...Brandon Dulisse; Mark Morgan; Matt Logan Purpose This paper aims to examine how the emergence of cryptocurrency introduces novel violent crime typologies, such as “wrench attacks,” where offenders use physical coercion to compel victims to transfer digital assets, and how crypto’s characteristics...

...Sohee Jung; Kyung-Shick Choi; Hyeseon Noh; Jae-Seung Lee; Mijin Kim; Insun Park; Sinchul Back Purpose The growing involvement of cryptocurrency in criminal activities poses unique challenges and opportunities for economic crime investigations. This study aims to examine the structure...

...Thomas E. Dearden; Katalin Parti; James Hawdon Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the applicability of conventional criminological theories to white-collar offenders involved in cryptocurrency-related market manipulation, specifically pump-and-dump schemes. Using Sutherland’s...

...Tiago Cardao-Pito Purpose Binance, currently the largest cryptocurrency exchange, was recently caught by US authorities committing serious financial crimes such as money laundering, fraud and financing terrorist organizations and organized crime. The purpose of this study is to obtain lessons...

...@yur.sumdu.edu.ua © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Cybercrime Virtual assets Cryptocurrency Cyberfraud Cybertheft Money laundering The uniqueness of cyberspace as a component of the information environment distinguishes the objects...

...Esther Lea Ledoux; Nadia Smaili Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze FTX cryptocurrency frauds. FTX is a former cryptocurrency exchange platform that went bankrupt because of fraud in 2022. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative method and a case study of FTX, the authors...

...Simon Mackenzie Purpose This paper reviews the recent collapse of two cryptocurrency enterprises, FTX and Celsius. These two cases of institutional bankruptcy have generated criminal charges and other civil complaints, mainly alleging fraud against the CEOs of the companies. This paper aims...

...Christiaan Ernst (Riaan) Heyman Purpose This study aims to, firstly, develop a red flag checklist for cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes and, secondly, to test this red flag checklist against publicly available marketing material for Mirror Trading International (MTI). The red flag checklist test seeks...

... through a mixer is not a straightforward problem. Table 1 summarizes the related literature that attempts to identify mixing transactions in the Bitcoin network. AML Money laundering Bitcoin Cryptocurrency DeFi Mixer Money laundering can be defined as the integration of funds obtained...

...Christian Leuprecht; Caitlyn Jenkins; Rhianna Hamilton Purpose This study aims to explain how cryptocurrency is leveraged for illicit purposes across the global financial system. Specifically, it establishes how cryptocurrency has been changing the nature of transnational and domestic money...

... Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Artificial intelligence Virtual reality Augmented reality Social connection Metaverse Cybercriminality NFT Cryptocurrency Blockchain technology Web 3.0 Augmented reality Digital commerce Digital assets...

... to integrate the space transition theory into an analysis of digital asset fraud schemes. While the borderless nature and nonreliance on central authorities facilitates commercial freedom, international anonymity creates opportunity for fraudsters. The blockchain ledger associated with cryptocurrency...

...Daniel Dupuis; Kimberly Gleason Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the opportunities and limitations of cryptocurrencies as a tool for money laundering through six currently available “open doors” (exchange mechanisms). The authors link the regulatory dialectic paradigm to know your...

...Victor Dostov; Pavel Shust Purpose – The purpose of the article is to look closely at the phenomenon of the cryptocurrencies such as and bitcoin to identify their potential vulnerabilities to money laundering and financing of terrorism. It also explores their specific characteristics relevant...