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Supplementary Material for Chartalist: Labeled Graph Datasets for UTXO and Account-based Blockchains 1 RansomwareDataset 1.1 BitcoinHeist features

Neural Information Processing Systems

Aou(n), where an output address au receives Aou(n) coins. On the Bitcoin network, an address may appear multiple times with different inputs and outputs. An address u that appears in a transaction at time t can be denoted as atu. Thenumberofblocksmeasuresthe speed in the 24-hour window that contains a transaction involving the coin. Second, temporal information of transactions, such as the local time, has been useful to cluster criminal transactions.





Live Graph Lab: Towards Open, Dynamic and Real Transaction Graphs with NFT

Neural Information Processing Systems

Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the properties of large-scale temporal graphs. Despite the ubiquity of these graphs in real-world scenarios, it's usually impractical for us to obtain the whole real-time graphs due to privacy concerns and technical limitations. In this paper, we introduce the concept of {\it Live Graph Lab} for temporal graphs, which enables open, dynamic and real transaction graphs from blockchains. Among them, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become one of the most prominent parts of blockchain over the past several years. With more than \$40 billion market capitalization, this decentralized ecosystem produces massive, anonymous and real transaction activities, which naturally forms a complicated transaction network. However, there is limited understanding about the characteristics of this emerging NFT ecosystem from a temporal graph analysis perspective.


Quantum Topological Graph Neural Networks for Detecting Complex Fraud Patterns

Doost, Mohammad, Manthouri, Mohammad

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

We propose a novel QTGNN framework for detecting fraudulent transactions in large-scale financial networks. By integrating quantum embedding, variational graph convolutions, and topological data analysis, QTGNN captures complex transaction dynamics and structural anomalies indicative of fraud. The methodology includes quantum data embedding with entanglement enhancement, variational quantum graph convolutions with non-linear dynamics, extraction of higher-order topological invariants, hybrid quantum-classical anomaly learning with adaptive optimization, and interpretable decision-making via topological attribution. Rigorous convergence guarantees ensure stable training on noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices, while stability of topological signatures provides robust fraud detection. Optimized for NISQ hardware with circuit simplifications and graph sampling, the framework scales to large transaction networks. Simulations on financial datasets, such as PaySim and Elliptic, benchmark QTGNN against classical and quantum baselines, using metrics like ROC-AUC, precision, and false positive rate. An ablation study evaluates the contributions of quantum embeddings, topological features, non-linear channels, and hybrid learning. QTGNN offers a theoretically sound, interpretable, and practical solution for financial fraud detection, bridging quantum machine learning, graph theory, and topological analysis.


A Detailed Background

Neural Information Processing Systems

Due to the decentralized nature of blockchain, this makes it possible for everyone to access all the transaction information.



AMLgentex: Mobilizing Data-Driven Research to Combat Money Laundering

Östman, Johan, Callisen, Edvin, Chen, Anton, Ausmees, Kristiina, Gårdh, Emanuel, Zamac, Jovan, Goldsteine, Jolanta, Wefer, Hugo, Whelan, Simon, Reimegård, Markus

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Money laundering enables organized crime by moving illicit funds into the legitimate economy. Although trillions of dollars are laundered each year, detection rates remain low because launderers evade oversight, confirmed cases are rare, and institutions see only fragments of the global transaction network. Since access to real transaction data is tightly restricted, synthetic datasets are essential for developing and evaluating detection methods. However, existing datasets fall short: they often neglect partial observability, temporal dynamics, strategic behavior, uncertain labels, class imbalance, and network-level dependencies. We introduce AMLGentex, an open-source suite for generating realistic, configurable transaction data and benchmarking detection methods. AMLGentex enables systematic evaluation of anti-money laundering systems under conditions that mirror real-world challenges. By releasing multiple country-specific datasets and practical parameter guidance, we aim to empower researchers and practitioners and provide a common foundation for collaboration and progress in combating money laundering.


Representation Learning on Large Non-Bipartite Transaction Networks using GraphSAGE

Tare, Mihir, Rattasits, Clemens, Wu, Yiming, Wielewski, Euan

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Abstract--Financial institutions increasingly require scalable tools to analyse complex transactional networks, yet traditional graph embedding methods struggle with dynamic, real-world banking data. This paper demonstrates the practical application of GraphSAGE, an inductive Graph Neural Network framework, to non-bipartite heterogeneous transaction networks within a banking context. Unlike transductive approaches, GraphSAGE scales well to large networks and can generalise to unseen nodes which is critical for institutions working with temporally evolving transactional data. We construct a transaction network using anonymised customer and merchant transactions and train a GraphSAGE model to generate node embeddings. Our exploratory work on the embeddings reveals interpretable clusters aligned with geographic and demographic attributes. Additionally, we illustrate their utility in downstream classification tasks by applying them to a money mule detection model where using these embeddings improves the prioritisation of high-risk accounts. Beyond fraud detection, our work highlights the adaptability of this framework to banking-scale networks, emphasising its inductive capability, scalability, and interpretabil-ity. This study provides a blueprint for financial organisations to harness graph machine learning for actionable insights in transactional ecosystems.