This intensive training course emphasizes blockchain forensics and hands-on investigative exercises, making it an ideal program for law enforcement professionals, prosecutors,financial industry investigators, and researchers focused on cryptocurrency-related crime.Participants will explore real-world applications of blockchain analysis in a variety of cases,including sextortion, romance scams, pig butchering schemes, and human trafficking. Specialattention will also be given to cryptocurrency risks associated with major global events suchas the FIFA World Cup.
Core areas of instruction include the detection of money laundering through blockchain analytics, the regulatory landscape surrounding cryptocurrency, and best practices for implementing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols. Attendees will engage in hands-on exercises using blockchain forensic tools to trace transactions—learning how to identify source and destination wallet addresses, transaction IDs, timestamps, and the amounts transferred. Through scenario-based exercises,participants will use a document triage worksheet and crypto evidence collection guide,preparing them for immediate deployment in the field.
Target Audience
Local / Municipal: Patrol supervisors, detectives, vice / human trafficking units, crimeanalysts.State / Provincial: Fusion center analysts, state police investigative / interdiction teams,AG human trafficking task forces.Federal / Border: HSI, FBI, ICAC, joint trafficking & document fraud task force members.Other: Prosecutors, financial investigators, and academic/ cryptocurrency crimeresearchers (public & private sectors
CertificationParticipants who complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion, co-sponsored by:• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)• Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC)
Instructors: Dr. Kyung-Shick Choi, Professor of the Practice, Director of the Cybercrime Investigation &Cybersecurity Program, Boston University (Contact kuung@bu.edu)
Personal laptop is required: Microsoft Windows 10 or macOS v10.12 or later. All materials will be provided via email one week prior to the course.
The workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Registration is limited to 40 participants register early. Register Here
$35.00
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