Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/cryptocurrency/)
Even for journalists who feel they have a good grasp on crypto technology and economics, covering the beat has been undeniably difficult. With over a decade of articles, videos, and podcasts in the rear-view mirror, now is a great time to reflect on some of the hard-learnt lessons of covering the industry.
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There is one key reason why reporters should start learning about cryptocurrencies, according to the OCCRP’s Jan Strozyk, and that is because their investigative targets are already using them to hide their crimes and finance their future operations.
How do you track cryptocurrency transactions? Brenna Smith, an undergraduate researcher at UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Investigations Lab, who specializes in investigating disinformation and the illicit use of cryptocurrencies, has created a tutorial using Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades’ bitcoin funding campaign as a case study to show you how.
টাকা লেনদেনের আনুষ্ঠানিক পথগুলো নজরদারির কারণে বন্ধ হয়ে পড়ায়, এখন অবৈধ অর্থ বিনিময় এবং সন্ত্রাসী অর্থায়নের সম্ভাব্য ক্ষেত্র হয়ে উঠেছে ক্রিপ্টোকারেন্সি। কিন্তু অনেকেরই জানা নেই কীভাবে অনুসন্ধান করতে হয়, ভার্চুয়াল মুদ্রার এই অচেনা জগতে। এই প্রতিবেদনে, অনুসন্ধানের সেই পদ্ধতি ব্যাখ্যা করা হয়েছে ধাপে ধাপে।
With a $5 million funding budget, the new platform is dreamily promising a new “canvas on which journalists can paint the future of their industry.” But it isn’t clear how the blockchain-based technology will generate the cold hard cash needed to sustain the industry’s revenue-starved publications, writes Rowan Philp for GIJN.