The Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fraud Casebook

Cryptocurrencies 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 Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fraud Casebook will provide up to date information and analysis on fraudulent activity in the crypto space.

Offers coverage of crypto and digital asset frauds across centralized and decentralized exchanges Analyses of the role of money laundering and the dark web in crypto fraud Features in-depth analysis of numerous case studies in crypto and digital asset fraud

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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 cryptocurrency compliance, fund operations and due diligence. Mr. Scharfman is the author of several publications including Alternative Investment Operations: Hedge Funds, Private Equity, and Fund of Funds (2020), Private Equity Compliance: Analyzing Conflicts, Fees and Risks (2018), Hedge Fund Compliance: Risks, Regulation and Management (2016), HedgeFund Governance: Evaluating Oversight, Independence, and Conflicts (2014), Private Equity Operational Due Diligence: Tools to Evaluate Liquidity, Valuation, and Documentation (2012), and Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence: Understanding the Risks (2008). He has also contributed to the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) curriculum on due diligence, has served on the organization's Due Diligence, Risk Management and Regulation Committee, and holds the CAIA charter.

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CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fraud and Crime.- CHAPTER 2: Cryptocurrency Exchange Fraud and Hacks: Part 1 (2022 2019).- CHAPTER 3: Cryptocurrency Exchange Fraud and Hacks: Part 2 (2018 2012).- CHAPTER 4: Cryptocurrency 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: Cryptocurrency Money Laundering and Forensic Cryptocurrency Analysis.- CHAPTER 11: Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Fraud and Crypto Asset Manager Scams.- CHAPTER 12: Trends and Future Developments in Cryptocurrency Fraud.