Web3 Financial Cybercrime OSINT Analyst
Company Chainlabs
Location Remote
Preferred GIAC Certifications GOSI, GCTI
Travel 0%
Salary Not provided
URL https://www.osint-jobs.com/job/web3-financial-cybercrime-osint-analyst
Contact Name Joana Azevedo
Contact Email talent/at/chainlabs.ai
Expires 2025-03-13

Job Description

Chainlabs.ai is a data startup dedicated to enabling web3 analytics. We are the only and largest
wallet labels broker in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. We focus on answering two questions :
1. Which wallets belong to which organization?
2. Which wallets are linked to illicit activities?
We provide wallet labels to over a dozen top-tier analytics companies such as Chainalysis, Nansen, Coinbase. Our team of 15 operates remotely, and our data is used daily to counter criminal activites, as well as helping lost funds recovery. We also support law enforcement, traders, and academic research.
Join us and play an important role in making web3 a safer and more transparent space.
About the role
We are looking for a Web3 Data Intelligence operator to help us discover websites and online actors that accept crypto payments.
This is a full-time, fully remote position with immediate start. The role offers potential growth into team lead or management positions.
Your responsibilities
● Discover web3 entities, for example exchanges, gambling websites, Bitcoin mixers, public figures owning crypto, NFT rug pulls, and ATMs
● Interact with these entities and record their information in a database
● Help us identify crypto-related cybercrime on the darknet using a TOR browser, including
darknet markets, stolen credit card sales, and money-laundering activities. You'll record these activities on a blacklist to increase web3 safety and trust.

● Read industry reports to understand web3 cybercrime trends and summarize findings in reports for clients and internal teams
● Analyze platforms like Telegram, Discord, Reddit, and X (Twitter) to identify emerging threats, trends, and entities
● Quality Control: Review data collected by you and your colleagues
● Participate in building new web3 data products, such as whale alerts and exchange
safety ranking websites
Based on your abilities and interests, you may quickly take on additional responsibilities:
● Management position within our Data Operators team
● Client-facing roles, directly providing and explaining collected data to clients
● Investigation of lost and hacked funds recovery
Must Have
● Strong organizational skills
● An exceptional attention to detail
● Experience in conducting in-depth online research
● Proficiency with spreadsheets, CSV files, and data entry tools for handling large volumes
of data
● Strong critical thinking skills to accurately label entities and identify data anomalies
● Basic knowledge of blockchain explorers: Familiarity with tools like Etherscan,
Blockchair, or Bitcoin Explorer to trace wallet activity
● Autonomous and self-organized in a remote work environment
● Excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English
Nice to Have
The following skills are beneficial but not required. We don't expect candidates to possess all of them:
● Transacted with cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, LTC, BNB, DOGE, etc.)
● Exposure to scams, malware, decentralized mixers, darkweb markets, atomic swaps,
theft, or stolen coins
● Understanding of Layer 1 and Layer 2 ecosystems, such as Solana, Tron, BNB Chain,
and ETH ecosystems
● Knowledge of DeFi, including swaps, bridges, DEXes, yield aggregators, and lending
platforms
● Basic experience with on-chain data tools such as Chainalysis (or equivalent), Nansen,
Dune, and Flipside Crypto
● Technical proficiency: Familiarity with TOR Browser, VPNs, OSINT software, and data
scraping tools

● Fluency in other languages (Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Spanish) to navigate non-English forums, darknet content, and local on-off ramps
● GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI) certification
● GIAC Open Source Intelligence (GOSI) certification
Why Join Us?
● Gain expertise in cryptocurrency analytics, blockchain forensics, and OSINT research—critical fields for the future of finance and security
● Make an impact! Your work will reach our network of analytics clients, helping thousands of law enforcement agencies, traders, and businesses combat cybercrime and fraud
● Leadership opportunities: Rapid growth potential with pathways to senior analyst or team lead roles as Chainlabs.ai scales
This role offers a truly global overview of the web3 space while helping make it safer and more trustworthy. Thank you for your application!