BlockTag: Design and applications of a tagging system for blockchain analysis

Yazan Boshmaf*, Husam Al Jawaheri, Mashael Al Sabah

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Annotating blockchains with auxiliary data is useful for many applications. For example, criminal investigation of darknet marketplaces, such as Silk Road and Agora, typically involves linking Bitcoin addresses, from which money is sent or received, to user accounts and web activities. We present BlockTag, an open-source tagging system for blockchains that facilitates such tasks. We describe BlockTag’s design and demonstrate its capabilities through a real-world deployment of three applications in the context of privacy research and law enforcement.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection - 34th IFIP TC 11 International Conference, SEC 2019, Proceedings
EditorsGurpreet Dhillon, Fredrik Karlsson, Karin Hedström, André Zúquete
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages299-313
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783030223113
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event34th IFIP TC 11 International Conference on Information Security and Privacy Protection, SEC 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 25 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume562
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Conference

Conference34th IFIP TC 11 International Conference on Information Security and Privacy Protection, SEC 2019
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period25/06/1927/06/19

Keywords

  • Bitcoin
  • Blockchain
  • Law enforcement
  • Privacy
  • Tagging

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