Since the inception of the first virtual asset in 2009, Kroll has worked side by side with crypto companies, fund managers, investors and law enforcement to navigate their most critical challenges. Our industry knowledge, technical capabilities and analytical skills position us to have a uniquely broad and deep engagement with the crypto ecosphere, both on and off the blockchain.
Kroll’s advantage lies in our careful analysis of the blockchain, our experience in presenting evidence to courts and the diverse skills of our experts. Our team is comprised not only of crypto practitioners but also of open-source specialist investigators, computer forensic experts, intelligence analysts, regulatory and compliance specialists, insolvency practitioners, forensic accountants, former prosecutors and valuation and operational due diligence experts.
While technology evolves, the core principles of forensic investigation remain true. We hold financial information from the blockchain to the same level of scrutiny as public databases and corporate records. While the type of evidence is nuanced, we identify, analyze, quantify and interpret it for our clients.
We believe innovation is best paired with traditional investigation and look beyond the blockchain, drawing on multiple disciplines within our organization to gather intelligence. Our experts engage with the blockchain directly and use other data sources and techniques to identify services and users and to trace the movement of assets, delivering clear results to our clients.
When we’re conducting cybersecurity operations for digital assets, we work proactively or reactively. In reactive cases, such as theft or crisis situations, we move quickly, unlocking rich investigative expertise across Kroll experts. We then remediate and take clients back to a secure standpoint, where they’re able to continue business-as-usual operations.
We also help clients be proactive in implementing the right controls to keep their organizations compliant and safe. For clients with an existing presence in crypto, we often test the limits of their cybersecurity defences. Determining where vulnerabilities lie allows us to establish the best means of protection.
Whether keeping up with emerging rules and regulations across the world; developing robust governance, risk and compliance frameworks; implementing effective AML, sanctions and market surveillance programs and preparing for compliance with incoming digital assets regulations, Kroll’s industry-leading team works with firms across the lifecycle of their business.
For those looking to be authorized or regulated, we help ensure that businesses have the adequate arrangements and documentation in place to meet regulatory expectations. We also have significant experience supporting firms through remediation and regulatory scrutiny, having successfully undertaken numerous skilled-person reports and other regulator-commissioned reviews.
Crypto restructurings and insolvencies, given the volatile and evolving nature of the industry, are highly complex. Organizations need a partner with a commercial understanding of the crypto investor and creditor mindset; a technical understanding of blockchain-based technologies such as custody, staking, forking and airdrops; and a legal understanding of the protections and flexibility afforded by the respective regulatory regimes to address emerging crypto-specific issues.
Kroll has developed in-house capabilities related to the technical aspects of blockchain tracing, investigation and analysis by leveraging its base of subject matter experts in all the leading global crypto hubs, including Singapore, Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.
Cryptocurrency compliance, risk and diligence is a rapidly developing practice. Our experts provide a range of technical services and apply bespoke techniques that mirror anti-money laundering investigations to conduct financial crime review on digital assets. We look at all aspects involved in creating assets—including founders, subjects, ownership and entities—to establish a deep understanding and connect our findings to the crypto industry.
We create tailored risk profiles around digital assets and enable clients to make informed, business-critical decisions. While some exchanges and custodians do this internally, we offer the ability to augment teams, improving accuracy during times of intense pressure.
Kroll’s Data Insights and Forensics team comprises historical experts in situational risk, and we approach cryptocurrency with the same attention as all other risk types. Our technological innovation coupled with our traditional investigative work is why we are the preferred partner to many crypto companies, traditional financial institutions, government and tax authorities.
As we move toward Web3, we will see a reduction in the need for traditional banking infrastructure. Kroll can provide comprehensive support and targeted defense in a shifting financial landscape, securing the metaverse for people, entities and assets.
Kroll’s Digital Asset Operational Due Diligence (ODD) experts have conducted reviews on hundreds of digital asset funds and fund managers. We have also been retained to conduct ODD reviews of digital asset custodians, administrators and fund counterparties.
It is critical for institutional investors to conduct a thorough analysis of a digital asset fund and the fund’s manager prior to investment. Kroll’s team has helped institutions from around the globe identify regulatory, operational, counterparty, technology, compliance, governance and operational risks prior to investment.
Kroll has been at the forefront of valuation expertise in emerging markets from the dawn of the internet to the emergence of biotechnologies and now to cryptocurrency.
We conduct valuations around complex assets using the theories and techniques that apply to other early-stage investments. Our multidisciplinary valuation and damages analysis teams have the expertise and sophisticated valuation models required to fulfill even the most complex financial reporting, tax requirements and disputes. We provide independent analysis and expert witness testimony on the world’s largest and most complex cases.
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