Foreword 5Timeline of Key Events 6Prologue 91 The Dark Web: The Origins of Crypto Laundering 122 Black Holes: The Rise of the Rogue Exchange 273 Mixers: Covering Up Their Tracks 384 Privacy Coins: Going Underground 505 Bitcoin ATMs: Crypto Hits the Streets 666 Ransomware: Cybercrime Goes Industrial 767 Hacked: Crypto Exchange Heists 948 DeFi: Tornadoes, Bridges, and the Frontiers of Regulation 1059 NFTs: Virtual Art, Virtual Crime 12110 Brave New World: The Metaverse, Web 3.0, and the Battle for the Future of Finance 130Afterword: How Much Crime in Crypto? 140Acknowledgments 144Glossary 146List of Figures 151Bibliography 153Notes 155
