Following the Money: Investigating Cryptocurrency

From: Police Chief Magazine

John Hedrick and Jeremy Bluto, Program Managers, Homeland Security Investigations, Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit

When Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency, was issued in 2009, an entirely new world was created in relation to money laundering and financial investigations. Bitcoin, at the simplest level, is a peer-to-peer (P2P) electronic payment system that does not require a third party to process a transaction. Bitcoin was initially created with the intention of providing banking services to the unbanked, while creating a faster and less expensive way to send money anywhere in the world. Today, Bitcoin is accepted as a method of payment by hundreds of traditional merchants and is also widely used by many criminal organizations. There are currently more than 1,550 different cryptocurrencies in existence. Bitcoin is, by far, the largest and most widely accepted cryptocurrency with a market capitalization, of more than $163 billion, as of May 2018.

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5 responses to “Following the Money: Investigating Cryptocurrency”

  1. Kelley Wheeler says:

    Cryptocurrency trading
    Despite the fact that there are several different cryptocurrencies, each serving different purposes and utilizing slightly variative methods, there is a common set of rules worth following, when dealing with cryptocurrency trading:

    learn as much as you can about the blockchain and it’s main principles;
    study about the most popular cryptocurrencies and their advantages;
    carefully evaluate your possibilities and possible risks;
    stay updated about financial and cryptocurrency related news;
    create an exchange account for crypto trading specifically;
    start off by dealing with smaller amounts to study the market;
    always research and keep improving your knowledge;
    eventually try trading with larger numbers, implement complex solutions.

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  3. Aleks Shamles says:

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  4. Rile Kennedy says:

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  5. JayGarold says:

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    The exchange is easy to use and safe, because it is very important to me that my money is safe!

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