On Sunday, July 22, a spokesman for the London Police confirmed that within a few months a cryptonononda course will be implemented for the entity's officials. Specifically for those who are part of the Academy of Economic Crimes of the institution.
The new program aims to educate officials on how to investigate crimes involving cryptocurrencies.
According to local media, this initiative arises in response to officials' growing concern about the lack of knowledge about the illicit use of cryptocurrencies. The possibility of committing crimes using cryptography is high, the BBC reported earlier this year that Europol boss Rob Wainwright declared that criminals in Europe are using digital currencies to launder large amounts of money.
Apparently this is the first program of this style. A spokesman for the London police said:
"By successfully completing this course, participants will understand how to detect, exploit and explore the use of cryptocurrencies in a research context."
The first program of the course is already stipulated, this first time will serve as a pilot test and is scheduled for August, although it is not yet known if this training will be mandatory for all officials of the Academy of Economic Crimes.
It is important to note that the London police is the main force against fraud in the country and has several venues against financial crime, for this reason it is so important that the officials of the entity have knowledge about the illicit activities that can be carried out with cryptocurrencies.
Also, in this context it is the responsibility of the London Police to share this type of practice with the rest of the authorities throughout the United Kingdom to prevent incidents throughout the territory.
Added to this, the City of London Corporation has made public its intentions to build a cyber court to take part in the fight against the crimes of cryptocurrencies.
According to ETHnews, the new building will include 18 courtrooms and, according to reports, will be specially designed to handle cases related to cybercrimes, fraud and economic crimes.
Source: ETHNews