How do Chinese police track and seize cryptocurrency? Rare paper reveals forensic tools

Chinese police have published a detailed technical report on tracking, seizing, and freezing cryptocurrency – revealing a sophisticated arsenal of forensic tools. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the like may be household names, but they are illegal in China. A 2021 government notice banned their use as currency, and new rules from earlier this year went even further, cracking down on stablecoins and the tokenisation of real-world assets. Yet despite the ban, criminals still favour virtual coins for scams,...