Chainalysis KYT Certification
Are you a compliance officer at a cryptocurrency business or involved in related activity? Discover your compliance philosophy with example users and determine appropriate compliance workflows with Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT).
The Chainalysis KYT Certification (CKC) credential provides practitioners with the knowledge and skills to apply their own compliance philosophy and determine appropriate compliance workflows with Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT).
This training uses both Chainalysis KYT & Reactor, the tools of choice for compliance officers and analysts at cryptocurrency businesses. The training is provided in a small classroom, in-person setting during a full day.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CKC Training is designed for active Chainalysis KYT and Reactor users, so participants are required to have a foundational knowledge of bitcoin change address analysis and some prior training or usage of both Chainalysis KYT and Reactor. For new users, these prerequisites can be satisfied through attendance in Cryptocurrency Essentials, KYT Essentials, Reactor Essentials training webinars that are accessible through the Chainalysis KYT Knowledge Base.
In addition to the content covered in these webinars, participants must have functional knowledge of change address analysis, cluster merges and custom clusters in Chainalysis Reactor. To master these and other useful investigative skills, we highly recommend taking Chainalysis Reactor Certified (CRC) before the CKC training. Chainalysis will offer a CRC training course before any CKC program. At a minimum, participants who cannot pursue the full Chainalysis Reactor Certified course must attend a 2-hour live Reactor Essentials Plus for a basic understanding of these crucial topics.
The cost of the CKC training event is $599 per person, which includes both the remote Reactor Essentials Plus webinar and 1 day of on-site, in-person training, catered lunch, exam administration, and a happy hour for participants.
The cost of the virtual CKC training event is $399 per person, which includes both the remote Reactor Essentials Plus webinar and 1 day of virtual training, and exam administration.
During this CKC event, you’ll work together to use a fictitious company to draft a compliance policy – so no need to disclose your company’s specific compliance policies with competitors. If you want to focus on your company’s compliance policies, let us know and we’ll provide info on an onsite ‘Get Certified’ package for your organization.
Absolutely! If you have 5 or more participants, let us know and we’ll provide info on an onsite ‘Get Certified’ package for your organization.
Participants who pass the exam are awarded the Chainalysis KYT Certification, available both in a physical certificate and online LinkedIn badge form (included in price). For the exam, students have 0.5 hours to answer 16 multiple-choice questions, with 75% correct or better qualifying as a passing score. Participants are allowed to access the slides and their notes during the exam, collaborating with other participants is not allowed during the exam. The CKC credential lasts for 1 year, at which time an individual must successfully recertify in order to continue use of the credential.
Since our training focuses on a hands-on approach, classes have a limited capacity and often fill up more than 1 month in advance. We encourage you to plan ahead to secure funding, and sign up quickly to ensure your spot!
We will contact you via email with confirmation of your course registration. We will also be in touch 1 week before the scheduled date of your selected course. One final email will be sent 48 hours before the start of the course reminding you of the logistical details.
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The Chainalysis KYT Certification (CKC) program ensures you are proficient using KYT, and we want you to stay up to speed with the latest product updates since your initial certification.
Renewing your certification will involve a brief online exam which you can access and complete at your convenience. Two months before your certification expires, you will start to receive emails from Chainalysis with instructions for renewing your CKC certification.
Refresher training options are also available for your organization – just contact us for more information.
Program Objectives
- List and explain the different values returned by KYT User Risk Profiles and Alerts
- Create a decision matrix on how to respond to example scenarios with different kinds of risky transaction activity
- Formulate internal policies and procedures to reduce future risky activity and make your company avoid money laundering activity
- Investigate example users with Chainalysis KYT and Reactor
- Correctly interpret transaction activity and apply corresponding compliance policies
- Present and discuss findings with suggested compliance actions
The Chainalysis KYT Certification is valid for one year following certification. Continued use of the CKC credential requires recertification. Attendees who do not pass the CKC exam during the in-person training are allowed one retake of the exam, which is enabled remotely at their convenience anytime within 30 days of the end of the CKC training. Chainalysis certification exams must be taken by each individual to test knowledge and application of investigative techniques, and no cooperation or working with others is allowed. Chainalysis will review exam results prior to awarding certification to each individual.
