Armenia: OSCE holds workshop on investigating crypto-related financial crime

The OSCE held a workshop on crypto-asset investigations and international standards in Yerevan on 14–15 October 2026. Participants represented the Central Bank of Armenia, its Financial Monitoring Center, the Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Practical sessions covered blockchain analysis, transaction tracing and suspicious activity. Another focus was information exchange between regulators, law enforcement agencies, banks and virtual asset service providers. OSCE announcement of 16 October.

The workshop forms part of the OSCE project on mitigating money-laundering risks associated with virtual assets. The project combines training, support for regulatory development and international co-operation to help public authorities prevent the criminal misuse of digital finance. Project overview.

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