M2 Recovery Hosts Parliamentary Panel in the House of Lords

M2 Recovery recently visited the House of Lords to host our parliamentary panel, “Fighting Back: Crypto Fraud on the Rise – How Tech is Shaping the Next Wave of Financial Crime.”
A big thank you to Viscount Camrose for sponsoring the event and supporting such an important discussion.

Chaired by Nick Shah, former senior officer within the UK’s National Crime Agency, the panel brought together Matt Green (Head of Disputes and Strategy, M2 Recovery and Head of Blockchain, Digital Assets and Technology Disputes, Lawrence Stephens), Jordan Wain (UK Public Policy Lead, Chainalysis), Adrian Morris (Associate Director, Digital Asset Recovery, Grant Thornton) and Michael Skidmore (Head of Serious Crime Research, The Police Foundation) to reflect on the pace at which crypto-related fraud is evolving and what must happen next.

Key themes from the panel and Q&A included:

• The growing industrialisation and professionalisation of crypto scams, with AI supercharging this.
• The policing challenge: fraud now accounts for ~40% of UK crime, yet resources and expertise remain highly localised.
• The need to shift from a reactive to intelligence-led response, with stronger coordination and international collaboration.
• The victim journey, including reporting barriers and how difficult/costly recovery can be even where viable.
• The role of insolvency frameworks and public-private partnerships in tracing and recovering stolen assets.
• The continued importance of consumer education as scams continue to grow and become more sophisticated.

The key takeaway?

Crypto crime is evolving fast and tackling it will require deep collaboration across enforcement, policymakers, technology specialists and the private sector. Therefore, conversations like this have never been so important.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed thoughtful questions to the discussion.