62. How a mathematician and an entrepreneur helped law enforcement take a bite out of crypto crime
- Author
- Recorded Future News
- Published
- Tue 11 Apr 2023
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=886676e2-d7d7-11ed-b6b9-df746e605fd6&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F8376%2Fclickhere
When cryptocurrency burst on the scene in 2008, it was touted as anonymous — a boon to cyber criminals all over the world. Then a few mathematicians and some federal agents proved otherwise, in a way so big it birthed an industry. With a tip of the hat to Andy Greenberg’s new book “Tracers in the Dark,” we talk to them about how they did it.
