Digital Forensics Conference

Christopher Wong has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for nine years, supporting many of the FBI’s most successful cryptocurrency cases. SSA Wong currently works in the FBI’s Virtual Assets Unit (VAU), spearheading efforts to reduce illicit activity in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. He has provided impactful, strategic support to counter North Korea’s illicit revenue generation through cryptocurrency-related crime. He has also investigated many other largescale cryptocurrency thefts. He regularly travels around the world to train law enforcement (LE), prosecutors, and judges from dozens of countries, building strategic relationships and the global LE community’s ability to combat cryptocurrency crime. SSA Wong was the FBI’s lead agent on the joint investigation that culminated in the arrest and successful prosecution of the individuals responsible for the 2016 Bitfinex heist. That investigation led to the seizure of approximately $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency, the largest US Government seizure to date.