2026 Cryptoshield Masterclass, Singapore

Overview

On Ma 11th 2026, the Secure Communities Forum, Mastercard and Tether convened the CryptoShield Masterclass 2026 at Mastercard's Singapore headquarters, training more than 200 law enforcement professionals and investigators from 33 countries. The two-day program was an advanced, practitioner-focused course on crypto-enabled financial crime, bringing together law enforcement, regulators, and leading private-sector partners. This year's edition deliberately moved away from frontal lectures toward an interactive, workshop-driven format built around operational casework, real-world scenarios, and cross-sector collaboration.

The program reflected the kind of public-private cooperation the work demands. Law enforcement, regulatory, and corporate collaobration

Speakers

• Lt. Col. Hamad Khatir, UAE Ministry of Interior

• Rebecca Miller, UNODC

• Hon Yi, Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore

• Paul Pajares, INTERPOL

• Dr. Omer Ali Saifudeen, Rabdan Academy

• Richard Ashbrooke-Motte, Coinbase

• Edward Weng, Criminal Investigation Bureau

• Richmond Tung, AXIOM

• Alex Kim, VerifyVASP

• Elke Biechele, Risoktek

• Robin Lee, Confide

• Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, Nanyang Technological University

• Dr. Jolene Jerard, Centinel

• Jessica Chuah, Axiom Xchange

• Thomas Wan, Singapore Blockchain Association

• Nigel Phair, ANZ Kodex

• David Strager, IRS

• Justin Kong, Homeland Security Investigations

• BC Tan, Kroll