a steady caseload of entity research, profiling VASPs, custodians, OTC desks, and exchanges to Elliptic's quality bar
Apply AML concepts (ownership, licensing, jurisdictional risk) accurately and with minimal oversight
Take on more ambiguous/complex cases and taking a specialty
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Take ownership of design and maintenance of automated pipelines pertaining to these VASP coverage processes
You’re detail-oriented, thorough, and willing to put in the time to get things right
You care about how technology and finance impact society—and want to help make the crypto space safer and more transparent
You’re motivated by doing meaningful work that contributes to public good, even when it involves data heavy or sometimes repetitive tasks
You understand the importance of accuracy in risk-related environments and take pride in producing high-quality work
You actively use AI in your day to day, and have made scheduled tasks that help you in your recurring processes
Demonstrated interest in cryptoassets, financial crime, compliance, or international finance—either through education, research, or relevant work experience.
A basic understanding of anti-money laundering (AML) concepts, such as beneficial ownership, sanctions, or enhanced due diligence.
Comfortable navigating structured and unstructured data (news sources, registries, company websites, and public datasets) to assess business activity and risk profiles.
Proactive in communication and aptitude for working in a global team that spans Singapore, London and Washington DC
Eligibility to work in the US
Familiarity with VASPs, major crypto exchanges, or custodians—and how they interact with traditional finance systems.
Experience with open-source intelligence (OSINT), public company registries, or financial regulatory research.
Knowledge of global AML frameworks (e.g., FATF guidelines, MICA) or how crypto is regulated in specific jurisdictions.
Academic or practical experience in international relations, investigative journalism, compliance, economics, law
Interest in learning how intelligence products shape real-world decisions for law enforcement, banks, and regulators.
Hybrid working: The option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year.
Remote Work Budget: $650 budget to set up your home office space.
L&D Budget: $1,000 annual Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development.
Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + 8 US Public Holidays.
Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
Enhanced Parental Leave: We provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave.
Private British blockchain analytics and crypto-compliance software company serving banks, exchanges, governments, and digital-asset businesses.
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