... is document study or literature study by collecting primary and secondary legal materials. Findings The results of this study show that the bitcoin virtual currency has the potential to act as a means of money laundering. There are technologies and online platforms that are moving with more sophisticated...

... and logistic regression models to determine relationships among these variables. Findings The presence of individual defendants only (rather than a corporate defendant or combination thereof) and the use of only a cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin in committing a crime each made a case less likely...

.... Bitcoin Anti-money laundering Risk reduction Blockchain Cryptocurrency Darknet The definition of cryptocurrencies sums up the essential characteristics of these currencies. Cryptocurrencies are digital, immaterial and are suitable as a medium of exchange and unit of account (Financial...

..., the implications of the approaching Brexit from EU and the increasing association of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies with crimes. Finally, recommendations were advanced about the future of AML/CFT efforts and the need for internationally holistic approaches in combatting these twin scourges on all economies...

...Adam B. Turner; Stephen McCombie; Allon J. Uhlmann Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate available forensic data on the Bitcoin blockchain to identify typical transaction patterns of ransomware attacks. Specifically, the authors explore how distinct these patterns...

... Liechtenstein blockchain act, which has, thus, far not received empirical attention, to set the benchmark for international regulations. Corruption Money laundering Terrorist financing Bitcoin Blockchain Corruption Financial crime Liechtenstein blockchain act Cryptocurrency The purpose...

... divides the coins and transfers them to different darknet addresses, thus making it difficult to connect them to the original Bitcoin address or to each other. When the process is over, the coins are pooled again in a darknet wallet and transferred back into the original clearnet wallet. They are now...

... to insights as to why they persist despite AML rules, and what measures could be further taken to enhance compliance effectiveness. Anti-money laundering Bitcoin Whistleblowing Virtual currencies European banks Jurisdictional risk Financial disruptions Three recent banking case incidents...

... to intelligence collection and analysis in the prevention and investigation of ransomware attacks that involve cryptocurrencies. The paper uses the May 2017 WannaCry ransomware usage of the Bitcoin ecosystem as a case study. The approach proves particularly beneficial in facilitating information sharing...

...Umut Uyar; Ibrahim Korkmaz Kahraman Purpose This study aims to compare investors of major conventional currencies and Bitcoin (BTC) investors by using the value at risk (VaR) method common risk measure. Design/methodology/approach The paper used a risk analysis named as VaR. The analysis has...

...Fabian Maximilian Johannes Teichmann Hence, while Bitcoin is presumably important for terrorist financing, it has not yet been investigated exactly how terrorists are able to finance their activities through cryptocurrencies without being caught. Hence, a significant research gap has been...

... laundering risk posed. Anonymous funding methods obscure the origin of the funds, creating a higher money laundering risk (Financial Action Task Force, 2008). MMM Nigeria accepts many secure payment options for MMM transactions: Bank wire, MasterCard, Visa Debit, Interac and Bitcoin are all accepted...

...Perri Reynolds; Angela S.M. Irwin © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse research surrounding the anonymity of online transactions using Bitcoin and report on the feasibility of law...

...-currencies, more specifically Bitcoins, and their application to funding acts of terror. The paper clearly establishes the risks posed by this new payment technology and value transfer system to assist in the process of funding, planning and implementing acts of terror. Publications, blogs and sites...