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Cryptocurrency Extortion

Cryptocurrency Extortion is a form of cyber-enabled financial crime wherein threat actors exploit the pseudonymous and irreversible nature of cryptocurrency transactions to coerce victims into transferring digital assets under duress, typically through ransomware attacks, blackmail, or threats of data exposure.

28

Publications

1.8K

Citations

76

Authors

53

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

28

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Publications

28

Co-explosivity in the cryptocurrency market

Elie Bouri, Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad, David Roubaud · Finance research letters · 2018 · 365 citations

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The Rise in Popularity of Cryptocurrency and Associated Criminal Activity

Sesha Kethineni, Ying Cao · International Criminal Justice Review · 2019 · 208 citations

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Downside risk and the cross-section of cryptocurrency returns

Wei Zhang, Yi Li, Xiong Xiong et al. · Journal of Banking & Finance · 2021 · 146 citations

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On the economic significance of ransomware campaigns: A Bitcoin transactions perspective

Mauro Conti, Ankit Gangwal, Sushmita Ruj · Computers & Security · 2018 · 141 citations · Full text

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Decentralized exchanges: The “wild west” of cryptocurrency trading

Angelo Aspris, Sean Foley, Jiří Švec et al. · International Review of Financial Analysis · 2021 · 122 citations

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Authors

76

  1. SJ
    Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad

    Montpellier Business School, France

    2 publications · 388 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. NB
    Nicola Borri

    Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Italy

    2 publications · 101 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. SC
    Shaen Corbet

    Dublin City University, Ireland

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. AZ
    Adam Zaremba

    Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

    2 publications · 121 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. YH
    Yang Hu

    University of Waikato, New Zealand

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

53

  1. Montpellier Business School

    Montpellier, France

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    874 citations

  2. Dublin City University

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  3. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    101 citations

  4. Poznań University of Economics and Business

    Poznan, Poland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

  5. Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    101 citations

  6. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    156 citations

  7. HEC Paris

    Jouy-en-Josas, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  8. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

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Venues

  1. Finance research letters

    6 publications · 512 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 63 citations

    3

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  3. Research in International Business and Finance

    2 publications · 121 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. International Review of Financial Analysis

    IRFA · 2 publications · 145 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Computers & Security

    1 publications · 141 citations

    1

    h-index

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