Crypto investigation and compliance awareness

Educational workflow guidance only. Not legal advice. Do not assist with laundering, sanctions evasion, harassment, or non-consensual deanonymization.

Crypto crime — conceptual map (high level)

Crypto crime spans theft, fraud, laundering, ransomware, sanctions evasion, terrorist financing, market abuse, and more. Responses blend chain tracing, OSINT, and legal process.

Common terms (non-exhaustive):

• Pig butchering — long-build trust → fake investment platform
• Rug pull — insiders drain or abandon
• Ponzi / yield scam — returns from new money
• DeFi exploit / bridge hack — contract or infra failure
• Mixer / tumbler — trail obfuscation (lawful privacy vs illicit use is context-specific)
• Drainer / phishing — malicious signing
• Pump-and-dump / wash trading — manipulation

Chains attract misuse due to pseudonymity, speed, cross-border reach, programmability; obfuscation complicates but rarely perfects hiding.