Explore the dark underbelly of digital finance in Cryptocurrency Crime, a vital addition to the Tether Cryptocurrency series. This expertly crafted guide reveals how crime, politics, and blockchain technology intersect in today’s financial landscape. For students, professionals, and crypto enthusiasts, understanding these dynamics is no longer optional—it's essential.
Chapters Brief Overview:
1: Cryptocurrency and crime: Examines how anonymity fuels illicit crypto transactions globally.
2: Bitfinex: Investigates one of the most controversial exchanges tied to multiple crypto scandals.
3: History of bitcoin: Chronicles Bitcoin’s evolution and its role in criminal financial systems.
4: Blockchain analysis: Details forensic methods used to track illicit cryptocurrency flows.
5: Privacy and blockchain: Explores the tension between transparency and privacy in crypto networks.
6: Coincheck: Reviews the major Japanese hack that shocked the cryptocurrency world.
7: Bitcoin: Analyzes Bitcoin’s structure and its susceptibility to criminal exploitation.
8: Tether (cryptocurrency): Dissects Tether’s role in crypto finance and criminal investigations.
9: 2016 Bitfinex hack: Provides an indepth look at one of the largest crypto heists in history.
10: SafeMoon: Explores the rise and controversies of SafeMoon in the context of crypto fraud.
11: Cryptocurrency: Offers a broad view of digital currencies and the risks they pose in crime.
12: Quadriga (company): Unravels the mystery behind the Canadian exchange and its lost millions.
13: Cryptocurrency bubble: Discusses speculative cycles and their connection to financial crimes.
14: Cryptocurrency tracing: Covers modern techniques used by law enforcement to trace assets.
15: Sheep Marketplace: Investigates a darknet platform and the exit scam that followed.
16: Cryptocurrency exchange: Examines exchange operations and their roles in enabling fraud.
17: Cryptocurrency wallet: Describes wallet types and how they’re misused in laundering schemes.
18: Cryptocurrency tumbler: Explains tumblers and how they obscure the origins of funds.
19: Binance: Explores Binance’s growth and regulatory scrutiny over its compliance efforts.
20: Bitconnect: Dissects one of the most infamous crypto Ponzi schemes in recent history.
21: Blockchain-dot-com: Analyzes a major platform’s services and implications in criminal activity.
This book connects each case to the broader political and financial structures surrounding Tether and other cryptocurrencies. It equips readers with the insights needed to grasp digital crime and the tools to respond to it. Whether you're a policymaker, academic, or enthusiast, this resource is indispensable.
