Supporting Luxembourg’s First Crypto Crime Conference: A Milestone for Collaboration and Capability Building

On March 10-12 2026, Luxembourg hosted its first Luxembourg Crypto Crime Conference (LCCC), a landmark event bringing together practitioners from across law enforcement, government, and the private sector to strengthen national readiness for crypto‑asset investigations, seizures, and management.

Asset Reality was proud to support the Bureau de gestion des avoirs (BGA) and the Cyber Intelligence Unit of the Grand Ducal Police in shaping and coordinating this inaugural three‑day gathering at the historic Neumünster Abbey. For Asset Reality, helping jurisdictions build practical capability is at the heart of what we do, and the LCCC was a powerful example of what can be achieved when practitioners come together with a shared goal of strengthening crypto‑asset response frameworks.

A rapidly evolving landscape, and a growing need for preparedness

Crypto‑assets are no longer a niche challenge. As Luxembourg’s ecosystem expands and criminal misuse becomes more sophisticated, authorities face increasing pressure to adapt investigative methods, handling procedures, and asset management models.

The BGA’s 2024 activity report highlights this shift, recording six crypto‑asset seizure cases and more than EUR €400,000 in realised crypto disposals. These figures reflect only the beginning of a wider trend being seen across Europe: virtual asset service providers are now classified as high‑risk in Luxembourg’s 2025 national risk assessment, and illicit funds are moving faster than traditional frameworks were designed to handle.

That’s why events like the LCCC matter. They create room for honest discussion, knowledge‑sharing, and cross‑agency alignment, essential ingredients for making crypto‑asset seizures and confiscations both effective and future‑proof.

Reflecting on why events like these are so valuable, a representative from Luxembourg’s Ministry of Justice noted:

“Events like these help us understand what we’re facing in terms of the threat and are themselves trainings, bringing together police, investigative judges and prosecutors to speak with people who have the technical knowledge of how these offences are committed. It’s really important for us as a country to have so many agencies represented and to see that we need to work together, because committing crime through cryptocurrency is a threat to everyone.”

Bringing the ecosystem together

Across the three days, specialists from Asset Reality, the BGA, the CIU, the Financial Intelligence Unit (CRF), the Grand Ducal Police, judicial authorities, and international partners shared practical insights on:

• Emerging crypto‑asset crime trends

• Investigation and tracing methodologies

• Operational approaches to seizure and evidence preservation

• Best practice in secure storage, management, and disposal

• Regulatory developments shaping Europe’s enforcement landscape

Our team supported the BGA in designing and coordinating a programme that emphasised practical, operational value for front-line teams, ensuring every session reflected real‑world challenges, not just theory.  

As Asset Reality Co‑Founder and CEO Aidan Larkin reflected during the conference:

"This has been a really important first ever Luxembourg crypto crime conference. It’s fantastic that we can come here, bringing a range of international speakers to explore what has worked well in some countries, what we don’t want to repeat, and to bring the right people together for three days of discussions on what the best practice is when you’re dealing with crypto assets."  

He continued, highlighting the value of practical experience and cross‑border collaboration:

“It’s very easy for people to keep talking hypothetically, but when you hear stories from partners in Belgium, in France, in Germany, in Finland, from the U.S., saying ‘we dealt with this issue, this is what worked, this is what didn’t,’ that’s what practitioners want to hear. For me, hearing from people who have been in the trenches dealing with these assets is probably the most interesting part of the conference.”

This point was echoed by Michel Turk, Director of the BGA, who noted:

“What was really interesting at this conference is that once you get people into it, you see crypto is not that abstract an asset, and some speakers were really great at explaining it in very basic terms.”

This focus on practical experience and shared challenges is also reflected in the conference highlight video below, which includes reflections on the importance of capability‑building in this field and the contribution events like the LCCC can make to that ongoing progress:

Looking ahead: Luxembourg to host the 10th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Crypto Assets

The announcement that Luxembourg will host the 10th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Crypto Assets in September 2026 alongside the Basel Institute on Governance, Europol and UNODC marks an important moment for the ecosystem.

This global gathering is one of the most significant events in the illicit finance calendar, bringing together investigators, regulators, researchers, asset recovery specialists, and industry innovators from around the world. Luxembourg stepping forward as host sends a strong signal about the country’s ambition and commitment to strengthening its crypto‑asset response.

Asset Reality welcomes this momentum. As an organisation focused on supporting agencies as they build practical capability in crypto‑asset investigations, seizures and management, we see global forums like this as valuable opportunities to share experience, strengthen operational approaches and contribute to the continuous improvement of asset recovery practices. We look forward to being part of the conversation as preparations progress.

A huge thank you to our partners

We’d extend our thanks to the BGA and the Cyber Intelligence Unit of the Grand Ducal Police for their trust and collaboration, as well as to every participant who contributed their knowledge and energy throughout the conference.

At Asset Reality, we believe capability‑building is most effective when it’s done with practitioners, not for them, and the collaborative, practitioner‑first atmosphere we experienced in Luxembourg is the same spirit we work hard to cultivate at our own SEIZE events.

SEIZE is built on the same principles: bringing together investigators, analysts, policymakers, and private‑sector specialists to learn from each other in an open, operationally grounded environment. Seeing that same energy reflected in the LCCC was incredibly rewarding, and we’re excited to keep building this global community.

With our next SEIZE event coming soon, we’re looking forward to continuing the momentum and creating even more opportunities for hands‑on learning, open dialogue, and cross‑agency collaboration.

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