Crypto Investigation courses from Crystal
Get certified in cryptocurrency tracing, blockchain forensics, OSINT techniques, and crypto compliance. Learn from industry-leading experts with hands-on training.
Crystal Expert Crypto Fundamentals (CECF)
Gain essential knowledge to navigate the crypto landscape
Crystal Expert Crypto Fundamentals is for professionals new to cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3. This foundational training provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of blockchain technology, crypto assets, and the regulatory landscape. You will also gain a basic understanding of how to use Crystal Expert.
Course modules
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What is blockchain?
Learn how blocks are built, how mining and validation works, and what consensus mechanisms are.
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What is crypto?
Discover the characteristics of crypto, popular currencies, marketcap and dominance, an overview of UTXO and EVM, basics of smart contracts and definitions of coins/tokens.
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Stablecoins and CBDCs
Explore the types of stablecoins, current landscapes for stablecoins and CBDCs.
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Ownership
Learn the difference between hosted vs unhosted wallets, understand seed phrases and custodial services.
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VASPS and regulation
FATF guidance on VASPs, Travel Rule and other compliance obligations, Centralised vs Decentralised exchanges.
Learning outcomes
- •Understand how ownership within crypto works
- •Understand global regulations for exchanges
- •Get a basic understanding of the technical aspects of crypto
- •Learn how to use the basic functionality of Crystal Expert
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Crystal Expert UTXO Investigator (CEUI)
Master Bitcoin investigations with Crystal Expert
This course is for professionals conducting in-depth investigations into Bitcoin and other UTXO-based blockchains (like Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash). Learn principles, concepts, and practical application using Crystal Expert with real-world examples.
Enrollment requirement: All candidates must complete and pass Crystal's Crypto Fundamentals to enroll.
Course modules
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Introduction to UTXO-Based Blockchains
Understand Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash, BTC Fundamentals
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UTXO Tracing
- •Understand Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash, BTC Fundamentals
- •OSINT Resources - learn how to use open-source tools to supplement analysis in Crystal Expert
- •Tracing Techniques - understanding UTXOs and change outputs, heuristic analysis, and tracing methodologies
Learning outcomes
- •Understand the principles and concepts behind conducting an investigation into UTXO-based investigation
- •Learn how to apply these concepts in Crystal Expert for UTXO investigations
- •Learn how to use OSINT tools alongside Crystal Expert
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Crystal Expert EVM Investigator (CEEI)
Investigate Ethereum & Smart Contracts with Crystal Expert
Advanced training for investigating transactions on Ethereum and other EVM-compatible blockchains (including TRON). Hands-on experience with smart contracts, DeFi protocols, and using Crystal Expert for investigations, emphasizing real-world case studies.
Enrollment requirement: All candidates must complete Crystal's Crypto Fundamentals to enroll.
Course modules
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Introduction to Ethereum & EVM
History, structure, and technical fundamentals of Ethereum and EVM-compatible blockchains.
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Smart Contracts
Introduction, token standards, creation, and application in dApps like DEXs, bridges, mixing, loans.
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EVM Investigation Techniques
Tracing methodologies, function calls, smart contract analysis.
- •OSINT Resources - learn how to use open-source tools to supplement analysis in Crystal Expert
- •Tracing Techniques - shared ownership heuristic analysis
Learning outcomes
- •Understand smart contract functions and their investigative impact
- •Grasp principles of EVM-compatible blockchain investigations (including TRON)
- •Apply concepts to conduct EVM investigations using Crystal Expert
- •Utilize OSINT tools alongside Crystal Expert
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Crystal courses will teach you to investigate crypto transactions and follow funds. You will learn how to detect threats, create visualizations of interactions with suspicious entities and individuals and how to produce evidence to support investigations.
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