Workshop 9 – Illegal use of virtual assets: cooperation with VASPs

  15 October 2026

  EN – FR – ES

  16h00 - 17h30 - CET+1

 Agenda

    Room 1

Virtual assets are now central to many forms of cybercrime, making effective cooperation with Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) essential for successful investigations. This workshop focuses on the practical realities of obtaining evidence, tracing transactions, preserving data, and freezing or seizing virtual assets through engagement with VASPs. Participants will discuss legal bases, procedural challenges, and differing national approaches and practices for timely and rights-respecting cooperation. The session aims to identify concrete steps to improve clarity, speed, and mutual trust between criminal justice authorities and VASPs.

Moderator and rapporteur
Goran Jankoski
Goran Jankoski National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
Katerina PANEVA
Katerina PANEVA Counsellor at the Public Prosecutor’s Office of North Macedonia
Speakers
Christian Beyer
Christian Beyer University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia
Pedro Verdelho
Pedro Verdelho Chair of the Cybercrime Convention Committee, Portugal
Peter Piccu-Van Speybrouck
Peter Piccu-Van Speybrouck Federal Magistrate at the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Belgium

   Presentations and panel discussions

  • Materials

   Resources

  • Materials
More information

  If you have any questions related to this workshop, please contact the Octopus Conference Secretariat