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title: "Building Chainalysis: Turning A Big Idea Into A Global Mission"
description: Follow the journey of Chainalysis from startup to global leader in blockchain data analytics.
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# [Building Chainalysis: Turning A Big Idea Into A Global Mission](https://39936595.hs-sites.com/sff-2022-session-recordings/sff-2022-videos/building-chainalysis-turning-a-big-idea-into-a-global-mission)

 Written by [GFTN](https://39936595.hs-sites.com/sff-2022-session-recordings/author/gftn) | Dec 6, 2022 5:00:00 AM

**Jonathan Levin**  
**Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer  
Chainalysis**

***In his talk, Jonathan talks about how he went about building trust in this thing called Blockchain technology.***

Jonathan Levin is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, where he is regularly called upon to testify for the U.S. Congress and other government hearings on the emerging risks and opportunities in cryptocurrencies. Jonathan is also a mentor for the Techstars Alchemist Blockchain accelerator.

Prior to Chainalysis, he was the CEO of Coinometrics, which provided the first dashboard of blockchain intelligence. He was also a postgraduate economist at the University of Oxford, where he researched cryptocurrencies.

Jonathan holds a BSC in Economics from Bristol University and Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Oxford. 

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