Practical guidance for professionals investigating crimes involving cryptocurrency.

In There’s No Such Thing as Crypto Crime: An Investigators Guide, experienced cybersecurity and forensics consultant Nick Furneaux provides an expert overview of the main methods used by cryptocurrency investigators, including investigations on Bitcoin and Ethereum type blockchains. The book discusses the criminal opportunities available to malicious actors in the crypto world, as well as the investigative principles common to this field.

The author explains in detail a range of essential topics, including how cryptocurrency is used in crime, wallet exploitation, and investigative techniques for the main blockchains, as well as exploring important areas such as tracing through contracts, coin swaps, layer 2 chains, and bridges.

He also offers engaging and informative explanations of strategies used by investigators worldwide to recover assets from crypto-related crimes. Additionally, the book covers how non-fungible tokens, new alternative currency tokens, and decentralized finance play a role in cryptocurrency crime and how common investigative principles—such as discovery—apply to the cryptocurrency realm.

An essential and practical guidebook for fighting crypto-related financial crime, There’s No Such Thing as Crypto Crime will be a valuable resource for financial investigators, fraud and forensic professionals, and cybercrime experts.

Pages: 528, Year of Publication: 1025, Dimensions: 14.7x14.7cm