Turning Collaboration into Action: Crypto Week of Action 2025

Summary

From 4–5 September 2025 in Singapore, the Secure Communities Forum (SCF) and Mastercard convened global law enforcement and industry leaders for an intensive Week of Action focused on strengthening investigations, sharing intelligence, and enhancing operational collaboration.

Over two days, participants:

• Worked on live crime cases involving counter-terrorism financing, large-scale fraud, and narcotics trafficking.

• Launched the new SCF Crypto Security Portal: https://lnkd.in/dMyhYA38 — a dedicated hub for law enforcement and corporates worldwide to access investigative resources, share cases, and coordinate cross-border efforts.

• Hosted expert sessions with over 380 attendees, covering global trends, investigative techniques, and emerging threats in digital assets.

• Strengthened public–private partnerships to limit operational space for illicit actors.

Partners in Action included: VerifyVASP, IRS Criminal Investigation, Flipster, The Resiliency Initiative, Protective Intelligence Network, Royal Malaysia Police, Sri Lanka CERT|CC, Royal Brunei Police Force, Data Security Council of India, Singapore Police Force, recoveris, BitMEX, AUSTRAC, Centinel, Chainalysis, and others.

Speakers & Contributors

• Maj. Hamad Khatir – Regional Police Attaché, UAE Ministry of Interior & SCF Secretariat

• Rebecca Miller – UNODC, Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

• Wei Xian T. – INTERPOL

• Sam Larmour – USTREC (Australian FIU)

• Shigeru Yotoriyama – Ret. Senior Commissioner, National Police Agency, Japan

• Adrian Ng – Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

• Eti Purwaningsih – PPATK (Indonesian FIU)

• Prof. Rohan Gunaratna – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Alex Kim – UpBit

• Mark Tan – Blockhead

• Audrey Wong – Mastercard

• Senior Associate Prof. S. Kwok – Nanyang Technological University

• Jolene Jerard – Centinel

• Jessica Chuah, CAMS – Crystal Intelligence

• Charlie Hare – Coinbase

• Manjesh Shetty – Data Security Council of India (DSCI)

• Xue Yin P. – Chainalysis

• ShihYun Chia – VerifyVASP

• Cheryl Chng – TRM Labs

• Angelo Bani – Protective Intelligence Network (PIN)

• Julian Tehan – BitMEX

• Francesco Cavalli – Sensity.AI
  

Conclusion

The Week of Action demonstrated that when the right expertise, technology, and trust come together, real progress can be made in combating complex transnational threats. By combining live operational casework with expert-led knowledge exchange, the event set a new benchmark for collaborative enforcement. The newly launched SCF Crypto Security Portal will ensure that these partnerships continue to grow, expand, and deliver measurable results in the months ahead.