Across these forums, regulators, supervisors, law enforcement leaders and international organisations identified a shared structural challenge:
- Blockchain intelligence is increasingly relied upon by public authorities, yet no harmonised, interoperable framework exists to ensure methodological consistency, evidentiary robustness or cross-border institutional confidence.
- OBIS addresses this gap by developing an open, multi-jurisdictional standardisation framework designed to elevate blockchain intelligence into trusted public-sector infrastructure.
OBIS was initiated following two key global convenings:
- The Blockchain Intelligence Forum (Bucharest, April 2025), and
- The Europol, Basel Institute on Governance & UNODC Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets (Vienna, September 2025).
The objective is to ensure that blockchain intelligence is treated not as a fragmented analytical toolset, but as a structured and institutionally reliable discipline.
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Harmonised Analytical Foundations
• Common taxonomies and intelligence classifications
• Standardised methodological approaches
• Consistent interpretation of blockchain-derived data -
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Interoperability and Data Integrity
• Structured data exchange protocols
• Forensic metadata standards
• Documented provenance and chain-of-custody frameworks -
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Judicial and Supervisory Reliability
• Validation methodologies aligned with recognised forensic disciplines
• Standards supporting evidentiary admissibility
• Supervisory confidence in analytical outputs -
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Professional Governance
• Defined competency frameworks
• Accreditation pathways
• Ethical and procedural guardrails
Following Luxembourg, structured high-level roundtables will refine how blockchain intelligence standards embed within European supervisory, investigative and fiscal architectures.
Each roundtable will convene 20–30 senior representatives under Chatham House Rule.
The ambition is to strengthen institutional confidence in blockchain-derived evidence across jurisdictions.
Relevant stakeholders include:
- Europol
- INTERPOL
- National police and specialised financial crime units
Key areas:
- Chain-of-custody and provenance standards
- Forensic validation methodologies
- Interoperable evidentiary formats
- Standards supporting joint investigations and judicial processes
The Foundational Workshop will include:
- Presentation of a Proof of Concept demonstrating blockchain intelligence standards
- Introduction of the structured OBIS governance and development framework
- Launch of domain-specific working streams
Luxembourg marks the shift from expert dialogue during the previous conference in Vienna, in September 2025, to coordinated institutional deployment and pilot planning in 2026 & 2027.
Frankfurt will focus on supervisory integration of blockchain intelligence within financial oversight frameworks.
Particularly relevant for:
- The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)
- The European Central Bank (ECB)
Discussion themes:
- Harmonised analytical approaches to risk identification
- Supervisory reliance on blockchain-derived intelligence
- Cross-border coordination supported by shared standards
- Efficient allocation of supervisory resources through methodological consistency
The objective is to reinforce blockchain intelligence as a recognised supervisory capability.
Paris will examine how blockchain intelligence standards support regulatory coherence and integrated market oversight.
Relevant for:
- The European Banking Authority (EBA)
- The European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA)
Key themes:
- Consistent analytical outputs informing regulatory decisions
- Comparable indicators across financial sectors
- Supervisory convergence enabled by shared intelligence standards
Paris will position blockchain intelligence as a stabilising component of regulatory coordination.
The objective is to enhance institutional capacity for interpreting and utilising blockchain-derived intelligence in cross-border fiscal matters.
Discussion areas:
- Evidentiary robustness for tax investigations
- Interoperable reporting standards
- Harmonised fiscal risk assessment methodologies
Participation
The OBIS consultation process convenes senior representatives from:
- Financial regulators and supervisory authorities
- Financial Intelligence Units
- Law enforcement agencies
- National tax administrations
- International organisations and standard-setting bodies
- Blockchain intelligence providers
- Crypto-asset service providers
- Financial institutions and compliance leaders
- Forensic, legal and scientific experts
Participation is by invitation only, to ensure strategic depth, balanced representation and actionable institutional outcomes.