Cryptocurrency Investigations Course - April 2024

*** THIS WILL BE A HYBRID ATTENDANCE COURSE I.E. YOU CAN ATTEND IN CLASS OR ONLINE ***

This immersive course will provide investigators with an understanding of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain and the role they play in our society.  Investigators will learn of various investigative methods and open source resources available to aid them in investigations involving cryptocurrencies.

The course will provide attendees with an in-depth understanding of the online criminal ecosystem that relies on cryptocurrencies and the anonymity it affords.  The training will be mostly hands-on, with students walking through the steps, explanations of the programs and demonstrations.  This training will have a large practical component.

• Understand cryptocurrencies, the blockchain, cryptocurrency exchanges, mixers/tumblers
• Types of cryptocurrencies and how to use them
• Examine different types of wallets and how they work
• Investigating/examining the blockchain, wallets and transactions
• Transacting in cryptocurrencies and chain hopping
• Intro to Digital forensics for cryptocurrencies
• Tracing Cryptocurrencies
• Case Law and Laws in relations to digitial investigations
• Case studies

NOTE:  Ticket Prices are in USD

***IF YOU INTEND ON ATTEND THE COURSE, HOWEVER ARE DELAYED IN RECEIVING ORGANIZATIONAL APPROVAL, PLEASE CONTACT EDU@Ai6.CA 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCUSS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS***

Instructors Biography 

Mr. Sean WILLIAMS

Sean Williams is a Trainer and Intelligence Analyst within Training at the National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA) located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sean does dark web research and analysis on illicit markets, forums, actors, coordinates and develops training on a variety of topics. He received a graduate degree in Security and Intelligence Studies from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

Ms. Dina Mainville - Collisionless

Dina Mainville is the Founder & President of Collisionless, which is a professional services firm specializing in blockchain and digital assets.  She is a cryptocurrency regulatory compliance specialist who, since 2016, has presented to thousands of people across six continents on blockchain, money laundering controls for blockchain assets and global regulatory policy.  Dina serves as Founding Head and Chair of the Regulatory Committee at the Canadian Blockchain Consortium, and as a member of its Access to Banking Committee. Dina has trained hundreds of government and law enforcement professionals on cryptocurrency forensic investigations to combat money laundering, financial crime, human trafficking and other illicit activity. She has instructed in the Canadian Police College Cybercrime Investigators Course and Advanced Open-Source Intelligence Course.

Additional speakers/instructors will be added in the coming dates for the following subjects: 

- Laws and Regulations

- Case Study

- Prosecution (Criminal Code and Case Law)

- Proceeds of Crime