@inbook{d451d9ec8e0b4029801e399774fa6823,
title = "Tracing Crypto-Laundering Through the Sharing Economy",
abstract = "This chapter examines the effectiveness of the Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies as a P3 initiative with a sharing economy model. The analysis is based on the claims presented in Europol documents and public statements of Europol executives that this initiative serves as a platform for knowledge exchange and building professional networks between public and private actors to tackle crypto-laundering. The chapter investigates the validity of these statements with the most prominent sharing economy concepts: low barrier accessibility, transaction cost and trust-building. The chapter employs each sharing economy concept on two beneficiaries of the platform: law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and non-governmental organizations. Based on Europol documents, an expert interview and participant observation of the 5th Global Cryptocurrency Conference, the chapter{\textquoteright}s core argument is that these cryptocurrency conferences can be categorized as a sharing economy platform. They reduce the transaction cost for public and private actors to share knowledge about the latest trends and threats about crypto-laundering and reduce transaction costs for networking. However, co-founders should consider integrating robust trust-building mechanisms that allow low barrier entry to the conference, which will facilitate more inclusive and optimized P3.",
keywords = "Crypto-laundering, Europol, Public–private partnership, Sharing economy",
author = "Ethem Ilbiz and Christian Kaunert",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-20274-2_5",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-031-20273-5 ",
series = "Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "55--67",
booktitle = "The Sharing Economy for Tackling Cybercrime",
}