Knowledge-Integrated Representation Learning for Crypto Anomaly Detection under Extreme Label Scarcity; Relational Domain-Logic Integration with Retrieval-Grounded Context and Path-Level Explanations

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The paper is primarily focused on anomaly detection and compliance in cryptocurrency networks rather than quantitative trading strategies. While it addresses cryptocurrency markets, the application is regulatory/forensic rather than predictive trading. The knowledge graph and context retrieval approaches could theoretically inform risk management in crypto trading, but the paper does not address price prediction, portfolio optimization, or trading signal generation. The relevance is tangential at best, limited to the shared domain of cryptocurrency transaction data.

The RDLI framework involves multiple complex components: (1) LLM-based structured annotation with RAG pipeline, (2) Expert Knowledge Graph construction with hierarchical node types and DeepWalk embeddings, (3) Retrieval-Grounded Context module with news API integration and cosine similarity retrieval, (4) Multiple downstream predictors (LightGBM, GRU, GraphSAGE), (5) Path-level explanation scoring with alignment maximization, (6) Strict train-only construction with leakage prevention. The pipeline requires coordination of LLM APIs, embedding models, graph construction, retrieval systems, and multiple model architectures. Hyperparameter tuning across three backbones and three configurations adds further complexity.

The paper states that source code and stratified dataset subset are included in supplementary material. However, the full dataset (real-world crypto transactions spanning 2020-2024) is not publicly available. The LLM annotation process (Gemini-2.5-Flash, 3378 seconds, 1,585,415 tokens) and specific hyperparameters are referenced but detailed in supplementary. The micro-expert study (n=24) methodology is described but survey instruments are adapted from prior work. Reproducibility is moderate due to proprietary data and LLM API dependencies.