Justice Department Revamps Crypto Enforcement Team

The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will become a permanent fixture of a section of the agency that investigates computer-related crimes.

• 2023-07-21
• Justice Department Nicole Argentieri National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team NCET criminal division Argentieri Eun Young Choi cryptocurrency Commodity Futures Trading Commission Kenneth Polite FTX

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces Back From Friday Lows

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 15, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

• 2023-05-15
• Eun Young Choi Chair Jereome Powell U.S. Department of Justice National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team

Head of U.S. DOJ crypto enforcement eyes crackdown on non-compliant crypto exchanges: FT

The U.S. Department of Justice is aiming to crack down on cryptocurrency exchanges that help criminals facilitate money laundering

• 2023-05-15
• U.S. Department of Justice Eun Young Choi National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team cryptocurrency exchanges crypto exchanges

DOJ: Crypto Assets 'Touch Every Aspect of Criminal Activity We Investigate'

"Law enforcement can freeze conventional transactions, but they can’t do that with digital asset transactions," said the DOJ's Eun Young Choi.

• 2023-05-11
• Eun Young Choi the Department of Justice National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team digital assets criminal activity cryptocurrencies