As regulations tighten, good risk assessment in the digital asset sector is more important than ever. The advent of blockchain technology presents new and challenging compliance requirements for VASPs who are being asked to deploy unique processes to meet AML obligations. Henry Burrows, the co-founder of crypto due diligence firm Alaco Analytics, discusses how lessons drawn from the financial sector, and the marriage of blockchain analytics with traditional investigative techniques, can simplify and enhance counterparty risk assessment.