Portrait of Bernhard Haslhofer, research group leader at Complexity Science Hub Vienna.

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Research Profile

I lead the Digital Currency Ecosystems research group at the Complexity Science Hub. My work focuses on developing computational methods to analyze cryptoasset ecosystems, combat cybercrime, and understand the socio-economic implications of decentralized finance. I co-founded Iknaio Cryptoasset Analytics and am a court-certified expert specializing in IT and cryptoasset forensics.

Research Interests

Digital Assets & DeFi Developing computational methods to analyze technical and socio-economic aspects of cryptoasset and decentralized finance ecosystems.

Digital Crime & Forensics Creating computational methods to understand and combat emerging cybercrime phenomena.

Disinformation Analyzing structure and dynamics of large-scale disinformation campaigns.

Recent News

Nov 2025 - We are hosting a workshop on Digital Crypto-Estates" at the Complexity Science Hub.

Oct 2025 - I organized a breakout session on "Creating harmonised standards for blockchain intelligence" as part of the 9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets.

Oct 2025 - Our new pre-print on the Economic Impact of DeFi Crime Events on Decentralized Autonomous Organizations is out.

Oct 2025 - Our latest GraphSense release, hosted by Iknaio, now supports tracing cryptoassets through DEXs, over bridges, and within cross-chain address clusters.

Sep 2025 - We are co-hosting this year's INTERPOL New Technologies Forum (NTF) at the Complexity Science Hub.

Sep 2025 - I am co-organizing this year's Frontiers in DeFi workshop at HTW Berlin.

Aug 2025 - I am co-organizing the seminar Tackling Cybercrime in a Globalised World at the European Forum Alpbach.

May 2025 - Our paper on Verifiability of Total Value Locked (TVL) in Decentralized Finance is now available as BIS working paper.