What happens when crypto collides with sanctions, geopolitical conflict, cybercrime, and AI-driven fraud? In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Fierman, Head of National Security Intelligence at Chainalysis, to explore how digital assets are being used by nation states, sanction networks, cybercriminals, and sophisticated illicit actors and why blockchain transparency may actually make crypto one of the most powerful tools for tracking financial crime.

We discuss how Iran has become an early crypto adopter under decades of sanctions pressure, why stablecoins are playing a growing role in cross-border activity, and how they are being used in everything from sanctions evasion to broader global financial access.

Andrew also explains how Chainalysis maps blockchain activity, how illicit flows are identified, and why the public nature ...