Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency

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From the award-winning writer of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a brand new breed of investigators who’ve cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of cash, medicine, and violence. “I like the e book… It reads like a thriller… These tales are wonderful.” (Michael Lewis)

Over the past decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the web have operated extra freely—whether or not in drug dealing, cash laundering, or human trafficking—than their analog counterparts might have ever dreamed of. By transacting not in {dollars} or kilos however in currencies with nameless ledgers, overseen by no authorities, beholden to no bankers, these black marketeers have sought to rob regulation enforcement of their chief methodology of cracking down on illicit finance: following the cash.

However what if the centerpiece of this darkish economic system held a secret, deadly flaw? What if their foreign money wasn’t so cryptic in any case? An investigator utilizing the correct combination of technical wizardry, monetary forensics, and old style persistence might uncover a complete world of wrongdoing.

Tracers within the Darkish is a narrative of crime and pursuit in contrast to another. With unprecedented entry to the most important gamers in federal regulation enforcement and personal business, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of legal empires constructed and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak, a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur, and a colourful ensemble of hardboiled brokers and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result’s an exhilarating, globe-spanning story of soiled cops, drug bazaars, trafficking rings, and the largest takedown of a web-based narcotics market within the historical past of the Web.

Totally of our time, Tracers within the Darkish is a cat-and-mouse story and a story of a technological one-upmanship. Crammed with canny maneuvering and stunning twists, it solutions a provocative query: How would a few of the world’s most brazen criminals behave in the event that they have been certain they might by no means get caught?

Writer ‏ : ‎ Classic; Reissue version (January 16, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593315618
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593315613
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.17 x 0.78 x 7.99 inches