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Certified Blockchain Analyst

Blockchain analysis on raw data: transaction graphs, clustering heuristics and their limits, token flows and SQL over chain data, proven in a hands-on lab.

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FormatOnline, multiple choice + practical lab
Questions60
Duration90 min
Practical lab6 tasks · 90 min, within 7 days
Item bankDrawn by blueprint weight
Pass mark70% or higher
Validity5 years
Free courseAbout 8 h
LevelSpecialist

What you earn

IDFE INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL FORENSIC EXAMINERS CREDENTIAL ID IDFE-BA-26-XXXX-XXXX SPECIALIST LEVEL CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT This certifies that Your Name has passed the examination and the practical lab and is awarded the credential IDFE Certified Blockchain Analyst IDFE-BA · DIGITAL ASSETS · EXAMINATION + PRACTICAL LAB VERIFIED CREDENTIAL · INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL FORENSIC EXAMINERS · Date of issue 15 January 2026 Valid until 15 January 2031 Issued by IDFE Board of Examiners Verify this credential at idfe.global/verify EXAMPLE EXAMPLE · NOT A VALID CREDENTIAL · CHECK REAL ONES AT IDFE.GLOBAL/VERIFY
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Who it is for

Data analysts, researchers, exchange risk teams and investigative journalists.

Exam format

OnlineExam

60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes

Questions are drawn at random from the item bank, weighted by the blueprint below. Answers are saved after every question, and the exam is submitted automatically when time runs out.

PracticalLab

6 tasks on a generated case in 90 minutes, within 7 days of passing the exam

A case is generated for you: ledgers to query with SQL, files to verify, a transaction graph to follow. You answer with exact values and pass with more than 70 of 100 points. The certificate is issued when both parts are passed.

See what it looks like

Sample questionSmart contract & token flow analysis

An examiner records the SHA-256 of a disk image at acquisition and again before analysis. The values differ. What is the most appropriate next step?

AContinue: hashes often change over time.
BDocument the discrepancy and investigate before relying on the image.
CRecompute the hash with MD5 instead.
DDelete the image and acquire it again without noting the issue.

The correct option is shown. In the exam, questions are drawn at random from a bank of several hundred items. Exams are written in English first; other languages open once their translation is reviewed.

Blueprint

These domains are the course modules and the weights used to draw exam questions.

DomainWeight
01On-chain data models (UTXO & account)
22%
02Transaction graph analysis
17%
03Clustering & entity heuristics
17%
04Smart contract & token flow analysis
17%
05Analytics tooling & SQL
15%
06Reporting & visualization
12%

Course syllabus

  1. 01Reading raw blockchain data6 lessons
  2. 02UTXO and account models6 lessons
  3. 03Building transaction graphs6 lessons
  4. 04Clustering heuristics and their limits6 lessons
  5. 05Token, NFT and smart contract flows6 lessons
  6. 06Querying chains with SQL6 lessons
  7. 07Analytical reporting6 lessons

Exam languages

English · availableEspañol · in reviewPortuguês (Brasil) · in reviewDeutsch · in reviewFrançais · in reviewItaliano · in review

An exam opens in a language only when its whole item bank has been translated and reviewed.