Challenges to
“follow the money trail”
methodology
New technologies are constantly being developed and
exploited by criminals to enhance their anonymity.
This section covers the 5 main technological strategies
that prevent investigations from reaching exchanges or
approaching service or wallet providers in attempts to de-
anonymize illicit crypto transaction makers.
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Tracking activity on the blockchain and following
the illicit money trail to an exchange
Keeping up with financial investigations in the crypto age 6