📚 Syllabus
Skill 1: Cryptocurrency Wallet Investigation & Forensics
Keys, Addresses, Seed Phrases & Wallet Forensic Artifacts
Wallet Generation & Practice
Blockchain Explorers
Wallet-specific Investigations
Service Wallets, Cross-Chain Activity & Linking Wallets to Real-World Identities
Skill 2: Technical Foundations for Digital Investigations
Blockchain Technology
Smart Contracts
Token Standards
Internet & Web Technology
On-Chain & Off-Chain Data
Python for Investigators
Skill 3: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Investigation
Investigating Cryptocurrency Crimes
How to Think Like an Investigator, Early Bitcoin Thefts & Exchange Hacks, Ponzi Schemes & Investment Scams, Ransomware & Malware, DeFi Exploits & Rug Pulls, Darknet Markets & Crypto-Enabled Illicit Trade, Social Engineering, Identity Exploits & Other Crimes, Cryptocurrency Financial Crimes, Cryptocurrency-Enabled Money Laundering, Cryptocurrency Use in Organized Crime.
Investigating DeFi Protocols & Infrastructure
Investigating Bridges, Centralized Exchanges, DEXs, Derivatives, Lending Protocols, Liquid Staking Protocols, NFT Marketplaces, Oracles, Privacy Protocols, Restaking Protocols, RWA Protocols, Stablecoins, Synthetics & Yield Aggregators.
Investigating Blockchains
Bitcoin Ecosystem, EVM Ecosystem, Tron Ecosystem, Binance Ecosystem, Solana Ecosystem, Alternate Blockchains, and Freezable Tokens and Chain Controls.
Skill 4: Covert Digital Infrastructure Investigation
Investigating Decentralized Domains
Investigating Decentralized Hosting and Storage Protocols
Investigating Emails
Investigating Encrypted & Obfuscated Data
Investigating Encrypted Messaging Platforms
Investigating Investigating Parallel Internets
Investigating Privacy-Focused Browsers
Investigating Privacy-Focused Operating Systems
Investigating Proxy & Obfuscation Tools
Skill 5: Cryptocurrency Crime Scene Investigation
Foundation & Framework, Pre-incident Preperation, Initial Response & Scene Operations, Device Identification & Categorization, Critical "DO NOT" Protocols, Immediate Asset Preservation, Evidence Collection, Chain of Custody, Transport & Storage, Special Scenarios, Post-Seizure Procedures
Skill 6: Cryptocurrency Enforcement Across The World
Legal Authority & Process in 34 Jurisdictions
International Issues
(MLAT, Regional Mechanisms, Jurisdictional Conflicts, Privacy Issues, Decentralized Protocol Challenges, Encryption & Compelled Decryption, Sanctions Compliance, Stateless Transactions, Egmont Group: FIU Cooperation, FATF Travel Rule, MiCA, CBDCs.