Novel
approaches
to
virtual asset
forensics

Positioning

Pearl Analytics is a virtual asset forensic analysis company. We aim to be subcontracted by larger firms who also perform these services. For any given investigation, we may be able to provide rare or even exclusive information.

Introducing the Virtual Asset Deep Inquiry

Provide us with an entry point for investigation, such as a virtual asset (also referred to as a cryptocurrency or cryptoasset) address or transaction.

We may be able to return rather novel information for the customer's inquiry, e.g.:

• Several dimensions of entity resolution (for example, transactions which have likely been made by the same person)
• Geographic associations, with emphasis on sanctioned countries
• Reports of associated criminal activity

We skip the standard stuff: the Virtual Asset Deep Inquiry is intended to supplement classic forensic analysis methods, not replace them.

Available for 3 of the most heavily-exchanged virtual assets.

Clients We Pursue

We have a strong interest in being contracted by the following firms in particular:

• Chainalysis
• CipherTrace
• Coinfirm
• Crystal Analytics (Bitfury)
• Elliptic

However, any organization may be able to accelerate a deep investigation or reopen a cold case using the Virtual Asset Deep Inquiry.

While we also work directly with financial firms and government agencies, we are highly specialized and do not attempt to offer comprehensive solutions.

Moral Imperatives

We especially want to apply our expertise against human trafficking. The practice is far too common. Fortunately its reliance on the global financial network offers potent vectors of attack.

Team

James Kirk Cropcho, founding principal

Mr. Cropcho directs most of his energy towards the research of proprietary methods for interpreting cryptographically secure ledgers such as blockchains, as well as the development of practical products and services which leverage these methods. His area of focus is probabilistic identity resolution.

Mr. Cropcho holds a graduate certificate from Columbia University, where he studied mathematics and statistics. He is a member of the New Leaders Program at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), and the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists. His work has been profiled by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and National Public Radio (NPR).

Advisory Board

Benjamin C. Dean

Benjamin C. Dean works at the intersection of technology, economics and public policy. He is presently responsible for cyber catastrophe modelling and exposure management at Hiscox Insurance Group. Through Iconoclast Tech LLC, Mr. Dean advises on cyber risk exposure for private and public sector clients. He is also a Fellow at Coin Center, which previously involved a project to investigate how cryptocurrencies are used around the world.

At times Mr. Dean contributes to various projects at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Recent projects include an initiative to develop business digital risk management metrics.

In 2016 Mr. Dean contributed a paper to the European Parliament on the economic implications of EU-US cooperation in cybersecurity and cybercrime. During 2017 he was a Fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington DC. From 2014–16, Mr. Dean was a Fellow for Cybersecurity at Columbia University and was a Policy Analyst at the OECD from 2008–12. Mr. Dean completed a MA International Affairs at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

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About the Company

History

Pearl Analytics was founded on February 2, 2018, in New York City by James Kirk Cropcho. The company is still in New York City today.

Affiliations

• AT&T Cybersecurity: Alien Labs Open Threat Exchange (OTX)

USA-made

All work is performed within the United States of America, by U.S. citizens.

All data are stored within the borders of the United States.

Financing

Pearl Analytics is financed by an entrepreneur with a background in federal law enforcement (United States) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML).

We are not soliciting investors at this time.