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
About

Rohas Nagpal

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.

He co-founded the Asian School of Cyber Laws in 1999.

He has advised the Government of India on rules under the Information Technology Act, and the Rajya Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation sought his views on the Certifying Authority Rules.

He has authored several books, including India's first commentary on the Information Technology Act and the Cyber Crime Investigation Manual.

In 2016, he co-founded BankChain, a consortium of 37 banks, including SBI, ICICI, and Deutsche Bank, along with technology companies IBM, Microsoft, and Intel.

In 2021, he co-founded Hybrid Finance Blockchain, which received Limited Use Authorisation as a FinTech Entity from IFSCA within the regulatory sandbox at GIFT IFSC, testing tokenisation under supervision.

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

His current projects include:

  • vDPO (Virtual Data Protection Officer) for data protection compliance across 106 countries.
  • c4 Lab, a suite of 100+ tools for cryptocurrency crime investigation and blockchain forensics.
  • Legal AI Foundations, a free course in Legal AI.
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

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02

Technical Foundations for Digital Investigations

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03

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Investigation Manual

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04

Covert Digital Infrastructure Investigation Manual

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05

Cryptocurrency Crime Scene: First Responder

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06

Cryptocurrency Enforcement Across The World

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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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