CCFC: Chainalysis Crypto Fundamentals Certification Prep

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

This is an independent, exam-focused preparation course for the Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification (CCFC) and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chainalysis. Instructor Aseem Mankotia walks compliance, AML/KYC, and financial-crime professionals through every domain of the CCFC scope, starting from zero crypto background and building up to the real investigative and compliance workflows used by exchanges, banks, fintechs, and law-enforcement teams.

You will build blockchain fundamentals from the ground up: distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms, Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and tokens, then move into how addresses, wallets, and transactions actually work on-chain. From there the course covers blockchain analysis concepts including clustering, attribution, and flow-of-funds tracing, taught tool-agnostically, followed by AML/CFT obligations, KYC/CDD, the FATF Travel Rule, and Know Your Transaction (KYT) monitoring. A dedicated typology section breaks down scams, ransomware, darknet markets, stolen funds, sanctions evasion, and money-laundering patterns from the compliance and investigator's point of view.

The final chapter is a full exam-style simulation with a time-management plan to help you rehearse under realistic conditions. All domain weights in this course are author estimates structured from the public CCFC scope, since Chainalysis does not publish official weightings, so confirm the current exam outline, format, question count, scoring, availability, and fees on the official Chainalysis Academy CCFC page before enrolling.

AI content disclosure: This course was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools. Lecture narration is AI-voice generated, and lecture scripts, slides, and practice questions were drafted with AI assistance, then reviewed and curated by the instructor for technical accuracy and alignment with the official CCFC exam guide.