... at: celestialrita@gmail.com © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Ponzi schemes Pyramid scheme Machine learning Financial literacy Ethereum Blockchain Over the years, P.S.’s have become widespread and more sophisticated, partly due...

... at: aline.renda@unil.ch © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Switzerland has been an early adopter of blockchains, recognizing its enormous potential. However, the country has also been aware of the threats posed by crypto assets, particularly...

... Blockchain Cryptocurrency Data privacy and security Because the market valuation of cryptocurrencies has surpassed $2.5tn and is still rising (Global Cryptocurrency Charts, 2021), governments throughout the world have begun looking into the threats posed by this new asset class. Over the past...

... for further research in central bank digital currencies. Digital currency Money Central bank Central bank digital currency CBDC Digital finance Cryptocurrency Financial inclusion CBDC design Blockchain Distributed ledger technology E42 E44 E52 E58 This paper aims to provide...

... currency (Preuss, 2019). Within the white paper entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” he describes the technical basis for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The American software developer Hal Finnley is the first known recipient of a blockchain transaction and is often...

... cryptocurrencies are being used as a vehicle for financial crime (such as money laundering, terrorist financing and corruption) and propose a more effective international standard for regulation that uses the Liechtenstein blockchain act as a benchmark. This paper investigates how cryptocurrencies...

...Fabian Maximilian Johannes Teichmann; Marie-Christin Falker Blockchain technology is on the rise, and businesses and private users alike are using it for a variety of purposes. Whereas businesses often use blockchain to optimize data storage and sharing, for private users, its most popular...

... the measures could be strengthened. This is the only article to adopt this kind of approach. Money laundering Blockchain Financial inclusion Bank verification number Basic current account Three-tiered KYC Two billion people lack access to formal financial services. Approximately, 90 per cent...

... Ransomware Cryptocurrency Bitcoin Blockchain Money flows Intelligence Target-centric Illicit money flows In May 2017, a ransomware outbreak known as WannaCry infected more than 300,000 computers across 150 countries worldwide, making it the most prominent ransomware attack involving nation...