Ställningstaganden, analyser och aktualiteter om Bitcoin-forensik, reglering och utredningspraxis.
On 6 September 2026 an attacker created around 4,000 unbacked L-BTC on the Liquid Network and redeemed them as real bitcoin through the regular peg-out. What the case teaches about chain boundaries and why the trail on the Bitcoin side starts at the federation.
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From 30 July 2026, more than 7,000 Bitcoin addresses belonging to Coldcard users were drained in a few waves, with losses above 130 million US dollars. The cause was not a hack but a random number generator that had not produced real randomness since 2021. An analysis from a forensic perspective.
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With its 21st Russia sanctions package, the EU bans dealings with 14 crypto platforms, including HTX and EXMO, from 23 August 2026. Why a transaction ban differs from an OFAC listing and what it means for assessing payment flows.
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From August 2026, the high-risk obligations of the EU AI Act take effect - affecting blockchain forensics tools with ML components as well. What does this mean for authorities, banks and investigators using such systems?
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On 21 February 2025, 1.5 billion USD vanished from a Bybit cold wallet - the largest crypto theft of all time. One year later, the on-chain data shows how the trail faded into cross-chain swaps toward Bitcoin - and how it resurfaced.
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A sober look at twelve months of Bitcoin economics: mixer takedowns, mining pool consolidation, cross-chain shifts, and the developments that will shape 2026.
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THORChain allows direct swaps from BTC to ETH, BNB, and many other coins - without a centralised exchange and therefore without KYC. A challenge for investigators. A technical look at how we reconstruct the trail.
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With the EU AMLA package and the 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, AML rules are being harmonised across Europe. What does this concretely mean for banks with crypto exposure?
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From 2026, EU CASPs must report extensive tax data about their customers to tax authorities. What exactly does DAC8 require - and what does this mean for tax investigators?
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In August 2022 the US Treasury placed the Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash on the SDN list. Two years later we ask: how effective was the listing - and what does it mean for European investigators?
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Since 30 June 2024, the first parts of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) apply. A quick overview of the timeline, KYT obligations, and what it means for investigators.
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