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About this book
Hands-on guidance for professionals investigating crimes that include cryptocurrency
In There's No Such Thing as Crypto Crime: An Investigators Guide, accomplished cybersecurity and forensics consultant Nick Furneaux delivers an expert discussion of the key methods used by cryptocurrency investigators, including investigations on Bitcoin and Ethereum type blockchains. The book explores the criminal opportunities available to malicious actors in the crypto universe, as well as the investigative principles common to this realm.
The author explains in detail a variety of essential topics, including how cryptocurrency is used in crime, exploiting wallets, and investigative methodologies for the primary chains, as well as digging into important areas such as tracing through contracts, coin-swaps, layer 2 chains and bridges.He also provides engaging and informative presentations of:
- Strategies used by investigators around the world to seize the fruits of crypto-related crime
- How non-fungible tokens, new alt-currency tokens, and decentralized finance factor into cryptocurrency crime
- The application of common investigative principlesâlike discoveryâto the world of cryptocurrency
An essential and effective playbook for combating crypto-related financial crime, There's No Such Thing as Crypto Crime will earn a place in the libraries of financial investigators, fraud and forensics professionals, and cybercrime specialists.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A History of Cryptocurrencies and Crime
- Chapter 2 Understanding the Criminal Opportunities: Money Laundering
- Chapter 3 Understanding the Criminal Opportunities: Theft
- Chapter 4 Who Should Be a Cryptocurrency Investigator?
- Chapter 5 The Role of Commercial Investigation Tools
- Chapter 6 Mining: The Key to Cryptocurrencies
- Chapter 7 Cryptocurrency Wallets
- Chapter 8 The Importance of Discovery
- Chapter 9 The Workings of Bitcoin and Derivatives
- Chapter 10 Bitcoin: Investigation Methodology
- Chapter 11 The Workings of Ethereum and Derivatives
- Chapter 12 Ethereum: Investigation Methodology
- Chapter 13 Investigating Binance Smart Chain
- Chapter 14 Applying What You Have Learned to New Cryptocurrencies
- Chapter 15 Open Source Intelligence and the Blockchain
- Chapter 16 Using Wallets for Investigations
- Chapter 17 Crypto Seizure
- Final Thoughts
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- About the Contributors
- About the Technical Editor
- Index
- EULA