This session will look at how cryptocurrency transactions are traced and seized, including

• BlockBlade® - Holland & Knight' innovative transaction analytics platform developed after being appointed receiver in a US SEC enforcement action involving a fraudulent Initial Coin Offering, resulting in a freeze of $20M in misappropriated virtual currency that would have become untraceable;

• Global Government Collection and Taxation Initiatives;

• Securities Regulators' Plans to Use Technology to Detect Market Manipulation in Crypto Markets; and

• Legal Intricacies and Practical Considerations of Recovering and Freezing Virtual Currencies.