Table of Contents

Part I: Money Laundering

1. An Introduction to the challenges of money laundering
Svenja Berg, Deutsche Bank and Killian J. McCarthy, University of Groningen

2. Who runs the laundry?
Killian J. McCarthy

3. Money laundering regulation in the European Union
Leonardo Borlini, Bocconi University and Franne Jelske Anema, University of Groningen

Part II: The weak links in the anti-money laundering chain

4. The shadow banking system
Ulrich Andreas Zanconato, ING, Brussels

5. Money laundering, sports betting and gambling
Pim Verschuuren, Institut de Relations Internationales, France

Part III: Digital currencies

6. Bitcoin and money laundering: mining for an effective solution
Danton Bryans, Brannon Sowers & Cracraft, USA and Franne Jelske Anema

7. Cryptocurrency, blockchain and crime
Lennart Ante, Blockchain Research Lab

8. Using blockchain technology for the prevention of criminal activity
Fred Steinmetz, University of Hamburg

About the Author

Killian J. McCarthy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Strategy and Innovation Management at the University of Groningen. He teaches and researches in the economics of strategy, innovation and organisation. He is co-editor of Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions in the Twenty-First Century (2012) and The Nature of the New Firm (2011).