Training programme for government agencies
Money laundering using crypto assets
How to detect, investigate and counter criminal use of cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets to launder the proceeds of crime, and trace and recover such assets.
In recent years, financial payments have experienced an unprecedented wave of technological innovations with the development of new electronic payment methods. Cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets have the potential to make it easier for criminals to hide the source of their proceeds and move their funds across borders without detection.
This course covers how to detect, investigate and counter criminal use of crypto assets to launder the proceeds of crime, and how to trace and recover crypto assets.
Participants work in groups to investigate a simulated corruption and money laundering case in which the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is used as a payment method.
The case involves the Chief of Procurement at the Ministry of Public Health who uses Bitcoin as a means to launder the proceeds of corruption. Participants unravel an intricate scheme, follow the money trail across various jurisdictions. They analyse the Bitcoin blockchain with a view to securing evidence and tracing forfeitable virtual and physical assets.
Lectures help participants to transfer their fundamental financial investigations skills to the world of crypto assets.
Participants learn to:
- 01Understand the technology behind crypto assets and the legislation in place to regulate their use.
- 02Recognise how criminals may use crypto assets to launder the proceeds of crime.
- 03Trace Bitcoin transactions with the use of publicly available online tools.
- 04Manage challenges associated with the seizure and confiscation of crypto assets.
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