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SUMMARY:Measuring Cryptocurrency Fraud - Marie Vasek\, Department of Compu
 ter Science\, UCL
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CONTACT:Jack Hughes
DESCRIPTION:In the past ten years\, there has been an explosion in the num
 ber of cryptocurrencies developed. This rise in cryptocurrencies has induc
 ed a rise in assorted fraud associated with the vast array of largely indi
 stinguishable currencies. First I will examine the dynamics of coin creati
 on\, competition\, and destruction in the cryptocurrency industry. I then 
 investigate the growing trend of cryptocurrency pump and dump scams\, a me
 thod of price manipulation. Finally\, I analyze the role of cryptocurrency
  exchanges in perpetuating this sort of fraud.  \n\nBio:\n\nMarie Vasek is
  a Lecturer in Information Security at the UCL Department of Computer Scie
 nce. Before joining UCL\, she was an assistant professor in the computer s
 cience department at the University of New Mexico. She co-directs StopBadw
 are\, an anti-malware organization for which she started working in 2011. 
 Her research focuses on cybercrime measurement\, particularly web-based ma
 lware and abuse using cryptocurrencies. She received a PhD from the Univer
 sity of Tulsa\, an MS from Southern Methodist University\, and a BA from W
 ellesley College\, all in computer science.
LOCATION:LT2\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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