Crypto-assets & crime exploiting opportunities and exercising control in fraud, ransomware attacks, and money laundering Kerime Toprak

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toprak, Kerime, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes.

Cryptocurrencies.

cryptocurrencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Crypto-assets and crime

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland Springer [2026]

Summary:

"This book examines the rise of fraud, ransomware attacks, and money laundering within the crypto-asset ecosystem. It introduces the innovative “Control-Opportunity Nexus” (CON) framework to explain how criminals exploit technological opportunities when regulatory and governance controls are weak. Drawing on 15 expert interviews and analysis of international policy documents and private sector reports, the volume explores why crypto-asset exchanges and related platforms have become crime promoters. It highlights the systemic gaps that allow crime promoters to thrive and offers practical strategies for rebalancing control through improved governance, legal adaptation, and global cooperation. Representing a unique contribution to criminological theory and cyber and economic crime research, this book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, financial regulators, and practitioners seeking to understand and mitigate risks in digital financial ecosystems"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

Introduction : context, scope, and methodology

The control-opportunity nexus : synthesizing frameworks for digital crime

The place of crypto-assets in the evolving digital ecosystem

Financial fraud

Ransomware attacks

Money laundering

Policy and governance

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed July 2, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Toprak, Kerime Crypto-assets & crime

ISBN:

9783032268624

3032268621

OCLC:

1601171611

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license