The Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fraud Casebook

by Jason Scharfman

Overview

Crypurrencies and digital assets have continued to gain widespread acceptance from both retail and institutional investors. With this rapid growth in both the crypto and digital asset spaces, there has also been an unfortunate steady drumbeat of fraudulent activity. It has been reported that in 2021 alone over $14 billion in crypto was stolen from investors. Frauds have touched all aspects of the crypto universe ranging from outright Bitcoin theft, pig butchering, and wallet phising to DeFi rug pulls, exchange hacks, mining scams and NFT fraud. The Crypurrency and Digital Asset Fraud Casebook will provide up to date information and analysis on fraudulent activity in the crypto space.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031236815
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	01/16/2023
Edition description:	1st ed. 2023
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jason Scharfman is the Managing Partner of Corgentum Consulting, a specialist consulting firm that performs operational due diligence reviews and background investigations of fund managers of all types, including crypto asset managers, direct crypto investments, hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and long-only funds on behalf of institutional investors, including pensions, endowments, foundations, fund of funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. He is recognized as one of the leading experts in the fields of digital asset and crypurrency compliance, fund operations and due diligence.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Crypurrency and Digital Asset Fraud and Crime.- CHAPTER 2: Crypurrency Exchange Fraud and Hacks: Part 1 (2022 – 2019).- CHAPTER 3: Crypurrency Exchange Fraud and Hacks: Part 2 (2018 – 2012).- CHAPTER 4: Crypurrency Ponzi Schemes.- CHAPTER 5: Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Fraud: Part 1.- CHAPTER 6: Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Fraud: Part 2.- CHAPTER 7: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) fraud and hacks.- CHAPTER 8: Crypto Mining Scams.- CHAPTER 9: Additional Topics in Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud.- CHAPTER 10: Crypurrency Money Laundering and Forensic Crypurrency Analysis.- CHAPTER 11: Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Fraud and Crypto Asset Manager Scams.- CHAPTER 12: Trends and Future Developments in Crypurrency Fraud.