Oleksandr Plakhotnyuk
Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine
- Chief of Division for Combating Crimes Related to Virtual Assets
Oleksandr Plakhotnyuk is the Chief of the Division for Combating Crimes Related to Virtual Assets of the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine. He has over 10 years of experience in law enforcement, specializing in cybercrime investigations, digital forensics, cryptocurrency-related offenses, and the tracing of criminal proceeds involving virtual assets.
His work focuses on investigating complex financial crimes involving blockchain technology, cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering, illicit use of virtual assets, and the exploitation of digital infrastructure by criminal networks. He combines operational investigative experience with blockchain analytics, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and digital evidence analysis to identify suspects, trace illicit financial flows, and support the identification and recovery of criminal assets.
He is actively involved in international law enforcement cooperation and collaboration with virtual assets service providers and blockchain analytics companies to advance cross-border investigations and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to respond to emerging threats in the virtual asset ecosystem.
His professional interests include blockchain forensics, cryptocurrency tracing, digital evidence, emerging technologies in criminal investigations, and innovative approaches to combating cyber-enabled financial crime.
His work focuses on investigating complex financial crimes involving blockchain technology, cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering, illicit use of virtual assets, and the exploitation of digital infrastructure by criminal networks. He combines operational investigative experience with blockchain analytics, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and digital evidence analysis to identify suspects, trace illicit financial flows, and support the identification and recovery of criminal assets.
He is actively involved in international law enforcement cooperation and collaboration with virtual assets service providers and blockchain analytics companies to advance cross-border investigations and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to respond to emerging threats in the virtual asset ecosystem.
His professional interests include blockchain forensics, cryptocurrency tracing, digital evidence, emerging technologies in criminal investigations, and innovative approaches to combating cyber-enabled financial crime.