Svmuu News: The "China Prosecutors" WeChat official account published an article titled “Research on Foreign-Related Cases
Key Points for Cross-Border Electronic Evidence Collection in Virtual Currency Money Laundering Crimes,” which states that when handling virtual currency money laundering cases, investigators should use virtual currency wallet addresses as a starting point, employ blockchain technology to analyze on-chain data characteristics and fund flow paths, identify money laundering activities carried out using virtual currencies, and achieve targeted enforcement. The article proposes that, centered on the two core elements of proof—identity correlation and transaction correlation—a model for evidence collection should be established that “takes domestic evidence collection as the foundation and cross-border evidence collection as a supplement.” It also calls for clarifying the boundaries between unilateral evidence collection and bilateral judicial assistance to enhance the efficiency of cross-border evidence collection. With regard to third-party entities such as exchanges, wallet service providers, and payment channels, the article recommends establishing “element-based” data retrieval standards, focusing on obtaining KYC information and change logs, login logs, device and IP information, two-factor authentication records, deposit and withdrawal records, on-chain addresses, transaction hashes, as well as risk control and freeze records, to establish the “address—account—natural person” association.