In this episode we sit down with Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, to unpack one of the most important and misunderstood topics in digital assets: crypto crime, sanctions evasion, privacy, AI-powered fraud, and the future of blockchain intelligence.

Ari brings a unique perspective to the conversation. Before joining TRM Labs, he spent over a decade as a U.S. federal prosecutor working on terrorism finance, national security, sanctions, and financial crime cases, before moving to the U.S. Treasury and later into crypto.

We discuss why illicit crypto activity reached record highs in 2025, why that headline does not tell the full story, how Russia, Iran, North Korea and organized criminal networks are using crypto infrastructure, and why Ari believes blockchains are also one of the most powerful tools ever created for inves ...