On the Frontline: How Blockchain Forensics Fight Crypto Crimes
One of the first things that any crypto noob learns about Bitcoin is that it isn’t anonymous. The takedown of dark web marketplace Silk Road is one of cryptocurrencies most-referenced case studies illustrating this fact. It tells how law enforcement bodies can use blockchain forensics to trace the movements of digital money. In this way, they can also uncover the owners of wallet addresses. But the unmasking of Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht is only one story. Criminals are continuing to use and abuse cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, for all kinds of nefarious endeavors. Therefore, blockchain forensics provides a few other fascinating…





