Europol Seeks Intern With Bitcoin Tracing Skills
The European Union's top law enforcement agency, Europol, is seeking an intern with the skills to trace bitcoin transactions, according to a job posting on its website. The posting seeks applicants for the 'Open Sources Collection and Analysis' project which will support Europol's Cyber Intelligence Team. Applicants should have skills in analysing bitcoin transactions and an interest in blockchain technologies in general. Among the technical skills that the role requires are: "[An] elementary understanding of tracing and attribution of bitcoin transactions and proven interest in blockchain....
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