September 22, 2026, 22:30
Yang Aiqiao
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Tracing the Crypto Isn’t Enough: The Focus Shifts to Post-Seizure Recovery
Can On-Chain Analysis Serve as Evidence? Wallet Attribution and TxHash Must Withstand Scrutiny
Victims Seek More Than Just Notifications: Hopes for a Standardized Recovery SOP
Virtual assets have become key tools for fraud, money laundering, and the cross-border transfer of illicit proceeds. Even when police trace fund flows via the blockchain, the subsequent steps—freezing, seizing, and ultimately returning assets to victims—involve complex judicial procedures, on-chain evidence validation, and cooperation with overseas entities. The “Seminar on Virtual Asset Tracing and Recovery Policy,” part of the 3rd Web3 Security Forum, will take place on November 12 at the Jihe Campus of Ming Chuan University. A call for papers is now open, aiming to bridge institutional gaps between tracing and recovery from both academic and practical perspectives.
The seminar is hosted by the Department of Criminal Justice at Ming Chuan University and the Taiwan Anti-Fraud Association, with co-organization by the Taiwan Police Academic Research Society and CYBERBA Innovation Technology. The event is scheduled for November 12, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, at the International Conference Hall of Ming Chuan University’s Jihe Campus.
Tracing the Crypto Isn’t Enough: The Focus Shifts to Post-Seizure Recovery
This call for papers centers on “Virtual Asset Tracing and Recovery Mechanisms.” The primary focus is on the recovery process following freezing or seizure. Key topics include the legal procedures for handling seized assets, the entities responsible for initiating recovery, the legal basis for court rulings or dispositions, and the specific judicial documents and cross-border cooperation mechanisms required for overseas exchanges and stablecoin issuers to execute the return of assets.
As fraudulent funds are rapidly transferred across borders, virtual assets often pass through multiple wallets or trading platforms in a short span of time. Enabling law enforcement agencies to not only track fund movements but also effectively return seized assets to victims through established systems has become a critical issue in anti-fraud practice.
Can On-Chain Analysis Serve as Evidence? Wallet Attribution and TxHash Must Withstand Scrutiny
The second major submission category focuses on the evidentiary value of blockchain fund-flow analysis. Topics include the minimum requirements for analysis reports, wallet attribution, data sources for risk labeling, and verification methods for transaction hashes (TxHash) and fund pathways.
The seminar will also discuss how to establish evidentiary standards for on-chain analysis results that are credible to prosecutors, courts, and overseas entities, thereby effectively linking technological tracking outcomes with criminal investigations, judicial proceedings, and asset recovery.
Victims Seek More Than Just Notifications: A Call for Standardized Asset Recovery SOPs
The third major category approaches the issue from the victims’ perspective, exploring eligibility for recovery claims, required documentation and proof, the reviewing authority, and the division of roles among courts, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, and industry practitioners.
Through research and practical case studies, the organizers aim to establish standardized Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for claims, reviews, and asset recovery, ensuring that victims have clear pathways for redress and recovery when facing virtual asset-related crimes.
The seminar will also discuss how to establish evidentiary standards for on-chain analysis results that are credible to prosecutors, courts, and overseas entities, thereby effectively linking technological tracking outcomes with criminal investigations, judicial proceedings, and asset recovery.
Submissions are open to university faculty, researchers, and practitioners in relevant fields. Manuscripts should generally be under 8,000 words and may take the form of academic research, institutional analysis, policy recommendations, or practical case studies. The submission deadline is October 9; review results are expected by October 26, and the seminar will be held on November 12.