Michael Gronager didn’t set out to help law enforcement catch crypto criminals. An early convert to the world of blockchain and decentralized finance, he co-founded the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in 2011. At the time, Gronager was excited by the concept of “digital scarcity,” the idea of creating a digital object that could be moved but not copied, and the underlying concept behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Gronager still believes blockchain will fundamentally change the way money changes hands, paving the way for a faster, safer financial system.
