Share this article
Europol Developing 'Serious Game' to Help Train Crypto Crime Fighters
The European crime fighting agency is developing a game to teach law enforcement officers how to trace cryptocurrencies in criminal investigations.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 9:18 a.m. Published Jun 14, 2019, 8:17 a.m.
Make us preferred on Google
Europol has revealed it's developing a game aimed to teach law enforcement officers how to tackle crypto crime.
Announced at the sixth Cryptocurrency Conference hosted at Europol’s headquarters from June 12–14, the European crime fighting agency said the game will allow officers to get "hands-on training and advice on tracing cryptocurrencies in criminal investigations."
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
Calling the project a "cryptocurrency-tracing serious game," Europol said it is being developed in partnership with CENTRIC (the Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research).
The game "will be the first law enforcement training opportunity on cryptocurrency and investigation using gamification," said Europol.
The final product is planned for launch in October at the Europol-INTERPOL Cybercrime Conference.
The Cryptocurrency Conference saw attendance from over 300 cryptocurrency experts from both law enforcement and the private sector, according to the announcement.
Europol said the event was seeking "opportunities for closer cooperation and new partnerships to prevent and detect cryptocurrency-facilitated crime and to assist asset recovery."
Generic 'Game Over' image via Shutterstock
More For You
Pudgy Penguins is building a multi-vertical consumer IP platform — combining phygital products, games, NFTs and PENGU to monetize culture at scale.
What to know:
Pudgy Penguins is emerging as one of the strongest NFT-native brands of this cycle, shifting from speculative “digital luxury goods” into a multi-vertical consumer IP platform. Its strategy is to acquire users through mainstream channels first; toys, retail partnerships and viral media, then onboard them into Web3 through games, NFTs and the PENGU token.
The ecosystem now spans phygital products (> $13M retail sales and >1M units sold), games and experiences (Pudgy Party surpassed 500k downloads in two weeks), and a widely distributed token (airdropped to 6M+ wallets). While the market is currently pricing Pudgy at a premium relative to traditional IP peers, sustained success depends on execution across retail expansion, gaming adoption and deeper token utility.
More For You
Bitcoin climbs above $89,000 as U.S. dollar tumbles on President Trump's remarks
The president said he isn't concerned about the dollar's recent declines, sending the greenback plunging even lower.
What to know:
- Bitcoin rallied above $89,000 as remarks by President Trump sent the dollar to its lowest level in nearly four years.
- Gold rose to a new record above $5,200 per ounce following the president's comments.
- One analyst is seeing a bullish technical divergence which could send bitcoin back to $95,000 in short order.
Top Stories
