Illicit Financial Flows in the Digital Age
An Edited Volume on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Involving Crypto-Assets in Europe, Germany, Tu¨rkiye and the Western Balkans
Will be published approx. on 22. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
322 pages
978-3-86676-977-9 (ISBN)
Description
Money laundering and the financing of terrorism constitute among the most serious threats to modern constitutional states - an increasingly salient concern in light of the use of crypto-assets. The tension between technological innovation, economic competitiveness, and the mitigation of risks in accordance with the rule of law is a defining feature of the current reform debate in Germany and across Europe. In this context, both law enforcement authorities and supervisory bodies are confronted with novel, cross-border challenges.
This edited volume was developed within the framework of the EU-funded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Crime Investigations and Criminal Justice (CCICJ) and provides an analysis of selected legal, institutional, regulatory and practical challenges associated with combating money laundering and terrorist financing through the use of crypto-assets. Particular emphasis is placed on the European perspective. By incorporating the Western Balkans and Turkey, the volume further broadens its scope to include regions in which processes of European integration, dynamics of transformation, and security policy challenges are especially closely interconnected.
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Content
1 List of Contributors
2 Overview of the Chapters
3 Introduction
4 Blockchain technology: Emerging opportunities in the world of money laundering and terrorist financing
5 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Involving Crypto-Assets: Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) as an Instrument of Investigation in Germany - The G.E.K.O. Research Project
6 Data protection law and the admissibility of web browser cookies and blockchain data in OSINT-based anti-money laundering with crypto assets
7 The seizure and emergency sale of Bitcoin to secure confiscation in criminal proceedings
8 Suspicion in the Age of Automation: A German Perspective on the Reporting Obligation under Article 69 AMLR
9 Digital Evidence in Organized Cybercrime: An LLMSupported Approach in Light of Criminal Law and the European Legal Framework
10 Money Laundering Through Crypto-Assets in Türkiye and the Influence of the EU AML Regime
11 Electronic Promissory Notes and Cheques under Turkish Law: Reflections on a Blockchain-Based Solution Inspired by the German eWpG and Its Potential Implications for Anti-Money Laundering
12 Cryptocurrencies and money laundering in the Western Balkans: Challenges in criminal prosecution and asset recovery