Crypto assets are becoming increasingly embedded in commercial activity; not just for digital‑native companies but increasingly across mainstream sectors. As adoption grows, businesses are discovering that recovering stolen or misappropriated cryptoassets can be more complex than traditional asset recovery. The reasons for this are rooted in a combination of technological design, fragmented regulation and the speed at which bad actors can dissipate assets.
This article explains the unique characteristics of cryptoassets and the blockchain which can complicate recovery on the one hand and the steps and techniques that can be used to aid recovery on the other.
The nature of blockchain
The immutability…
