✅ Your Onboarding Checklist
Work through these at your own pace. Your first week is about learning, not delivering. Take your time!
👥 Meet the Team
We're a small, mighty team. Everyone wears multiple hats. Don't be shy — reach out to anyone!
CEO / Founder
CTO / Co-Founder
Lead Investigator
Head of Operations
Senior Engineer
Product Designer
🏛️ Executive Team
Meet the leadership team driving Blockchain Unmasked's mission forward.
David
Paul
💎 Our Culture & Values
This is who we are and how we work. We take these seriously — they're not just wall art.
Follow the Evidence
We're rigorous and data-driven. Every investigation tells a story — our job is to find the truth, not confirm assumptions.
Protect People
Behind every case is a real victim. Our work has real impact — we never lose sight of the humans we're helping.
Bias for Action
Crypto moves fast. So do we. Ship, iterate, learn. Progress over perfection — but never compromise on quality where it matters.
Always Learning
Blockchain evolves daily. We stay curious, share knowledge openly, and invest in each other's growth.
Ownership Mindset
You own your domain. We trust you to make decisions, take initiative, and ask for help when you need it.
Radical Transparency
We share context broadly. The more you know, the better decisions you make. No information hoarding.
🏢 How We Work
🌍 Remote First
Work from anywhere. We're distributed across timezones. Core overlap hours: 10 AM - 2 PM PST.
💬 Communication
- Slack — daily comms
- Notion — docs & wiki
- Linear — project tracking
- Google Meet — video calls
📅 Meetings
- Daily standup (15 min, async OK)
- Weekly all-hands (Mondays)
- 1:1s with your manager (weekly)
- No-meeting Wednesdays 🙌
🏝️ Time Off
Unlimited PTO — we mean it. Minimum 2 weeks/year. Tell your team, put it on the calendar, and go recharge.
🛠️ Tools & Access
Here's everything you'll need. Check with IT if any access is missing.
Slack
Our HQ for communication. Join all public channels, lurk, and jump in!
Notion
Company wiki, docs, meeting notes, processes. Bookmark the "New Hire Hub" page.
Linear
Project management & issue tracking. Your tasks and sprints live here.
GitHub
All code repos. You'll get access to relevant repos on Day 1.
Google Workspace
Email, calendar, docs, drive. Your @blockchainunmasked.com account.
1Password
Team password manager. Never store passwords anywhere else.
Google Meet / Zoom
Video calls. Camera on for 1:1s and all-hands (optional for standups).
Internal Forensics Platform
Our core product. You'll get a demo in Week 1. Access granted per role.
🔗 Crypto Forensics 101
You don't need to be a crypto expert on Day 1 — but understanding the basics will help you contribute faster.
🧱 What is Blockchain?
A blockchain is a public, immutable ledger of transactions. Think of it like a giant spreadsheet that everyone can read but nobody can edit. Every transaction ever made is recorded permanently.
🕵️ What is Crypto Forensics?
Crypto forensics is the science of tracing cryptocurrency transactions to identify bad actors. When someone steals crypto, launders money, or funds illegal activity — we trace the money through the blockchain to build evidence.
🔍 How We Trace Transactions
We analyze transaction patterns, wallet clusters, exchange flows, and mixer usage. Our platform automates much of this — turning weeks of manual work into hours.
👥 Who Uses Our Tools?
Law enforcement agencies, compliance teams at exchanges, financial institutions, and legal firms. We help them investigate fraud, ransomware, darknet markets, and sanctions evasion.
💡 Key Terms to Know
- Wallet — An address that holds crypto
- Transaction hash — Unique ID for every blockchain transaction
- Mixer/Tumbler — Service that obscures transaction trails
- KYC — Know Your Customer (identity verification)
- OSINT — Open Source Intelligence
- Attribution — Linking a wallet to a real-world entity
📚 Deep Dive Resources
📖 Recommended Reading
Tracers in the Dark
by Andy Greenberg — The riveting true story of how crypto detectives hunted down criminals on the blockchain.
The Crypto Launderers
by David Carlisle — A deep dive into cryptocurrency-enabled financial crime and the fight against it.
Blockchain and the Law
by De Filippi & Wright — Explores the legal and regulatory implications of blockchain technology.
🎥 Talks & Videos
Crypto Forensics at Scale
Conference talk on how investigators trace millions of transactions in real time.
Blockchain Analytics Deep Dive
Technical walkthrough of clustering algorithms and attribution methods.
The Future of Financial Crime
Panel discussion on emerging threats in DeFi, NFTs, and cross-chain laundering.
📰 Industry Resources
Chainalysis Blog
Industry-leading research on crypto crime trends, sanctions, and compliance insights.
Elliptic Blog
Crypto risk management insights, typologies, and regulatory analysis.
CipherTrace Resources
Reports on cryptocurrency intelligence, AML compliance, and threat assessments.
FATF Guidance
Official guidance on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs).
🎓 Learning & Courses
Blockchain Analysis Fundamentals
Self-paced course covering transaction tracing, wallet clustering, and investigative techniques.
AML/KYC Compliance
Certification-track course on anti-money laundering regulations in the crypto space.
OSINT for Crypto Investigations
Learn open-source intelligence techniques for blockchain forensics and attribution.
❓ Who to Ask About What
Don't waste time guessing. Here's your cheat sheet for getting answers fast.
Tech setup issues
CTO or Senior Engineer in #engineering
HR, benefits, payroll
Head of Operations — DMs always open
How investigations work
Lead Investigator — ask to shadow a case
Company strategy & vision
CEO — coffee chat or #general
Product & design
Product Designer — Figma access + design crits
Where to find docs
Notion wiki or ask in #general
Time off / scheduling
Your manager + Google Calendar
Literally anything else
Your onboarding buddy or #random — we're friendly!
🙋 No Question is Too Small
Seriously. We'd rather you ask "dumb" questions on Day 1 than struggle silently for a week. Everyone here was new once. We've got your back.