New Directions in Cryptocurrency and Financial Crimes

The evolution of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies continues to transform organised crime, cybercrime, and financial crime. This panel brings together researchers exploring emerging trends in cryptocurrency and financial crimes. Key topics in presentations will include: the emerging illicit and grey economies on digital platforms, opportunities for cryptocurrency financial crime in virtual reality and ‘metaverse’ environments, the use of cryptocurrency in ‘pig-butchering’ scam operations, and cryptocurrency use in transnational crime syndicates operating between China and Southeast Asia. In these discussions the panel aims to illuminate new trends and dynamics between cryptocurrency and financial crime to offer insights into future challenges and potential regulatory responses.