Blockchain Forensics A Modern Approach To Investigating Cybercrime In The Age Of Decentralisation Saminu Salisu by Saminu Salisu, Velitchko Filipov, Barry Pene instant download after payment.

Blockchain forensics (the use of scientific methods to manipulate data to create useful and informative descriptions
of the manipulated data) takes data from the blockchain to interpret the flow of digital assets. Investigators use sophisticated
data manipulation and visualization tools to identify the travel history of stolen assets. With these capabilities, chain hopping,
round-tripping, and all attempts to blur transfer trails by cyber criminals become smoke screens with no effect. This paper
establishes a framework for investigating financial crimes on the blockchain, starting with a brief explanation of blockchain
forensics, types of financial crimes committed by criminals using the blockchain, and how they can be mitigated using OSINT’s
(OSINT, 2022) investigation process of data collection, data preservation, data processing, and data presentation. This paper
also presents a community-based approach to financial crime investigations on the blockchain that involves the public and
victims themselves contributing valuable intelligence that can be used to trace and track criminals by authorities and security
agencies in the global fight against cybercrime.