Researchers propose new scheme to help courts test deanonymized blockchain data
A team of researchers proposed five “argumentative schemes” designed to protect the rights of crypto crime suspects while also helping investigators. A team of researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg recently published a paper detailing methods investigators and court s can use to determine the validity of deanonymized data on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain . The team’s preprint paper, “Argumentation Schemes for Blockchain Deanonymization,” lays out a blueprint for conducting, verifying and presenting investigations into crimes involving cryptocurrency transactions. While the paper focuses on the German and United States legal systems, the authors state that the findings should be generally applicable. Bitcoin-related crime investigations revolve around the deanonymization of suspected criminals, a process made more challenging by blockchain s’ pseudonymous nature. Users conducting blockchain transactions are identified by wallets (unique software address...