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Overview

  • This specialized course is designed to equip compliance professionals, financial crime investigators, and crypto industry stakeholders with the knowledge and practical skills to detect, analyse, and investigate suspicious cryptocurrency transactions.
  • Participants will gain insights into the latest regulatory frameworks, blockchain forensic techniques, and real-world crypto crime typologies, aligning with international best practices, including FATF, Securities Commission (SC) and other relevant regulations. 
  • The program focuses on key risks such as money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), fraud, and illicit financial flows through blockchain networks. The course integrates hands-on learning through immersive case studies, forensic tools, and scenario-based exercises to enhance investigative capabilities
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What You'll Learn

  • By the end of this course, participants will: 
  • Understand the fundamentals of blockchain transactions and cryptocurrency typologies. 
  • Identify suspicious crypto transactions and red flags for illicit activities. 
  • Apply blockchain forensics tools to trace funds across multiple wallets and exchanges. 
  • Analyse FATF Travel Rule compliance, BNM regulations, and SC Malaysia guidelines for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). 
  • Conduct effective crypto-related transaction investigations and report findings in Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in line with Malaysian AML/CFT laws

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance and Risk Professionals: AML officers, risk managers, and forensic investigators. 
  • Crypto Exchange & VASP Compliance Teams: Professionals responsible for AML/CFT monitoring in digital asset firms. 
  • Regulators & Law Enforcement: Authorities overseeing cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime investigations in Malaysia. 
  • Cybersecurity & IT Professionals: Those involved in blockchain security, fraud prevention, and transaction monitoring. 
  • Financial Services Executives: Professionals handling crypto-related transactions in banking and fintech. 
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Prerequisites

  • GCE N / O / A-Levels, International Baccalaureate (IB), Polytechnic Diploma equivalent and above 
  • 0 to 3 years of relevant industry experience 

Learning Journey

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Day 1

Overview of Crypto Transactions and Compliance Risks 

  • Understanding how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies operate. 
  • Risks associated with decentralized finance (DeFi), non-custodial wallets, and privacy coins. 
  • Analysing transaction flows between exchanges, P2P platforms, and darknet markets. 
  • Regulatory frameworks: FATF Travel Rule, BNM Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Guidelines, and SC Malaysia regulations for digital assets. 

Crypto Money Laundering and Financial Crime Typologies 

  • Layering techniques: Chain hopping, mixing services, and atomic swaps. 
  • Crypto fraud schemes: Ponzi scams, rug pulls, and fake token sales. 
  • Red flag indicators and suspicious transactions / behaviour in crypto transactions. 

AML Risk Mitigation Controls and Measures 

  • Implementing effective Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) frameworks. 
  • Screening and monitoring high-risk customers and transactions. 
  • Utilizing AI and machine learning for real-time AML detection. 
  • Enhancing internal controls and compliance reporting to meet regulatory standards. 

Blockchain Forensics and Transaction Tracing 

  • Tools for crypto transaction tracking (e.g., Breadcrumbs, Etherscan, Blockchair). 
  • Techniques for de-anonymizing transactions and clustering wallet addresses. 
  • Investigating darknet market transactions. 
  • Cross-border challenges in crypto investigations. 

Day 2

Lessons Learned from Major Crypto Investigations 

  • Review of landmark cases (e.g., Binance money laundering probe, OneCoin fraud, Malaysian crypto fraud cases). 
  • Applying insights to develop stronger compliance frameworks in Malaysia. 
  • Identifying gaps in AML/CFT frameworks for crypto transactions. 
  • Recommendations for improving regulatory compliance in Malaysia.

Investigating Privacy Coins and Mixing Services 

  • Challenges in tracking Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Tornado Cash. 
  • Identifying suspicious withdrawal and deposit patterns. 
  • Malaysia's regulatory stance on privacy coins and mixers. 
  • Effective strategies for monitoring crypto mixing services. 

Trade-Based Money Laundering and Sanctions Risks in Crypto 

  • Using digital assets to evade sanctions and regulatory scrutiny. 
  • Understanding how shell companies, NFTs, and metaverse assets facilitate financial crime. 
  • Compliance obligations for Malaysian financial institutions handling crypto transactions. 
  • Case Study: Examining real-life sanction evasion cases involving crypto transactions. 

Monitoring P2P Crypto Transactions and Emerging Payment Risks 

  • Understanding how unregulated P2P platforms enable illicit finance. 
  • Red flags in P2P and remittance transactions. 
  • Implications of e-wallets and stablecoins for financial crime. 
  • Role of AI in enhancing transaction monitoring. 

Writing Effective Crypto Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) 

  • Best practices for documenting and escalating findings. 
  • Regulatory expectations and compliance obligations for VASPs and financial institutions in Malaysia. 
  • How to structure a defensible STR with supporting transaction data. 
  • Examples of well-documented STRs under Malaysian regulations.

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