Overview

The Educational Laboratory of Financial Investigations has been building its training capacity through a series of progressively larger events — from institutional partnership agreements to full-scale pilot training programs with international partners and multi-agency law enforcement participation. Below is a chronological record of key activities.

Pilot Training Program: “Financial Crime Investigation Methodologies”

23–24 March 2026 · STU Campus, Irpin

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The Laboratory delivered its first comprehensive two-day pilot training program, bringing together international blockchain analytics experts and representatives of eight Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.

International partners involved:

• Crystal Blockchain (on-chain analytics platform)
• iSanctuary (compliance and sanctions intelligence)
• Cryptoforensic Investigators (cryptocurrency forensics)
• DAI Global / UCIF Project (UK FCDO-funded capacity building)

Law enforcement stakeholders (8 agencies):

• Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG)
• State Bureau of Investigation (DBR)
• National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU)
• National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NAZK)
• National Police of Ukraine (NPU)
• Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
• Bureau of Economic Security (BEB)
• Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA)

Program highlights:

• Practical blockchain analysis exercises using licensed Crystal Blockchain platform
• Case studies based on real investigative scenarios from the Ukrainian operational context
• Participants developed and presented their own training materials as a capstone exercise — demonstrating readiness for a train-the-trainer model
• Sessions covered transaction obfuscation techniques (peel chains, mixers, cross-chain bridges), anti-detection methods, and legal frameworks for cryptocurrency seizure

Outcome: The pilot confirmed the Laboratory’s capacity to organize multi-stakeholder, internationally supported training events and validated the training curriculum with direct practitioner feedback from across the Ukrainian law enforcement system.

Guest Lecture: “Cryptocurrencies Unmasked: Modern Investigation Methods and Blockchain Analytics”

24 February 2026 · STU Campus, Irpin (hybrid format: on-site + online)

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The Laboratory’s first open training event, co-organized with the UCIF project (“Strengthening Ukraine’s Capacity to Counter Illicit Finance”), funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and implemented by DAI Global.

Opening remarks: Panchenko Ye. — First Deputy Head of the International Police Cooperation Department, National Police of Ukraine (NPU). The involvement of a senior NPU official underscored institutional support for the Laboratory’s training mission at the national policing level.

Practical session: Experts from Crystal Intelligence (Netherlands) conducted a hands-on demonstration of blockchain analytics tools, covering real-time transaction tracing, address clustering, and risk scoring for cryptocurrency addresses associated with illegal activity.

Format: The event used a hybrid delivery model (on-site and online), demonstrating the Laboratory’s capability to reach law enforcement participants across Ukraine regardless of location — a practical consideration given the ongoing security situation.

Significance: This event marked the first collaboration between STU and the UCIF project, establishing DAI Global as an active institutional partner. The fact that a UK government-funded program selected STU as a training delivery venue represents external validation of the Laboratory’s capacity and relevance.

MoU Signing with Crystal Intelligence

December 2025 · STU Campus, Irpin

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The State Tax University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Crystal Intelligence (Netherlands), the company behind the Crystal Blockchain analytics platform — one of the leading tools used globally by law enforcement agencies and financial institutions for cryptocurrency transaction monitoring and AML/CFT compliance.

Participants from STU:

• Serebrianskyi D. — Acting Rector
• Rokun S. — Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Economic Security and Customs
• Semyrianov D. — Laboratory representative

Key outcomes of the agreement:

• Institutional access to the Crystal Expert platform for educational and research purposes
• Framework for joint development of training programs on blockchain analytics for law enforcement
• Basis for further collaboration in the area of digital financial investigations

Significance: The MoU with Crystal Intelligence provided the Laboratory with access to a professional-grade blockchain analytics tool, enabling training that goes beyond theoretical instruction to include practical, tool-based investigative exercises. Crystal Intelligence operates in the same market segment as Scorechain (a partner in the EU-funded CryptoACTION project) and Chainalysis, positioning STU’s training within the ecosystem of internationally recognized analytics platforms.

What’s Next

The Laboratory is actively pursuing international collaboration to expand its training programs:

• Engagement with EU-funded projects in the area of cryptocurrency-related crime investigation and LEA capacity building
• Development of advanced training modules covering privacy coins, DeFi-related laundering, and AI-assisted blockchain analysis
• Expansion of the end-user base to include law enforcement agencies from EU Member States and Eastern Partnership countries through international training programs

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