Rohas Nagpal

Author · AI Architect · Investigator

Rohas Nagpal is an author, lawyer, and investigator with 25+ years of experience across 18 countries - specialising in cybercrime, digital forensics, cryptocurrency investigation, and blockchain forensics.

Rohas Nagpal
Six-volume series · 2026

Cryptocurrency Investigation & Forensics Manual

The definitive investigative series for law enforcement, prosecutors, and forensic professionals working cryptocurrency crime.

01

Cryptocurrency Wallet Investigation Manual

Covers cryptocurrency wallet forensics, blockchain analysis, and techniques for linking anonymous digital transactions to real-world identities. Includes practical checklists, hands-on wallet generation exercises, and complete investigative case studies.

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Technical Foundations for Digital Investigations

Provides the technical foundation needed to investigate cryptocurrency crime effectively. Includes investigative checklists, red flags, and court presentation strategies for blockchain interaction, digital forensics, malware analysis, and penetration testing.

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Investigation Manual

Comprehensive field manual covering blockchain forensics, DeFi exploits, exchange hacks, money laundering techniques, and ecosystem-specific investigative methodologies across multiple blockchains. Includes red flag indicators and actionable checklists.

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04

Covert Digital Infrastructure Investigation Manual

Addresses the infrastructure layer criminals use to resist traditional investigation - from blockchain domains that can't be seized to operating systems that leave no trace.

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05

Cryptocurrency Crime Scene: First Responder

Provides law enforcement first responders with detailed protocols for handling cryptocurrency-related crime scenes, from initial entry through evidence storage.

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Cryptocurrency Enforcement Across The World

Jurisdiction-specific guidance on cryptocurrency seizure authority, asset forfeiture procedures, and regulatory compliance across major financial centers worldwide.

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Earlier works · 2014–2024

Other books authored by me

01

Tokenization Playbook 2024

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02

Blockchain Engineering Playbook 2024

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03

Crypto Playbook 2022

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04

Future Money Playbook 2021

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05

The Smarketing Playbook 2020

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06

Cyber Crime Investigation Manual 2015

Described by The Times of India as the "Bible for cybercrime investigators."

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07

Commentary on the Information Technology Act 2014

India's first legal commentary on the Information Technology Act.

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About

Rohas Nagpal

Technology lawyer with 27 years in practice.

I co-founded the Asian School of Cyber Laws in 1999, when India had neither a cyber law practice nor cybercrime training for police. Over 17 years we trained police, judiciary, armed forces and corporate teams across India and abroad, built an investigation team spanning 18 countries, and wrote much of the early literature:

1. India's first commentary on the Information Technology Act
2. Cyber Crime Investigation Manual
3. Cyber Crime & Corporate Liability for Wolters Kluwer.

I advised the Department of Information Technology, Government of India on rules under the IT Act, 2000, and the Rajya Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation sought my views on the Certifying Authority Rules.

My interest in Blockchain started with an investigation. While assisting police on a case involving organised criminals using bitcoin, I went looking for how the technology worked and stayed.

In 2016 I co-founded Primechain Technologies, which created BankChain - a consortium of 37 banks including SBI, ICICI, Kotak Mahindra and Deutsche Bank, with IBM, Microsoft and Intel. We delivered 8 live projects across shared KYC and AML, cross-border remittance, loan syndication and charge registry, and built the committee structure that governed it: steering, technology, regulatory, business.

Since then the work has been about building new things inside regulatory perimeters rather than outside them.

Hybrid Finance Blockchain (HyFi) received Limited Use Authorisation as a FinTech Entity from IFSCA within the regulatory sandbox at GIFT IFSC, testing tokenisation under supervision.

I also consulted for the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub on CBDC and tokenisation.

Today I run an independent practice, built vDPO for data protection compliance across 29 jurisdictions and 30+ privacy laws, co-founded c4 Lab for cryptocurrency crime investigation and blockchain forensics, and publish open-source AI tooling for legal work.