The Crypto Launderers: Crime and Cryptocurrencies from the Dark Web to Defi and Beyond (Hardcover)

Foreword            5

Timeline of Key Events   6

Prologue              9

1             The Dark Web: The Origins of Crypto Laundering                12

2             Black Holes: The Rise of the Rogue Exchange        27

3             Mixers: Covering Up Their Tracks              38

4             Privacy Coins: Going Underground            50

5             Bitcoin ATMs: Crypto Hits the Streets      66

6             Ransomware: Cybercrime Goes Industrial              76

7             Hacked: Crypto Exchange Heists 94

8             DeFi: Tornadoes, Bridges, and the Frontiers of Regulation              105

9             NFTs: Virtual Art, Virtual Crime   121

10           Brave New World: The Metaverse, Web 3.0, and the Battle for the Future of Finance               130

Afterword: How Much Crime in Crypto? 140

Acknowledgments            144

Glossary               146

List of Figures     151

Bibliography       153

Notes    155