Cryptocurrency Crime: Inside the Dark Web of Bitcoin ATM Fraud and Financial Deception

Explore the dark intersections of finance, technology, and political science through the lens of cryptocurrency crime. In Cryptocurrency Crime, part of the Bitcoin ATM series by Fouad Sabry, you will discover how digital currencies have reshaped the criminal landscape, exposing vulnerabilities in global systems. This book is essential for anyone who wants to understand the power and peril of modern finance.

Chapters Brief Overview:

1: Cryptocurrency and crime: Explores how digital currencies became tools in modern criminal activity.

2: Bitconnect: Reveals the rise and fall of a notorious Ponzi scheme in the crypto world.

3: Sheep Marketplace: Chronicles an infamous darknet marketplace and its bitcoinfueled fraud.

4: Cryptocurrency exchange: Examines exchange platforms as both targets and tools of criminal operations.

5: Coincheck: Investigates one of the largest crypto heists and its security implications.

6: Bitcoin: Unpacks Bitcoin’s dual role as innovation and instrument in financial crimes.

7: Blockchain.com: Looks at a major platform’s role in both legitimizing and laundering crypto.

8: Cryptocurrency wallet: Discusses wallet technologies used to conceal or trace illicit funds.

9: 2016 Bitfinex hack: Analyzes the highprofile breach that shook global crypto confidence.

10: Bitfinex: Explores the platform’s central role in both innovation and controversy.

11: Tether (cryptocurrency): Examines the stablecoin’s alleged role in manipulating crypto markets.

12: Blockchain analysis: Introduces forensic tools used to trace criminal activity on blockchains.

13: Cryptocurrency bubble: Investigates the volatility and risk tied to crypto speculative manias.

14: Cryptocurrency tumbler: Explores services that anonymize transactions and aid in laundering.

15: Quadriga (company): Reveals the mystery and fraud behind a collapsed Canadian crypto exchange.

16: Privacy and blockchain: Discusses the tension between privacy rights and law enforcement.

17: Binance: Evaluates the world's largest exchange amid regulatory scrutiny and criminal misuse.

18: Cryptocurrency tracing: Demonstrates techniques used to follow money across digital networks.

19: History of bitcoin: Chronicles bitcoin’s emergence and its attraction to criminals and visionaries.

20: Cryptocurrency: Frames the broader context of crypto’s evolution and regulatory challenges.

21: SafeMoon: Investigates a hyped altcoin and the thin line between marketing and fraud.

This book speaks to political science by highlighting regulatory gaps, state responses, and the political consequences of unchecked financial technologies. Whether you're a professional, student, or enthusiast, Cryptocurrency Crime equips you with critical insights into a growing global issue. The knowledge in these pages is far more valuable than the price you’ll pay.