Chainalysis Hires Former IRS Criminal Investigations Chief Jim Lee
Summary
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has appointed Jim Lee, former chief of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations unit, as Global Head of Capacity Building. In this role, Lee will advise regulators, law enforcement, tax agencies, and financial institutions on how to use Chainalysis' data and tools to combat crypto crime. Lee retired from the IRS in March after 29 years of service, during which he led operations that shut down darknet marketplaces and seized cryptocurrency from criminal organizations. Lee believes that as cryptocurrency becomes more prevalent in finance, it will also become more prevalent in crime, but equipping law enforcement with the right tools can help keep the crypto ecosystem safe.
