| Description |
1 online resource (10 pages) : color illustrations, color portraits |
| Contents |
Introduction. -- Funding the Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. -- Cryptocurrency crime in context. -- Lessons for policymakers. -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The 2019 "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election," popularly known as the Mueller report, revealed a wealth of information about how Russian officials exploited cryptocurrency and virtual asset service providers to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. This policy brief examines what we know about Russia's financing of election interference in 2016 and adds original blockchain analysis of Russia's methods to purchase a range of services and to finance its interference using virtual currency. It discusses the ability of government and independent analysts to spot this activity, especially as it intensifies in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. It goes on to outline lessons for U.S. policymakers and steps that they might take to prevent the exploitation of virtual currency and VASPs for election interference, and thereby to preserve the integrity of democratic institutions for the upcoming presidential election and beyond |
| Notes |
"October 20, 2020." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (JSTOR, viewed January 6, 2021) |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016
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Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States
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Propaganda, Russian -- United States -- Finance
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Cryptocurrencies -- Political aspects
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Elections -- Corrupt practices.
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Presidents -- Election.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Spiro, Jesse, author
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Dorshimer, Sam, author
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