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EP. 88 | CJ Rinaldi on Building Scalable, Risk-Driven Compliance at Kraken
Wednesday, 16 July, 2025

What happens when a veteran of traditional finance decides to help shape the future of crypto compliance? In this episode, Kraken Chief Compliance Officer CJ Rinaldi joins Ari Redbord, TRM's Global Head of Policy, to discuss his journey from the the SEC to UBS and Deutsche Bank and finally to crypto compliance at Blockchain.com and now Kraken.CJ delves into what makes a world-class compliance program in today’s fast-evolving digital asset ecosystem — from hiring top-tier talent to integrating blockchain intelligence and AI.Key highlights include:How Kraken builds risk-first, tech-forward compliance infrastructureWhy AI is a game-changer for due diligence and real-time threat detectionThe convergence of TradFi and crypto—and what it means for regulationNavigating financial privacy while combating financial crimeCollaborating with law enforcement to disrupt ransomware, terrorism financing, and North KoreaThe conversation goes deep into the challenges of real-time monitoring, crypto-native risk vectors, and how CJ thinks about operationalizing compliance globally across new asset classes.Whether you're building in crypto, investing in infrastructure, or working in policy and compliance, CJ’s insights offer a blueprint for what next-gen crypto compliance looks like in practice.