Investigative skills, evidence collection, blockchain data analysis, tracing and recovery of crypto-assets in criminal cases
Use blockchain data and electronic evidence in investigations to:
≥ US$14 billion
flowed into crypto scams in 2025, and the final figure could exceed US$17 billion.
84%
of fraud inflows in TRM's verified 2025 data were stablecoins such as 
USDT.
48 hours
is often all it takes for fraud networks to move funds onward, narrowing the window to freeze them.
| Module | Module content |
|---|---|
| Module 1 |  Fundamentals of tracing on the Blockchain platform Ngô Minh Hiếu (Hiếu PC) |
| Module 2 |  The legal framework and points to watch in investigating, collecting evidence and recovering crypto-assets Tô Trần Hòa |
| Module 3 |  The view from a virtual-asset service provider (VASP) Upbit |
| Module 4 |  Issues in collecting material from cross-border service providers Senior Colonel Đinh Thị Thu Thủy |
| Module 5 |  Information transfer rule (Travel Rule) VerifyVASP |
| Module 6 |  Prevention and incident response zeroShadow |
| Module 7 |  Freezing, seizure and asset recovery Recoveris |
A crypto-asset is a digital asset created, held and transferred with cryptography on a blockchain network.
When assets move directly between wallets, there is no bank in the middle to check identities or reverse a confirmed transaction. That is why speed matters so much in fraud cases.
Common misunderstanding
Every crypto-asset is anonymous and impossible to trace.
What is actually true
Transactions on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron are public. The hard part is not seeing the transaction but proving who is behind each address.
Vietnamese lawA 5-year pilot. Only providers licensed by the Ministry of Finance may offer services. The Ministry says none had been licensed as of 18 October 2026. The 6-month transition for domestic investors starts only after the 1st licence is issued.
Defines digital assets in law for the first time and divides them into virtual assets and crypto-assets. Classification does not mean every token or offshore platform is permitted.
The Supreme People's Procuracy is the central authority for criminal mutual legal assistance (Article 6). The scope covers searches, seizure, confiscation and return of assets, evidence collection and information exchange (Article 9).
Issued on 16 July 2026. Each act should be tied to the right provision and the right person or entity, with a check on whether the triggering conditions have occurred and whether it is an administrative violation or a possible crime.
Article 87 names electronic data as a source of evidence.
Article 99 ties its value to how it was created, stored, transmitted and kept intact.
Article 107 covers seizing devices and copying electronic data.
Passed on 24 August 2026. Adds licensed crypto-asset services to the reporting entities and adds Article 33a with 15 suspicious signs. These are prompts for questions, not proof of a crime.
Signed on 31 October 2026. Requires reported and disclosed information to be kept for at least 10 years, with daily trading reports and weekly custody data.
INTERPOL Project CASTFeb 2026 to Feb 2027An INTERPOL project funded by Japan, with Vietnam among the participants, that builds capacity against crypto-related financial crime through training, tracing tools and international contact points.
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FATF 7th Targeted Update16 Jul 2026FATF records gaps in licensing, supervision and enforcement, and rising risks from industrial-scale fraud, stablecoins, P2P transfers through unhosted wallets, offshore VASPs and DeFi.
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Korea Financial Services Commission11 Aug 2026South Korea announced that the Travel Rule will cover transfers of any size, taking effect 6 months after promulgation.
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Anti-money laundering / countering the financing of terrorism
Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: the rules and measures that require financial businesses to know their customers, monitor transactions and report suspicious activity.
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Basel Institute on Governance
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
INTERPOL
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Europol
UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Europol and Eurojust
Basel Institute on Governance
INTERPOL
Basel Institute on Governance
Eurojust
Council of Europe
Council of Europe
Council of Europe
Council of Europe (T-CY)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
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