Public Key

About Public Key

Public Key is the cryptocurrency and compliance podcast, brought to you by Chainalysis. Every week Chainalysis Chief Marketing Officer, Ian Andrews sits down with thought leaders in the space to discuss ▪Emerging risks and opportunities in blockchain technology ▪How policymakers around the world are approaching crypto regulations ▪Data-driven insights into the latest trends in crypto economics and crime. ▪Breaking news in the crypto market Subscribe to be first to hear the Public Key podcast You can also stay up to date with crypto news by reading the industry leading Chainalysis blog and subscribing to the Chainalysis newsletter: https://blog.chainalysis.com/ Follow Chainalysis on: ▪Twitter: https://twitter.com/chainalysis ▪LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10607336 To learn more about criminal activity in crypto including scams, money laundering, ransomware and more, download the 2023 Crypto Crime Report: https://go.chainalysis.com/2023-crypto-crime-report.html To Keep Up With Ian Andrews, follow him on: ▪Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanAndrewsDC ▪LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianhandrews ⚠Our podcasts are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to provide legal, tax, financial, or investment advice. Listeners should consult their own advisors before making these types of decisions. Chainalysis has no responsibility or liability for any decision made or any other acts or omissions in connection with your use of this material. Chainalysis does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of the information in any particular podcast and will not be responsible for any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies of any part of such material. Unless stated otherwise, reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Chainalysis. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Chainalysis employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the company.

Publisher

Chainalysis

Category

education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Apr 2022

Latest episode

29 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

88 of 177 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Dec 2025

   How IRS-CI Follows The Crypto

   Acting Supervisory Special Agent Trevor McAleenan of IRS-CI discusses with Matt Wilson how the agency combats financial crimes involving cryptocurrency, including narcotics networks and fentanyl precursors, in this interview.

2. 

   8 Dec 2025

   The Reality of FATF's Asset Recovery Guidance

   Jim Lee interviews Aidan Larkin and Hugo Hoyland about FATF's asset recovery guidance, highlighting challenges and innovative solutions for managing seized digital assets, and improving global asset recovery.

3. 

   12 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Crypto National Security and Pig Butchering

   Industry experts Andrew Fierman and Erin West examine the complexities of crypto-related national security threats, including pig butchering scams and money laundering, and highlight global efforts to combat transnational organized crime in an interview.

Inside a recent episode

Crypto National Security and Pig Butchering

Published 12 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And it was at chain analysis links on the main stage that I introduced the idea of Operation Shamrock that we need to be cross sector working together, sharing information and fighting transnational organized crime as a unit that this isn't just a law enforcement problem, it's not just crypto problem, it's all of us. Yeah, when I think about pig butchering and the scam ecosystem, it's about a lot of different things, it's about the victims, it's about the scammers, it's about the technology, it's about the scam compounds and the human trafficking. And there's so many different angles to this, it's not just a crypto problem, it's not just a scammer problem, it's not just a victim problem, it's this whole ecosystem that that needs all of us, I think, in the fight to figure it out. […]

Who has been a guest on Public Key

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Trevor McAleenan
• Aidan Larkin
• Hugo Hoyland
• Andrew Fierman
• Erin West

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

236,249

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

39 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

73 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

90

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Books guests

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