As real-time, publicly-available ledgers of transactions, blockchains provide exciting new data analytics opportunities. Kimberly Grauer leads us through the tools and approaches for blockchain analytics.

Kim:
• Is Director of Research at Chainalysis Inc., the world’s leading crypto analytics firm.
• Previously worked in an economic research and analysis group for NYC.
• Holds a Masters in Political Theory from the University of Oxford, a Master of Public Administration from the London School of Economics, and she completed the General Assembly Data Science bootcamp.

Today’s episode will appeal primarily to folks who are interested in blockchains and cryptocurrencies, particularly those keen to perform data analysis on blockchain data.

In this episode, Kim details:
• The unique real-time economic-data analytics opportunities that blockchains provide.
• Examples of her own research on blockchain data, such as analyses of illegal activity and global crypto adoption.
• The tools and approaches she uses daily to analyze and report on blockchain data.
• Where the evolutions of crypto, blockchains, and data science are going together.
• Why a data science bootcamp could be exactly the right thing for you if you’re looking to break into the field.

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