Token2049: How TRM Labs Tracks Crypto Scams, Fake Merchant QRs, and Stolen Funds in Southeast Asia

Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. In an interview during Token2049, Jonno Newman , APAC Head of Deployment Strategy at TRM Labs , sat down with BitPinas to unpack how the blockchain forensics firm collaborates with regional law enforcement, intercepts stolen crypto, and adapts to the rapid evolution of crypto fraud across Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Across Southeast Asia, organized cybercrime has long operated through massive physical scam compounds, which are facilities historically fueled by forced labor and human trafficking.