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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Taha Ali, Dr Dylan Clarke, Patrick McCorry
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Bitcoin has, since 2009, become an increasingly popular online currency, in large part because it resists regulation and provides anonymity. We discuss how Bitcoin has become both a highly useful tool for criminals and a lucrative target for crime, and argue that this arises from the same essential ideological and design choices that have driven Bitcoin's success to date. In this paper, we survey the landscape of Bitcoin-related crime, such as dark markets and bitcoin theft, and speculate about possible future possibilities, including tax evasion and money laundering.
Author(s): Ali ST, Clarke D, McCorry P
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: 23rd International Workshop on Security Protocols XXIII
Year of Conference: 2015
Pages: 283-293
Print publication date: 01/01/2015
Online publication date: 25/11/2015
Acceptance date: 01/01/1900
ISSN: 0302-9743
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26096-9_29
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26096-9_29
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Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
ISBN: 9783319260952
