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In Parts 1 and 2 of this Financial Training Academy series, I discussed how cryptocurrency changed the landscape of financial crime and shared some of my own early experiences navigating the crypto space. Like many people, I entered the market believing that if I researched enough, stayed alert, and learned from my mistakes, I could avoid becoming a victim. What I eventually realized is that cryptocurrency fraud rarely presents itself as obvious criminal activity. More often,

In our Financial Training Academy blog series, “Anyone Can Be a Crypto Fraud Target,” we continue examining how cryptocurrency creates opportunities not just for innovation, but also for costly mistakes that many individuals don’t recognize until it’s too late. In Part 1, I discussed the evolution of financial crime and how cryptocurrency changed the landscape for both criminals and victims. In this episode, I want to shift gears and share a more personal perspective my own i

By: Justin Hanson, Owner, Hanson Security Group In our Financial Training Academy blog series, “Anyone Can Be a Crypto Fraud Target,” we explore how fraud on the blockchain can remove the personal aspect of causing financial harm to another person. Cryptocurrency offers a degree of anonymity to both suspects and victims, which can create a false sense of “doing no harm” among offenders, while also encouraging the targeting of select groups. I’ve spent my life devoted to helpi