TL;DR
- Binance’s “Crypto Cops” initiative equips traditional law enforcement with blockchain forensics, chain analysis, DeFi investigations, and smart-contract audits to tackle rising Web3 crime.
- Hands-on workshops from Bangkok to Seoul, plus INTERPOL-backed virtual sessions, teach officers to trace laundered funds through mixers, cross-chain bridges, and phishing schemes.
- Graduates get advanced compliance dashboards, AI-driven anomaly detection, and proprietary tracking toolkits, while Binance’s FIU helps return stolen assets to victims.
Binance has rolled out a landmark global training initiative designed to arm traditional law enforcement with the skills and tools needed to tackle the surge in Web3–enabled crime. Dubbed “Crypto Cops,” this program bridges the gap between offline policing methods and the borderless, pseudonymous world of blockchain thievery, ransomware rackets, and high-stakes phishing schemes.
Crypto crime moves fast.
Can law enforcement keep up? 🚨#Binance is helping train the next wave of “crypto cops” to fight back. 👮♀️
See how we’re bridging traditional policing with #Web3 👉 https://t.co/vwZTLYmM7g pic.twitter.com/JGBqxH3NYi
— Binance (@binance) June 25, 2025
Training the First Wave of Crypto Cops
Led by Binance’s Head of Law Enforcement Training, Jarek Jakubcek, the Crypto Cops program immerses officers in hands-on workshops on chain analysis, smart contract vulnerabilities, and decentralized finance investigation. Participants learn to trace funds across wallets, deconstruct layered mixers, and identify illicit transaction patterns, knowledge once confined to the darkest corners of the darknet, now taught in training rooms from Asia to Europe.
Adapting Policing to Decentralized Networks
Traditional procedure often hit a wall against blockchain’s immutable ledgers and global rails. Binance’s curriculum rewrites the playbook, teaching investigators to think in blocks and hashes rather than just crime scenes. Officers practice real-world scenarios: tracking stolen assets through cross-chain bridges, untangling pig-butchering scams, and freezing illicit funds in collaboration with exchange compliance teams.
Global Reach: Sessions from Bangkok to Seoul
Since its spring debut, Crypto Cops has convened law enforcement reps at Asia-Pacific Law Enforcement Day in Thailand and a three-day deep dive in South Korea. Hundreds of officers from seven countries underwent rigorous training, featuring specialized modules designed around regional case studies, including state-sponsored Lazarus Group hacks and local rug pulls. Virtual sessions with INTERPOL and bilateral exchanges extend the program’s footprint into Europe and Latin America.
Equipping Officers with Cutting-Edge Tools
In addition to human knowledge, Binance offers participants sophisticated compliance dashboards, instant sanction checks, and AI-driven anomaly detection. Graduates gain access to proprietary tracking toolkits capable of flagging suspicious addresses at scale.
In concert with its Financial Intelligence Unit, Binance ensures recovered funds flow back to victims, highlighting the exchange’s dual role as an educator and active partner in global cyber policing.
With Web3 crime reaching unprecedented levels, totaling $1.64 billion stolen in the first quarter of 2025, Binance’s Crypto Cops program may change the way the industry works with law enforcement, creating a model for combating digital crime in the era of decentralization.
