NICHOLAS SMART
Director of Intelligence
Nick is a career intelligence practitioner and has spent almost 20 years working in both public and private sectors. His early career was spent working as an intelligence analyst, before performing a variety of information security and anti-money laundering roles in the private sector; he has a high level of subject knowledge and practical expertise in threat finance, cyber enabled crime and terrorism. Nick is the Director of Intelligence and Security for Crystal Blockchain, a leading blockchain intelligence company
IRINA GORBACH
Regulatory Compliance Senior Manager
With over 15 years of experience in the banking and financial sectors, Irina has built a robust career specializing in AML & Compliance, having held key roles in renowned banking institutions such as Raiffeisen Bank International, Société Générale. As the AML officer of the Gambling supervisory authority, she led FATF country risk assessment in gambling sector. In her recent positions at E money institution/ Virtual assets service provider Bitstamp further solidified her reputation in the crypto finance industry, where she developed and implemented comprehensive AML programs and collaborated with regulatory bodies.
Currently, at Crystal Intelligence, Irina leads efforts to mitigate financial crime in cryptocurrency transactions. Over the past five years, she has contributed to several crypto regulatory initiatives at International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, Trust EU affairs, Digital ID, Crypto UK, Global Digital Finance, and others. Irina has also been instrumental in building solutions to detect suspicious activity in both fiat and cryptocurrency, leveraging her extensive experience in detecting and reporting suspicious activity to develop these systems. Additionally, she is a member of compliance officers association, leading the working group on fighting financial crime in crypto assets.
