Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops — CoinDesk

“‘Usable leads’ is very nonspecific and can mean a wide variety of things,” he wrote in an email to CoinDesk. “For example in the best of cases for law enforcement, it can lead to real identities behind transactions. However, it can also relate to false information, such as a fake/stolen identity or a Tor address. All metadata is useful in investigations, and the extent to which this information is extremely variable.”