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US Agencies to Create a Joint Task Force to Fight Digital Currency Crimes

by BlockNews Team
June 21, 2023
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  • Five US enforcement agencies to create a joint task force to fight digital currency task force.
  • Homeland Security Investigations seized nearly $4 Billion in cryptocurrency from illegal activities.
  • The Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crime Task Force aims to fight against cryptocurrency-enabled crimes.

On the 20th of June, Five United States enforcement agencies formally announced to cooperate and fight digital currency crimes under a new task force named—The Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crime Task Force.

Before the creation of the Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crime Task Force, these five enforcement agencies have been in combat against darknet crimes.

Homeland Security Investigations discovered nearly $4 Billion in cryptocurrency from criminal activities. The discovery shows further proof that the anonymity of cryptocurrency has led to an increment in illegal activities like drug trafficking, child exploitation, etc.

While these various U.S. agencies have worked together on solving darknet crimes like drug trafficking and personal information theft, the new task force aims to solve cryptocurrency-enabled crimes.

The anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions has made it easier for criminal organizations to exploit and commit illegal activities. The Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crime Task Force will focus on this area with the joint effort of its federal partners.

Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crime Task Force

There has been a surge in Internet use to encourage illegal services on the market. The anonymity guaranteed by digital currency is now an exploitative tool. While blockchain technology grants anonymity for privacy, its abuse has led to a higher digital crime rate.

Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crime Task Force is established to disrupt criminal organizations that exploit the anonymity of digital currency to commit crimes like child exploitation, drug trafficking, personal information theft, and so on.

The Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crime Task Force comprises five United States enforcement agencies with different areas of concentration. These five federal partners signed a memorandum of understanding on the 20th of June, 2023. The mission of the newly created joint task force is to increase collaboration, enhance results while disrupting criminal organizations that utilize new technologies.

What does this mean for the Cryptocurrency Industry?

The Cryptocurrency industry has witnessed the emergence of several task forces created to solve cryptocurrency-enabled crimes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation developed a Virtual asset Exploration Unit in the United States of America. The Securities Exchange Commission also has its Cyber Unit. The Department of Justice also created a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

These task forces are all created to fight against crimes enabled by emerging technologies like blockchain.

Interpol created a crypto-crimes unit in 2022, while local police in countries like Canada have started mobilizing local task forces.

Amidst the ongoing Securities Exchange Commission legal battles with top blockchain platforms, creating a new task force may seem like further scrutiny on the blockchain industry.

However, it is a major step in removing the bad actors in the cryptocurrency industry. The positive use and groundwork of mass adoption are laid due to these joint efforts.

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